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News Releases:
Nov
13
Consumer Expenditures for the Anchorage Metropolitan Area: 2017–18

Households in the Anchorage, AK, metropolitan area spent an average of $71,855 per year in 2017–18, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Nov
13
Consumer Price Index, Alaska area – October 2019

Prices in the Anchorage area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), decreased 1.2 percent for the two months ending in October 2019.

Nov
13
Consumer Price Index, West Region — October 2019

Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.5 percent in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Alaska Economy at a Glance:
Alaska
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2022		 Nov
2022		 Dec
2022

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 361.9 361.9 360.7 360.5 359.8 (p)359.3

Employment(1)

 345.6 345.3 344.8 344.3 343.7 (p)343.7

Unemployment(1)

 16.3 16.7 15.9 16.2 16.0 (p)15.6

Unemployment Rate(2)

 4.5 4.6 4.4 4.5 4.5 (p)4.3

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 312.7 315.8 320.1 321.5 323.5 (p)323.9

12-month % change

 1.3 2.1 3.3 1.8 2.3 (p)2.2

Mining and Logging(3)

 11.7 12.0 12.1 12.1 12.0 (p)12.3

12-month % change

 8.3 13.2 15.2 14.2 11.1 (p)13.9

Construction(3)

 17.3 17.3 17.6 17.7 17.9 (p)17.4

12-month % change

 8.1 8.1 12.1 10.6 9.8 (p)8.1

Manufacturing(3)

 10.8 11.0 11.0 11.2 11.3 (p)11.1

12-month % change

 -12.2 -12.0 -19.1 -13.8 -15.0 (p)-17.8

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 61.2 61.4 61.5 62.9 63.6 (p)63.9

12-month % change

 2.9 2.8 2.2 1.0 2.4 (p)1.6

Information(3)

 4.7 4.8 4.7 4.6 4.6 (p)4.8

12-month % change

 -4.1 0.0 -2.1 -4.2 -4.2 (p)2.1

Financial Activities(3)

 11.2 11.2 11.4 11.5 11.6 (p)11.7

12-month % change

 5.7 5.7 5.6 7.5 6.4 (p)7.3

Professional & Business Services(3)

 27.0 27.4 27.5 27.7 28.3 (p)28.7

12-month % change

 1.1 3.4 3.4 3.0 5.6 (p)7.9

Education & Health Services(3)

 51.4 51.6 51.4 51.5 52.0 (p)51.4

12-month % change

 1.4 2.2 2.0 2.2 3.2 (p)2.2

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 31.6 32.0 32.4 33.3 33.0 (p)33.3

12-month % change

 9.3 9.6 10.6 0.9 1.5 (p)2.5

Other Services(3)

 11.0 11.1 11.0 10.6 10.7 (p)11.0

12-month % change

 2.8 3.7 5.8 0.0 -0.9 (p)0.0

Government(3)

 74.8 76.0 79.5 78.4 78.5 (p)78.3

12-month % change

 -3.5 -2.8 2.6 1.2 1.2 (p)0.9

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 Feb 2023
Western - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Feb 2023
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – West Consumer price indexes Table Feb 2023
Western - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Feb 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in Anchorage — May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Fairbanks — May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2019
Union Members in Alaska – 2018 Employment News Release Mar 2019
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 – 2018 Unemployment News Release Apr 2019
Consumer Price Index, West Region — October 2019 Consumer price indexes News Release Nov 2019
CPI Historical Table - Anchorage, AK (PDF) Consumer price indexes Table Feb 2019
CPI Historical Table - Anchorage, AK (old base) (PDF) Consumer price indexes Table Feb 2019
Consumer Price Index, Alaska area – October 2019 Consumer price indexes News Release Nov 2019
Anchorage Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2019
Business Employment Dynamics in Alaska – Fourth Quarter 2018 Employment News Release Sep 2019
Fatal Work Injuries in Alaska – 2017 Workplace fatalities News Release Feb 2019
Alaska Labor Market Outlook, September 29, 2016, Anchorage, AK (PDF) N/A Factsheet Sep 2016
Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in Alaska – 2017 Workplace injuries and illnesses News Release Jan 2019
Consumer Expenditures for the Anchorage Metropolitan Area: 2017–18 Consumer spending News Release Nov 2019
2018 CPI Geographic Revision Fact Sheet Consumer price indexes Factsheet Mar 2018
Consumer Price Index Data Tables (PDF) Consumer price indexes Table Feb 2019