Wasilla, AK jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Personal Insurance Account Manager IGlobal Credit Union
- Director Of Operations - Chief Operating OfficerAlaska Law & Mediation
- Transaction & Operations ManagerElevate Commercial
Employers hiring most in Wasilla
- Alaska Law & Mediation1 open role
- Elevate Commercial1 open role
- Global Credit Union1 open role
Wasilla layoffs
No layoff notices naming Wasilla 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.
Matanuska-Susitna 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 9.5% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 10.4% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.1%, down 0.1 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: construction (+561 jobs), health care (+493 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Wasilla. 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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- Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Wasilla. 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
Mat-Su Job Center
Wasilla · Affiliate · 907-352-2500
Monday-Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm
Matanuska-Susitna Borough economy
4.1%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.2% the month before
52,005
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
110,677
people in Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$90,625
median household income
Source: Census ACS
36%
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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