Anchorage, AK

Anchorage, AK
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2019

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 196.6 199.5 200.9 (p)199.5 (p)197.1  

Employment(1)

 186.2 189.0 189.8 (p)188.4 (p)184.6  

Unemployment(1)

 10.3 10.6 11.1 (p)11.1 (p)12.5  

Unemployment Rate(2)

 5.3 5.3 5.5 (p)5.6 (p)6.4  

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 179.0 175.8 173.4 172.9 (p)169.0  

12-month % change

 -0.4 -0.6 -0.7 -0.5 (p)-0.9  

Mining and Logging(3)

 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.8 (p)2.7  

12-month % change

 -3.6 -3.6 -3.7 3.7 (p)3.8  

Construction(3)

 11.1 10.9 9.7 9.3 (p)8.3  

12-month % change

 3.7 6.9 9.0 13.4 (p)5.1  

Manufacturing(3)

 2.4 2.1 1.9 1.9 (p)1.9  

12-month % change

 0.0 -4.5 -9.5 -9.5 (p)-5.0  

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 38.5 37.0 36.9 37.0 (p)35.6  

12-month % change

 -0.5 -3.6 -3.9 -2.9 (p)-4.0  

Information(3)

 3.9 4.0 4.0 4.0 (p)4.0  

12-month % change

 -7.1 -4.8 -4.8 -4.8 (p)0.0  

Financial Activities(3)

 8.0 8.0 7.9 7.9 (p)7.8  

12-month % change

 -1.2 -1.2 -2.5 -2.5 (p)-1.3  

Professional and Business Services(3)

 19.3 19.1 18.1 18.2 (p)17.6  

12-month % change

 -2.0 0.0 -3.2 -1.6 (p)-4.3  

Education and Health Services(3)

 31.3 31.5 31.9 31.7 (p)31.6  

12-month % change

 1.3 1.3 1.9 1.3 (p)1.3  

Leisure and Hospitality(3)

 21.3 19.5 19.2 19.3 (p)19.2  

12-month % change

 1.4 0.0 1.1 0.5 (p)1.6  

Other Services(3)

 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.3 (p)6.2  

12-month % change

 -3.0 -1.5 0.0 -1.6 (p)-1.6  

Government(3)

 34.1 34.6 34.8 34.5 (p)34.1  

12-month % change

 -1.4 -0.3 0.0 -1.1 (p)-0.6  

Consumer Price Index: Urban Alaska

CPI-U, All items(4)

   228.170   226.537   227.183

CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change(4)

         2.8   2.5

CPI-W, All items(5)

   225.686   223.996   223.971

CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change(5)

         2.4   1.9

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data
(4) All Urban Consumers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(5) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary

Data extracted on: March 15, 2019

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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