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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:
| Data Series | Back Data |
July 2020 |
Aug 2020 |
Sept 2020 |
Oct 2020 |
Nov 2020 |
Dec 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
341.0 | 329.1 | 333.8 | 353.4 | (p)356.2 | |
Employment(1) |
|
301.3 | 304.9 | 309.8 | 332.6 | (p)327.4 | |
Unemployment(1) |
|
39.7 | 24.2 | 24.0 | 20.8 | (p)28.8 | |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
11.6 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 5.9 | (p)8.1 | |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
291.7 | 297.0 | 300.7 | 308.5 | 309.1 | (p)306.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-11.8 | -9.9 | -9.2 | -6.6 | -6.2 | (p)-6.9 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
12.0 | 12.0 | 12.2 | 11.9 | 11.9 | (p)11.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-10.4 | -11.1 | -9.0 | -10.5 | -11.2 | (p)-11.9 |
Construction(3) |
|
14.4 | 14.5 | 14.9 | 16.3 | 16.2 | (p)15.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-11.1 | -10.5 | -8.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | (p)-4.2 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
9.3 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.8 | 9.9 | (p)10.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-30.1 | -30.1 | -36.6 | -23.4 | -19.5 | (p)-15.7 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
58.8 | 59.1 | 61.2 | 63.9 | 64.7 | (p)64.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-9.1 | -8.1 | -5.1 | -2.3 | -1.1 | (p)-2.1 |
Information(3) |
|
4.9 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.9 | (p)4.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-7.5 | -7.5 | -3.8 | -7.5 | -5.8 | (p)-7.5 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
11.8 | 11.9 | 12.1 | 11.9 | 12.1 | (p)12.2 |
12-month % change |
|
0.9 | 1.7 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 4.3 | (p)3.4 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
25.4 | 25.3 | 25.3 | 26.5 | 26.8 | (p)26.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-8.3 | -8.7 | -8.0 | -2.6 | -2.2 | (p)-1.1 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
47.1 | 47.6 | 48.0 | 48.4 | 48.2 | (p)47.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-7.1 | -6.1 | -5.7 | -5.8 | -5.7 | (p)-6.3 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
24.5 | 24.0 | 25.3 | 27.8 | 27.7 | (p)26.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-32.1 | -33.5 | -30.5 | -24.9 | -24.7 | (p)-27.4 |
Other Services(3) |
|
9.3 | 9.5 | 9.7 | 10.0 | 9.9 | (p)9.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-17.0 | -14.4 | -12.6 | -8.3 | -8.3 | (p)-11.9 |
Government(3) |
|
74.2 | 78.9 | 77.7 | 77.1 | 76.8 | (p)77.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-7.6 | -1.1 | -2.3 | -2.7 | -3.3 | (p)-2.9 |
|
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