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News Releases:
Jul
11
Consumer Price Index, Anchorage area — June 2024

Prices in the Anchorage area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.2 percent for the two months ending in June 2024.

Jul
11
Consumer Price Index, West Region — June 2024

Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), fell 0.2 percent in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Jun
27
Occupational Employment and Wages in Anchorage — May 2023

Workers in the Anchorage, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $34.12 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48.

Alaska Economy at a Glance:
Alaska
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2024		 June
2024

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 358.3 357.9 357.8 357.6 357.2 (p)357.0

Employment(1)

 341.9 341.3 341.3 341.3 341.1 (p)340.9

Unemployment(1)

 16.4 16.6 16.5 16.3 16.1 (p)16.1

Unemployment Rate(2)

 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.5 (p)4.5

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 334.0 334.9 335.5 335.8 336.8 (p)337.0

12-month % change

 2.9 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.6 (p)2.2

Mining and Logging(3)

 12.4 12.7 12.8 12.5 12.2 (p)12.1

12-month % change

 9.7 11.4 12.3 8.7 5.2 (p)3.4

Construction(3)

 18.4 19.2 19.5 19.8 20.2 (p)20.2

12-month % change

 10.2 15.0 16.8 18.6 21.0 (p)19.5

Manufacturing(3)

 13.5 13.0 13.0 12.9 13.4 (p)13.8

12-month % change

 -0.7 3.2 0.0 5.7 15.5 (p)1.5

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 66.8 66.3 66.6 66.6 67.5 (p)67.8

12-month % change

 3.1 2.0 2.3 2.0 3.5 (p)3.0

Information(3)

 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.2 4.2 (p)4.2

12-month % change

 -6.5 -6.5 -4.3 -8.7 -8.7 (p)-6.7

Financial Activities(3)

 11.1 11.2 11.2 11.0 11.0 (p)10.9

12-month % change

 1.8 2.8 2.8 0.9 0.0 (p)0.0

Professional & Business Services(3)

 28.2 28.6 28.5 28.8 29.0 (p)29.0

12-month % change

 2.5 3.2 3.6 3.2 4.7 (p)2.5

Education & Health Services(3)

 52.8 52.8 52.3 52.8 52.8 (p)53.3

12-month % change

 4.1 3.9 3.0 3.5 3.3 (p)3.5

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 34.7 34.7 34.9 35.7 35.7 (p)35.5

12-month % change

 -1.7 -2.0 -1.7 0.6 1.4 (p)-2.7

Other Services(3)

 12.4 12.5 12.3 12.0 11.8 (p)11.6

12-month % change

 7.8 7.8 6.0 3.4 1.7 (p)-1.7

Government(3)

 79.4 79.6 80.0 79.5 79.0 (p)78.6

12-month % change

 2.3 1.8 2.4 1.4 0.3 (p)0.3

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Western Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Jul 2024
Western - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Jul 2024
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – West Consumer price indexes Table Jul 2024
Western - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Jul 2024
Occupational Employment and Wages in Anchorage — May 2023 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2024
Occupational Employment and Wages in Fairbanks — May 2023 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2024
Union Members in Alaska — 2023 Employment News Release Feb 2024
County Employment and Wages in Alaska — Second Quarter 2023 Employment, Pay News Release Jan 2024
Women’s Earnings in Alaska – 2022 Pay News Release Mar 2024
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization, Alaska – 2023 Unemployment News Release Mar 2024
Consumer Price Index, West Region — June 2024 Consumer price indexes News Release Jul 2024
CPI Historical Table - Anchorage, AK (PDF) Consumer price indexes Table Feb 2019
CPI Historical Table - Anchorage, AK (old base) (PDF) Consumer price indexes Table Feb 2019
Consumer Price Index, Anchorage area — June 2024 Consumer price indexes News Release Jul 2024
Anchorage Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Jul 2024
Business Employment Dynamics in Alaska – Fourth Quarter 2022 Employment News Release Aug 2023
Fatal Work Injuries in Alaska — 2022 Workplace fatalities News Release Feb 2024
Alaska Labor Market Outlook, September 29, 2016, Anchorage, AK (PDF) N/A Factsheet Sep 2016
Employer-reported workplace injuries and illnesses in Alaska — 2022 Workplace injuries and illnesses News Release Dec 2023
Consumer Expenditures in the Anchorage Metropolitan Area — 2021–22 Consumer spending News Release Oct 2023
2018 CPI Geographic Revision Fact Sheet Consumer price indexes Factsheet Mar 2018
Consumer Price Index Data Tables - Pacific Cities and U.S. City Average Consumer price indexes Factsheet Mar 2020
Fairbanks Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Jul 2024
Alaska Job Openings and Labor Turnover — March 2024 Employment News Release May 2024
BLS Regional Campus Ambassadors Program N/A Factsheet Apr 2023