Kenai, AK jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Project Engineer IIIHomer Electric Association
- Accounting ManagerKenaitze Indian Tribe
- Air Traffic Control Specialist (Staff Support Specialist/Training Instructor)) (FV-I)Federal Aviation Administration
- Operations ManagerCrescent Electric Supply
Employers hiring most in Kenai
- Crescent Electric Supply1 open role
- Federal Aviation Administration1 open role
- Homer Electric Association1 open role
- Kenaitze Indian Tribe1 open role
Kenai layoffs
No layoff notices naming Kenai in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Kenai Peninsula Borough outlook: Building
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 6.3% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 5.1% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.1%, down 0.3 points from a year ago
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Kenai. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Alaska Airlines to lay off 200 employees amid high fuel costsTravelPulse on MSN · Nov 5, 2026
- Alaska Airlines Lays Off Employees as Losses MountRecommend · Nov 5, 2026
- Amazon, Alaska Airlines cut jobs in Washington stateKUOW · Nov 4, 2026
- Alaska Airlines plans permanent job cuts in Renton, SeaTac and SpokaneKOMO on MSN · Nov 3, 2026
- Alaska Airlines To Lay Off 200 Non-Union EmployeesAM 600 WMT - NewsRadio · Oct 31, 2026
- Alaska Airlines to lay off about 200 employees, citing 'challenging operating environment'KHOU · Oct 31, 2026
- Alaska Air layoffs: Airline to slash 200 jobs as soaring oil prices squeezes earnings : ReportET Now on MSN · Oct 31, 2026
- Report: Alaska to Lay Off 200 EmployeesAirlineGeeks on MSN · Oct 30, 2026
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Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Kenai. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Laid off in Alaska? How to file for unemployment in Alaska (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).
- Alaska Workforce Investment Board
Serves all of Alaska
Peninsula Job Center
Kenai · Comprehensive · 907-335-3000
Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm
Kenai Peninsula Borough economy
4.1%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.4% the month before
28,608
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
59,843
people in Kenai Peninsula Borough
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$77,722
median household income
Source: Census ACS
40%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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See your options after a layoffSources: Layoff notices from Alaska’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures. Alaska unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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