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Consumer Price Index, West Region — May 2019
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.5 percent in May.
Occupational Employment and Wages in Anchorage — May 2018
Workers in the Anchorage Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $28.57 in May 2018, about 14 percent above the nationwide average of $24.98.
Occupational Employment and Wages in Fairbanks — May 2018
Workers in the Fairbanks Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $27.68 in May 2018, about 11 percent above the nationwide average of $24.98.
Alaska Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Nov 2018 |
Dec 2018 |
Jan 2019 |
Feb 2019 |
Mar 2019 |
Apr 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
(2)356.3 | (2)356.3 | 355.9 | 355.3 | 354.8 | (p)354.0 |
Employment(1) |
|
(2)333.2 | (2)333.2 | 332.8 | 332.2 | 331.7 | (p)331.1 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
(2)23.0 | (2)23.1 | 23.1 | 23.1 | 23.1 | (p)22.9 |
Unemployment Rate(3) |
|
(2)6.5 | (2)6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | (p)6.5 |
Total Nonfarm(4) |
|
327.1 | 329.1 | 330.5 | 330.5 | 331.5 | (p)332.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | (p)1.6 |
Mining and Logging(4) |
|
12.8 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.3 | 13.5 | (p)13.7 |
12-month % change |
|
2.4 | 7.2 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 7.1 | (p)9.6 |
Construction(4) |
|
16.3 | 16.5 | 16.7 | 17.2 | 17.3 | (p)17.3 |
12-month % change |
|
7.2 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 11.0 | 10.9 | (p)12.3 |
Manufacturing(4) |
|
11.6 | 12.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.6 | (p)13.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-9.4 | 0.8 | 10.5 | 8.7 | 9.7 | (p)5.5 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4) |
|
64.7 | 64.5 | 64.5 | 64.9 | 64.8 | (p)65.0 |
12-month % change |
|
0.3 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | (p)0.8 |
Information(4) |
|
5.5 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | (p)5.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-5.2 | -3.4 | -3.4 | -5.2 | -3.5 | (p)-3.5 |
Financial Activities(4) |
|
11.5 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.4 | (p)11.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.5 | -4.2 | -3.4 | -3.4 | -4.2 | (p)-3.4 |
Professional & Business Services(4) |
|
26.8 | 26.9 | 26.9 | 26.4 | 27.0 | (p)27.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.2 | -1.5 | -2.5 | -4.0 | -2.5 | (p)0.7 |
Education & Health Services(4) |
|
50.7 | 50.7 | 50.5 | 50.4 | 50.5 | (p)50.5 |
12-month % change |
|
1.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | (p)0.6 |
Leisure & Hospitality(4) |
|
36.0 | 36.1 | 36.1 | 36.3 | 36.6 | (p)36.6 |
12-month % change |
|
1.7 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.4 | (p)3.1 |
Other Services(4) |
|
10.7 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 10.9 | (p)11.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.6 | -1.8 | -1.8 | -2.7 | -0.9 | (p)0.0 |
Government(4) |
|
80.5 | 80.4 | 80.7 | 80.5 | 80.4 | (p)80.5 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | -0.4 | 0.0 | -0.2 | -0.2 | (p)-0.2 |
|
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