"I about cried when I first saw the data — it was shocking," said Caroline Schultz, an economist with the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce ''

I can only assume this person was on vacation for the entire yr 2016. Do these people live in a vacuum somewhere?  All the for sale signs in the oil patch hoods didn't raise any concern?  Did the price of oil cut in more than half raise a flag?  Why do we even employ these people?