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Consumer Price Index, West Region — June 2017
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), were unchanged in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Consumer Price Index, Anchorage – First Half 2017
Prices in the Anchorage Area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), were unchanged in the first half of 2017, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Consumer Price Index, West Region — May 2017
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.2 percent in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Alaska Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Dec 2016 |
Jan 2017 |
Feb 2017 |
Mar 2017 |
Apr 2017 |
May 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
(2)359.7 | 360.7 | 362.8 | 364.7 | 366.5 | (p)367.0 |
Employment(1) |
|
(2)336.1 | 337.3 | 339.5 | 341.3 | 342.4 | (p)342.4 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
(2)23.6 | 23.4 | 23.3 | 23.4 | 24.0 | (p)24.6 |
Unemployment Rate(3) |
|
(2)6.6 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.6 | (p)6.7 |
Total Nonfarm(4) |
|
329.4 | 328.2 | 330.1 | 328.4 | 328.4 | (p)330.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.2 | -2.4 | -1.8 | -2.1 | -2.0 | (p)-0.9 |
Mining and Logging(4) |
|
13.4 | 13.6 | 13.3 | 13.5 | 13.4 | (p)13.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-18.8 | -16.0 | -16.4 | -14.0 | -11.8 | (p)-10.0 |
Construction(4) |
|
15.5 | 15.2 | 16.4 | 15.6 | 15.6 | (p)15.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-9.4 | -10.1 | -3.0 | -6.6 | -6.0 | (p)-5.5 |
Manufacturing(4) |
|
13.0 | 10.7 | 12.3 | 12.1 | 11.8 | (p)10.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-7.1 | -23.6 | -13.4 | -14.2 | -15.1 | (p)-16.8 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4) |
|
65.0 | 65.0 | 64.8 | 64.6 | 64.6 | (p)65.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.5 | -1.1 | -1.5 | -1.7 | -2.1 | (p)-0.3 |
Information(4) |
|
6.2 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.3 | (p)6.1 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | -1.6 | -1.6 | (p)-4.7 |
Financial Activities(4) |
|
12.0 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 11.8 | 11.9 | (p)11.9 |
12-month % change |
|
0.8 | -2.5 | -2.5 | -2.5 | -0.8 | (p)-0.8 |
Professional & Business Services(4) |
|
27.1 | 27.3 | 27.4 | 27.1 | 26.8 | (p)26.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-7.2 | -6.2 | -5.2 | -5.6 | -7.6 | (p)-7.3 |
Education & Health Services(4) |
|
49.0 | 48.6 | 49.0 | 48.6 | 49.3 | (p)49.4 |
12-month % change |
|
2.3 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 2.1 | (p)1.9 |
Leisure & Hospitality(4) |
|
36.1 | 36.7 | 35.8 | 35.5 | 35.6 | (p)36.9 |
12-month % change |
|
2.8 | 4.9 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 0.8 | (p)4.2 |
Other Services(4) |
|
11.3 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 11.8 | 11.9 | (p)12.0 |
12-month % change |
|
1.8 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 6.3 | 7.2 | (p)8.1 |
Government(4) |
|
80.8 | 81.2 | 81.4 | 81.6 | 81.2 | (p)82.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.2 | -0.9 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.1 | (p)1.4 |
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