Western Information Office
Alaska
News Releases:
Consumer Price Index, West Region — October 2018
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), rose 0.4 percent in October.
Women’s Earnings in Alaska – 2017
In 2017, Alaska women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $883 or 81.0 percent of the $1,090 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts.
Consumer Price Index, West Region — September 2018
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.3 percent in September.
Alaska Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
May 2018 |
June 2018 |
July 2018 |
Aug 2018 |
Sept 2018 |
Oct 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
362.5 | 361.2 | 359.8 | 358.3 | 357.0 | (p)356.5 |
Employment(1) |
|
336.2 | 335.5 | 334.9 | 334.2 | 333.6 | (p)333.7 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
26.2 | 25.7 | 24.9 | 24.1 | 23.3 | (p)22.8 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
7.2 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.5 | (p)6.4 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
328.7 | 327.2 | 326.3 | 326.2 | 327.2 | (p)329.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.4 | -0.9 | -0.9 | -1.0 | -0.4 | (p)0.1 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
13.5 | 13.1 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 13.0 | (p)13.2 |
12-month % change |
|
3.1 | -1.5 | -2.3 | -2.3 | -0.8 | (p)2.3 |
Construction(3) |
|
15.4 | 15.2 | 15.1 | 15.2 | 15.4 | (p)15.6 |
12-month % change |
|
2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 2.0 | (p)5.4 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
14.0 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.2 | 13.0 | (p)13.5 |
12-month % change |
|
6.9 | 0.7 | 1.5 | -2.2 | -1.5 | (p)-8.2 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
63.6 | 63.5 | 63.5 | 63.4 | 63.7 | (p)63.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.7 | -2.2 | -1.7 | -1.7 | -1.4 | (p)-0.8 |
Information(3) |
|
5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.7 | (p)5.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.7 | -1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -3.4 | (p)-1.7 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
11.6 | 11.7 | 11.5 | 11.4 | 11.3 | (p)11.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.3 | -2.5 | -4.2 | -5.0 | -5.0 | (p)-1.7 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
27.8 | 27.6 | 27.6 | 27.6 | 27.9 | (p)28.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.4 | -1.4 | -1.4 | -0.7 | 0.7 | (p)4.0 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
49.7 | 50.4 | 50.0 | 50.1 | 50.4 | (p)50.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.2 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.0 | (p)1.0 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
35.5 | 35.5 | 35.6 | 35.6 | 35.6 | (p)36.1 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.8 | (p)0.6 |
Other Services(3) |
|
10.9 | 10.4 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 10.9 | (p)10.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.8 | -6.3 | -4.5 | -3.6 | -1.8 | (p)-2.7 |
Government(3) |
|
80.8 | 80.3 | 80.1 | 80.3 | 80.3 | (p)80.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.1 | -0.9 | -0.7 | -0.7 | -0.5 | (p)-0.2 |
|
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