
An official website of the United States government
Employment rose 1.3 percent in Alaska’s only large county, Anchorage Municipality, from December 2023 to December 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the West Region advanced 0.3 percent in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Alaska had 20,000 job openings in March 2025, compared to 21,000 openings in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Data Series | Back Data |
Dec 2024 |
Jan 2025 |
Feb 2025 |
Mar 2025 |
Apr 2025 |
May 2025 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
(r)360.5 | 361.4 | 362.3 | 363.3 | 364.5 | (p)364.6 | |
Employment(1) |
(r)343.5 | 344.4 | 345.3 | 346.3 | 347.4 | (p)347.6 | |
Unemployment(1) |
(r)17.0 | 17.1 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | (p)17.1 | |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
(r)4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | (p)4.7 | |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
339.3 | 339.9 | 337.6 | 338.4 | 336.8 | (p)336.8 | |
12-month % change |
2.7 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.0 | (p)0.9 | |
Mining and Logging(3) |
12.7 | 13.0 | 12.8 | 12.7 | 12.5 | (p)12.1 | |
12-month % change |
5.8 | 7.4 | 4.9 | 2.4 | 0.8 | (p)-2.4 | |
Construction(3) |
18.5 | 18.6 | 18.9 | 19.1 | 18.6 | (p)19.3 | |
12-month % change |
3.9 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 0.0 | (p)4.9 | |
Manufacturing(3) |
12.6 | 13.2 | 11.9 | 12.1 | 11.4 | (p)11.0 | |
12-month % change |
5.9 | 9.1 | -0.8 | -1.6 | -6.6 | (p)-6.8 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
65.8 | 65.7 | 65.7 | 66.2 | 66.3 | (p)66.7 | |
12-month % change |
0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 | (p)0.8 | |
Information(3) |
4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | (p)4.2 | |
12-month % change |
-2.3 | -4.5 | -4.5 | -4.5 | -4.5 | (p)-4.5 | |
Financial Activities(3) |
10.8 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 10.7 | 10.8 | (p)10.9 | |
12-month % change |
0.0 | -1.8 | -1.9 | -1.8 | 0.9 | (p)0.9 | |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
29.3 | 29.6 | 29.4 | 29.7 | 29.6 | (p)29.8 | |
12-month % change |
2.4 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.1 | (p)3.5 | |
Education & Health Services(3) |
53.9 | 53.9 | 53.8 | 53.8 | 53.9 | (p)54.0 | |
12-month % change |
3.3 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 | (p)2.3 | |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
38.5 | 37.9 | 37.8 | 37.7 | 37.4 | (p)37.0 | |
12-month % change |
8.1 | 7.1 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 4.8 | (p)2.5 | |
Other Services(3) |
12.6 | 12.7 | 12.4 | 12.1 | 12.1 | (p)12.0 | |
12-month % change |
5.0 | 5.8 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | (p)-1.6 | |
Government(3) |
80.3 | 80.4 | 80.1 | 80.1 | 80.0 | (p)79.8 | |
12-month % change |
1.1 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | (p)0.0 | |
Footnotes |