Chart 7: Alaskan and U.S. labor force participation rates, 1995–2019
Year Alaskan rate U.S. rate

1995

72.8 66.6

1996

73.4 66.8

1997

73.7 67.1

1998

73.9 67.1

1999

73.6 67.1

2000

73.3 67.1

2001

72.6 66.8

2002

72.3 66.6

2003

72.3 66.2

2004

71.6 66.0

2005

71.7 66.0

2006

71.2 66.2

2007

70.6 66.0

2008

70.8 66.0

2009

70.2 65.4

2010

69.8 64.7

2011

69.0 64.1

2012

68.1 63.7

2013

67.5 63.2

2014

67.4 62.9

2015

66.8 62.7

2016

66.2 62.8

2017

66.0 62.9

2018

65.1 62.9

2019

64.8 63.1

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.