Jobs data for June is in, and the unemployment rate in Alaska continues to hover around 7.5%.

That puts the state below the nationwide rate of 9.2%. According to the Alaska Department of Labor, the state also has a lower unemployment rate than it did at the same time last year. In June of 2010, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 7.9%.

While regional data have not yet been seasonally adjusted, early figures suggest that Southwest Alaska continues to have the state’s biggest jobs problem. Unemployment is at 12.4% for the region overall. The bulk of that figure comes from the Wade Hampton Census Area, which struggles with a 22% rate of unemployment.

Meanwhile, the Aleutians West Census Area looks more like the rest of the state, with 6.8% unemployment. That’s a significant drop from May, when the unemployment rate in Unalaska and the western Aleutians was at 14.1% due to seasonal turnover in the seafood industry.

The seafood industry continues to be a major employer in the state, supporting over 12,000 jobs in the summer months. According the Alaska Department of Labor, an additional 800 seafood processing jobs were added over last year.

The full report can be found at the Alaska Department of Labor website.