Anchorage, AK Economy at a Glance

Anchorage, AK

Data Series	Dec 2007	Jan 2008	Feb 2008	Mar 2008	Apr 2008	May 2008
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force ⁽¹⁾	197.1 ⁽⁶⁾	194.2	194.0	194.4	195.0 ^(P)
Employment ⁽¹⁾	185.9 ⁽⁶⁾	182.2	181.5	182.0	183.0 ^(P)
Unemployment ⁽¹⁾	11.1 ⁽⁶⁾	12.0	12.6	12.3	12.1 ^(P)
Unemployment Rate ⁽²⁾	5.6 ⁽⁶⁾	6.2	6.5	6.3	6.2 ^(P)
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm ⁽³⁾	166.6	161.9	164.4	165.3	167.8	171.2 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Total Nonfarm	0.5	0.7	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.5 ^(P)
Natural Resources and Mining ⁽³⁾	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9 ^(P)
12-month % change -- NR & Mining	16.7	16.7	12.0	12.0	11.5	11.5 ^(P)
Construction ⁽³⁾	9.7	8.6	8.8	9.0	9.7	10.8 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Construction	-5.8	-5.5	-6.4	-4.3	-2.0	-1.8 ^(P)
Manufacturing ⁽³⁾	2.1	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.2 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Manufacturing	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-4.5	-4.3 ^(P)
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities ⁽³⁾	38.1	37.3	37.2	37.2	37.7	38.4 ^(P)
12-month % change -- TTU	0.3	1.6	1.4	1.1	1.1	0.0 ^(P)
Information ⁽³⁾	5.1	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Information	0.0	-2.0	-2.0	-2.0	-2.0	-2.0 ^(P)
Financial Activities ⁽³⁾	9.7	9.5	9.7	9.7	9.9	10.1 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Financial	-2.0	-2.1	0.0	-1.0	-1.0	-1.0 ^(P)
Professional and Business Services ⁽³⁾	17.9	17.7	18.0	18.0	18.1	18.9 ^(P)
12-month % change -- PBS	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.1 ^(P)
Education and Health Services ⁽³⁾	22.5	22.5	22.7	23.1	22.8	22.8 ^(P)
12-month % change -- EHS	0.4	0.9	0.9	2.2	0.9	0.4 ^(P)
Leisure and Hospitality ⁽³⁾	17.5	16.7	17.1	17.3	17.4	18.3 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Leisure & Hospitality	0.6	0.6	1.8	1.8	0.0	0.5 ^(P)
Other Services ⁽³⁾	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.6 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Other Services	1.6	1.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.5 ^(P)
Government ⁽³⁾	34.9	33.6	34.9	34.8	35.9	35.3 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Government	1.5	0.9	1.5	0.3	1.7	1.7 ^(P)
Consumer Price Index: Anchorage, AK
CPI-U, All items, Index ⁽⁴⁾	183.080
CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change ⁽⁴⁾	2.9
CPI-W, All items, Index ⁽⁵⁾	182.957
CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change ⁽⁵⁾	2.8

Footnotes:

^(P) Preliminary
⁽¹⁾ Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted
⁽²⁾ In percent, not seasonally adjusted
⁽³⁾ Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted
⁽⁴⁾ All Urban Consumers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted, semi-annual data only
⁽⁵⁾ Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted, semi-annual data only
⁽⁶⁾ Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls.

Data extracted on: July 3, 2008

Source: U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Note: More data series, including additional geographic areas, are available through the "Get Detailed Statistics" link at the top of this page

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