Unemployment benefits in Ketchikan
Unemployment insurance in Ketchikan is a Alaska program, filed with the state agency rather than with Ketchikan Gateway Borough. The weekly amount and the number of weeks come from state law, and both are below.
Where a Ketchikan case goes
Claims from Ketchikan go to the Alaska unemployment agency, not to a Ketchikan Gateway Borough office. Benefits are paid by the state under the formula below. Ketchikan has about 8,033 residents (Census Bureau, 2024 estimate).
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Formula
a statutory schedule based on your total base-period wages
Maximum
$370 · up to 26 weeks
Does Ketchikan have its own rule?
No. AS 23.20.350; Alaska DOLWD applies across Alaska, so a claim from Ketchikan is decided by the same numbers as one filed anywhere else in the state. What changes locally is which workforce office you deal with in person and how busy it is — not the weekly amount or the number of weeks.
What the statute says
AS 23.20.350; Alaska DOLWD — Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development — unemployment insurance. Alaska's schedule tops out at $370 (plus $24 per dependent child, up to 3, not included here) — a maximum unchanged for 17 years. In May 2026 the Legislature passed a bill raising it to $470; check whether it has taken effect for your claim.
Last checked 2026-09-02. Read the source →
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