Alaska unemployment rate at 6.8 percent last month

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Alaska’s unemployment rate for November stood at 6.8 percent.

State and federal labor statistics show the seasonally adjusted, preliminary rate compares to a revised rate of 6.9 percent for October. The unemployment rate in November 2015 was 6.6 percent.

Nationally, the unemployment rate last month was 4.6 percent.