Although down 4% from June, at 15.9%, the Haines Borough unemployment rate remained the second highest in Southeast in July, second only to Skagway.
Haines unemployment remains high compared to past years. In July 2019, the unemployment rate was 4.7%, the lowest of any month that year. A 15.9% unemployment rate is comparable to January and February unemployment rates in a normal year.
Haines is unlikely to see much improvement in the employment rate in…
