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Jan
15

County Employment and Wages in Alaska – Second Quarter 2018

Employment decreased 0.8 percent in Alaska’s only large county, Anchorage Borough, from June 2017 to June 2018.

Jan
11

Consumer Price Index, West Region — December 2018

Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), edged down 0.2 percent in December.

Dec
18

Consumer Expenditures for the Anchorage Metropolitan Area: 2016–17

Households in the Anchorage, Alaska, metropolitan area spent an average of $71,606 per year in 2016–17, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Alaska Economy at a Glance:

Alaska
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2018

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 359.8 358.3 357.0 356.3 356.0 (p)355.5

Employment(1)

 334.9 334.2 333.6 333.6 333.5 (p)333.2

Unemployment(1)

 24.9 24.1 23.3 22.8 22.5 (p)22.4

Unemployment Rate(2)

 6.9 6.7 6.5 6.4 6.3 (p)6.3

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 326.3 326.2 327.2 327.4 325.8 (p)326.1

12-month % change

 -0.9 -1.0 -0.4 -0.5 -0.2 (p)-0.1

Mining and Logging(3)

 12.9 12.9 13.0 13.2 13.2 (p)13.5

12-month % change

 -2.3 -2.3 -0.8 2.3 2.3 (p)4.7

Construction(3)

 15.1 15.2 15.4 15.5 15.4 (p)15.4

12-month % change

 0.0 0.7 2.0 4.7 -0.6 (p)-2.5

Manufacturing(3)

 13.6 13.2 13.0 13.3 12.0 (p)12.5

12-month % change

 1.5 -2.2 -1.5 -9.5 0.8 (p)0.0

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 63.5 63.4 63.7 62.7 63.0 (p)62.6

12-month % change

 -1.7 -1.7 -1.4 -1.4 -0.8 (p)-1.1

Information(3)

 5.9 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.6 (p)5.7

12-month % change

 0.0 0.0 -3.4 -3.4 -3.4 (p)-3.4

Financial Activities(3)

 11.5 11.4 11.3 11.5 11.2 (p)11.1

12-month % change

 -4.2 -5.0 -5.0 -0.9 -4.3 (p)-5.1

Professional & Business Services(3)

 27.6 27.6 27.9 27.9 27.3 (p)27.6

12-month % change

 -1.4 -0.7 0.7 0.7 -2.2 (p)-0.7

Education & Health Services(3)

 50.0 50.1 50.4 50.4 50.8 (p)50.6

12-month % change

 0.4 0.2 1.0 0.8 1.8 (p)1.8

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 35.6 35.6 35.6 35.9 36.1 (p)36.4

12-month % change

 0.6 0.3 0.8 0.0 1.7 (p)2.5

Other Services(3)

 10.5 10.6 10.9 10.8 10.6 (p)10.5

12-month % change

 -4.5 -3.6 -1.8 -3.6 -4.5 (p)-4.5

Government(3)

 80.1 80.3 80.3 80.6 80.6 (p)80.2

12-month % change

 -0.7 -0.7 -0.5 -0.4 -0.2 (p)-0.2

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Western Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Jan 2019
Western - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Jan 2019
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – West Consumer price indexes Table Jan 2019
Western - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Jan 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Anchorage — May 2017 Employment, Pay News Release Apr 2018
Occupational Employment and Wages in Fairbanks — May 2017 Employment, Pay News Release Apr 2018
Union Members in Alaska – 2017 Employment News Release Mar 2018
County Employment and Wages in Alaska – Second Quarter 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jan 2019
Women’s Earnings in Alaska – 2017 Pay News Release Oct 2018
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization, Alaska – 2017 Unemployment News Release Apr 2018
Consumer Price Index, West Region — December 2018 Consumer price indexes News Release Jan 2019
CPI Historical Table - Anchorage, AK Consumer price indexes Table Jan 2019
CPI Historical Table - Anchorage, AK (old base) Consumer price indexes Table Jan 2019
Consumer Price Index, Anchorage – Second Half 2017 Consumer price indexes News Release Jan 2018
Anchorage Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Jan 2019
Business Employment Dynamics in Alaska – Fourth Quarter 2014 Employment News Release Oct 2015
Fatal Work Injuries in Alaska – 2016 Workplace fatalities News Release Feb 2018
Alaska Labor Market Outlook, September 29, 2016, Anchorage, AK N/A Factsheet Sep 2016
Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in Alaska – 2016 Workplace injuries and illnesses News Release Feb 2018
Consumer Expenditures for the Anchorage Metropolitan Area: 2016–17 Consumer spending News Release Dec 2018
2018 CPI Geographic Revision Fact Sheet Consumer price indexes Factsheet Mar 2018