Acting Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner Cathy Munoz is seen in an undated headshot photo provided by the department.
Acting Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner Cathy Munoz is seen in an undated headshot photo provided by the department.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy has named longtime interim Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner Cathy Muñoz as his choice to fill the job permanently.

Munoz, a former Republican state legislator from Juneau, was named the department’s acting commissioner in February 2023 after the resignation of former commissioner Tamika Ledbetter. Before the appointment,…