Nome, AK jobs, layoffs and employers

Jobs in Nome

• Front End Manager-NomeAlbertsons Companies
• Payroll SpecialistNorton Sound Health
• Talent Acquisition CoordinatorNorton Sound Health
• Assistant VP - FinanceNorton Sound Health
• Manager of Day ShelterNorton Sound Health
• Manager of In-Home Support Program RNNorton Sound Health
• ControllerNorton Sound Health
• VBC and CA Clinical SupervisorNorton Sound Health
• Grants AdministratorNorton Sound Health
• Plant Operations Project ManagerNorton Sound Health

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Employers hiring most in Nome

1. Norton Sound Health16 open roles
2. Albertsons Companies1 open role
3. Safeway1 open role
4. University of Alaska - External Careers1 open role

Nome layoffs

No layoff notices naming Nome 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.

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Nome Census Area outlook: Steady

Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.

• Private-sector jobs up 2.8% from 2022 to 2025
• Population down 1.9% from 2020 to 2025
• Unemployment 7.6%, down 1.4 points from a year ago

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Nome. 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

Learn and get funded in Nome

• Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
• Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
• Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
• Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Nome. 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

• Nome Job Center

  Nome · Affiliate · 907-443-2626

  Monday-Friday, 8:30am-4:30pm

Nome Census Area economy

• 7.6%

  unemployment, Sep 2026

  9.0% the month before

• 4,105

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 9,925

  people in Nome Census Area

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $76,643

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 38%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS