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Alaska
News Releases:
Consumer Price Index, West Region — June 2019
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), were unchanged in June.
Consumer Price Index, Alaska area – June 2019
Prices in the Anchorage area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 2.5 percent for the two months ending in June 2019.
Consumer Price Index, West Region — May 2019
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.5 percent in May.
Alaska Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Dec 2018 |
Jan 2019 |
Feb 2019 |
Mar 2019 |
Apr 2019 |
May 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
(2)356.3 | 355.9 | 355.3 | 354.8 | 353.9 | (p)352.9 |
Employment(1) |
|
(2)333.2 | 332.8 | 332.2 | 331.7 | 331.0 | (p)330.2 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
(2)23.1 | 23.1 | 23.1 | 23.1 | 22.9 | (p)22.7 |
Unemployment Rate(3) |
|
(2)6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | (p)6.4 |
Total Nonfarm(4) |
|
329.1 | 330.5 | 330.5 | 331.5 | 332.0 | (p)332.6 |
12-month % change |
|
0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.5 | (p)1.7 |
Mining and Logging(4) |
|
13.4 | 13.4 | 13.3 | 13.5 | 13.7 | (p)13.7 |
12-month % change |
|
7.2 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 7.1 | 9.6 | (p)8.7 |
Construction(4) |
|
16.5 | 16.7 | 17.2 | 17.3 | 17.2 | (p)17.2 |
12-month % change |
|
7.8 | 7.1 | 11.0 | 10.9 | 11.7 | (p)10.3 |
Manufacturing(4) |
|
12.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.1 | (p)12.5 |
12-month % change |
|
0.8 | 10.5 | 8.7 | 9.7 | 3.1 | (p)-2.3 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4) |
|
64.5 | 64.5 | 64.9 | 64.8 | 65.0 | (p)65.0 |
12-month % change |
|
0.3 | -0.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.8 | (p)1.1 |
Information(4) |
|
5.6 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 | (p)5.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.4 | -3.4 | -5.2 | -3.5 | -1.8 | (p)-1.8 |
Financial Activities(4) |
|
11.4 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.4 | 11.3 | (p)11.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-4.2 | -3.4 | -3.4 | -4.2 | -4.2 | (p)-1.7 |
Professional & Business Services(4) |
|
26.9 | 26.9 | 26.4 | 27.0 | 27.2 | (p)27.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.5 | -2.5 | -4.0 | -2.5 | 1.1 | (p)3.3 |
Education & Health Services(4) |
|
50.7 | 50.5 | 50.4 | 50.5 | 50.6 | (p)50.6 |
12-month % change |
|
1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | (p)0.8 |
Leisure & Hospitality(4) |
|
36.1 | 36.1 | 36.3 | 36.6 | 36.8 | (p)36.9 |
12-month % change |
|
2.3 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.7 | (p)3.9 |
Other Services(4) |
|
10.9 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 11.1 | (p)11.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.8 | -1.8 | -2.7 | -0.9 | 0.0 | (p)1.8 |
Government(4) |
|
80.4 | 80.7 | 80.5 | 80.4 | 80.4 | (p)80.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.4 | 0.0 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.4 | (p)-0.1 |
|
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