Chart 1: Alaska nonfarm employment, seasonally adjusted, 2005–19
Month Employment (thousands)

Jan 2005

308.5

Feb 2005

307.3

Mar 2005

308.0

Apr 2005

308.5

May 2005

309.1

Jun 2005

308.5

Jul 2005

310.7

Aug 2005

311.1

Sep 2005

310.8

Oct 2005

310.8

Nov 2005

311.9

Dec 2005

311.0

Jan 2006

311.0

Feb 2006

312.8

Mar 2006

314.3

Apr 2006

315.4

May 2006

315.1

Jun 2006

318.3

Jul 2006

314.5

Aug 2006

315.1

Sep 2006

315.5

Oct 2006

313.6

Nov 2006

315.8

Dec 2006

316.2

Jan 2007

316.8

Feb 2007

317.8

Mar 2007

317.9

Apr 2007

317.4

May 2007

317.9

Jun 2007

318.0

Jul 2007

316.6

Aug 2007

317.5

Sep 2007

318.1

Oct 2007

318.3

Nov 2007

318.9

Dec 2007

319.1

Jan 2008

321.2

Feb 2008

320.6

Mar 2008

320.4

Apr 2008

320.5

May 2008

322.5

Jun 2008

322.5

Jul 2008

323.2

Aug 2008

322.7

Sep 2008

323.1

Oct 2008

322.2

Nov 2008

322.0

Dec 2008

323.5

Jan 2009

321.2

Feb 2009

321.7

Mar 2009

320.9

Apr 2009

320.6

May 2009

320.5

Jun 2009

320.1

Jul 2009

320.7

Aug 2009

320.6

Sep 2009

320.7

Oct 2009

321.4

Nov 2009

320.6

Dec 2009

320.3

Jan 2010

321.3

Feb 2010

320.7

Mar 2010

321.0

Apr 2010

322.6

May 2010

323.5

Jun 2010

325.1

Jul 2010

326.8

Aug 2010

326.2

Sep 2010

326.8

Oct 2010

327.6

Nov 2010

328.2

Dec 2010

328.1

Jan 2011

329.2

Feb 2011

328.1

Mar 2011

328.1

Apr 2011

328.5

May 2011

328.0

Jun 2011

329.7

Jul 2011

330.2

Aug 2011

330.0

Sep 2011

332.2

Oct 2011

332.8

Nov 2011

332.5

Dec 2011

331.8

Jan 2012

332.9

Feb 2012

334.5

Mar 2012

335.1

Apr 2012

334.3

May 2012

334.7

Jun 2012

335.3

Jul 2012

334.8

Aug 2012

334.4

Sep 2012

335.2

Oct 2012

339.7

Nov 2012

337.4

Dec 2012

336.9

Jan 2013

334.9

Feb 2013

336.9

Mar 2013

336.9

Apr 2013

336.9

May 2013

335.5

Jun 2013

336.6

Jul 2013

336.0

Aug 2013

336.9

Sep 2013

337.6

Oct 2013

336.7

Nov 2013

337.4

Dec 2013

337.6

Jan 2014

337.5

Feb 2014

337.3

Mar 2014

337.8

Apr 2014

338.9

May 2014

338.7

Jun 2014

337.4

Jul 2014

338.5

Aug 2014

337.9

Sep 2014

337.6

Oct 2014

338.6

Nov 2014

339.1

Dec 2014

339.8

Jan 2015

340.7

Feb 2015

340.3

Mar 2015

340.8

Apr 2015

339.5

May 2015

339.9

Jun 2015

339.1

Jul 2015

339.4

Aug 2015

338.1

Sep 2015

338.5

Oct 2015

337.8

Nov 2015

337.3

Dec 2015

337.1

Jan 2016

336.7

Feb 2016

335.6

Mar 2016

335.8

Apr 2016

336.3

May 2016

334.7

Jun 2016

332.3

Jul 2016

333.2

Aug 2016

332.4

Sep 2016

330.5

Oct 2016

331.2

Nov 2016

331.0

Dec 2016

331.1

Jan 2017

330.0

Feb 2017

330.5

Mar 2017

329.9

Apr 2017

329.4

May 2017

330.0

Jun 2017

330.0

Jul 2017

329.3

Aug 2017

330.0

Sep 2017

329.6

Oct 2017

327.7

Nov 2017

327.7

Dec 2017

327.3

Jan 2018

327.5

Feb 2018

327.6

Mar 2018

327.9

Apr 2018

327.1

May 2018

327.6

Jun 2018

327.8

Jul 2018

327.4

Aug 2018

327.5

Sep 2018

327.2

Oct 2018

328.5

Nov 2018

328.0

Dec 2018

327.8

Jan 2019

329.1

Feb 2019

329.0

Mar 2019

329.6

Apr 2019

329.6

May 2019

329.6

Jun 2019

331.7

Jul 2019

331.3

Aug 2019

330.1

Sep 2019

331.8

Oct 2019

329.8

Nov 2019

329.4

Dec 2019

329.2

Note: Recession labels are for author-defined recessions in Alaska.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.