Newscast – Monday, Oct. 23, 2023

In this newscast:

  • Capital Transit is resuming weekday service to the airport, University of Alaska Southeast, and social service providers on Teal Street,
  • The annual AFN arts market took place at the Dena’ina Center in Anchorage last week,
  • The large number of unfilled jobs in Alaska is not just about the pandemic, the “Great Resignation,” or the disenchantment of Gen Z with traditional work roles. New data from the Alaska Department of Labor suggest that it’s also about demographics, and that it’s not going to turn around anytime soon,
  • Alaska’s chief medical officer, Anne Zink, is urging people to get the flu vaccine this month to protect themselves against an early season

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