The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-04
JOBS DECREASING IN JUNEAU, SAYS
 EMPLOYMENT HEAD

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 The inevitable winter slump in industrial activity in this area is cnce again reflected by records of the Juneau office of the Alaska Territorial Employment Service, it was disclosed soGay by Gus H. c gsSerg, local office manager.
 Although the seasonal nature of the s. E. Alaska industries of fish, ing, logging, and construction is apparent enough in this area dur ing the winter months when the majority of workers in these indus tries are released from their regu- lar occ pations, unemployment has le1n further aggravated this year hy the prolonged shipping tie-up wiiel ta a. had an injurious effect CT industry and caused earlier than usual suspension of work in saw mill l1geing, and construction work 4 juris5ictional dispute contr. .buted Go a d.s'ocation of employees in the major lumker mill in this area which would ordinarily employ over 2c9 workers on a two-shift basis.
 Lack of shipping has also ham, 9eref movement of cold storage products which is apparent from the early appearance of cold storage plant workers now seeking othel work or filing claims ter unemploy- ment eenefits
 A sAcrt 1943 carnery season ;n many areas, and cons oli iation O. canneries in some instances, effect cd g decrease in tfe' number ct workers usually employed in this iocd-rro cess. .ng industry.
 Claims currently fled for Unem- ploYment Compers ation benefits in jui eau during November averaged 235 ger week. In addition to these local claims, processing of m a il claims is also performed in the ioce1 office and include claims frcu roints in this labor market area such as Sitka, Hoonah, Skag- way. Haines, and Rake. Such claims averaged 65 per week during No yemher.
 Eligibility requirements for claim ants seeking Unemployment Com peneation include the necessity for sufficient earn ngs in covered em- ployment during the first four of tle past five complete calendar quarters. out Of work through no fault of their own, able and avail able for work
 Any appreciable improvement in the local employment situation will p-oratly rot be apparent until ear- y spring ct which time government and private building and road inn o.eTnent programs should get un- derNav, and shipping movements gec me regular, thus absorbing many skilled and unskilled work ees.
 ORenings in town att present are mostly for experienced stenograph- CTS for Federal and Territorial agen- cies. Out-of-town openings all de- nand certain skills and journeymen experience, and are for the fol- owing: Plumbers, electric ans, sheet metal workers, refrigeration me- ehanic. offi1e machine repairman, linemen, steam boiler firemen high pressure, carpenters, oil burner me ehanios, draftsmen, civil, electrical, and mechanical engineers. mainte- nance electrician, fire marshal, plas- tefer.
 Most Of the above positions are for the Alaska Air Command or Army Ground Forces at Anchor age and in the Aleutians, and al- h ou h bachelor accommodations ore available, there is no family housing.
 Bppl cations are also being ac- cepted for marine diesel engineers, for marine plumbers and pipefit- ters.
 Tnfoimation pertinent to the above may he secured by personal contact with the Juneau local office of the Alaska Territorial Employment Service, 124 Marine Way, or ny ad dressing a letter to the same ad- dress, Box All, stated Gissberg.