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News Releases: Consumer Price Index, Anchorage area — August 2026 County Employment and Wages in Alaska — First Quarter 2026 Business Employment Dynamics in Alaska — Fourth Quarter 2025
Alaska Economy at a Glance:
Sep
11
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Urban Alaska increased 0.8 percent for the two months ending in August 2026.
Sep
04
Employment declined 1.6 percent in Anchorage Municipality, the only large county equivalent in Alaska, from March 2025 to March 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Aug
19
From September 2025 to December 2025, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Alaska were 30,293.
| Data Series | Back Data |
Mar 2026 |
Apr 2026 |
May 2026 |
June 2026 |
July 2026 |
Aug 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
369.7 | 369.4 | 368.7 | 368.0 | 367.3 | (p)366.3 |
Employment(1) |
|
352.4 | 352.2 | 351.9 | 351.7 | 351.4 | (p)350.6 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
17.2 | 17.2 | 16.8 | 16.3 | 15.9 | (p)15.7 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
4.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.3 | (p)4.3 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
336.7 | 337.6 | 339.5 | 340.2 | 340.8 | (p)341.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.4 | -0.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | (p)1.3 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
13.8 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 14.2 | 13.9 | (p)13.9 |
12-month % change |
|
5.3 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 7.6 | 5.3 | (p)4.5 |
Construction(3) |
|
18.7 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 18.4 | 18.3 | (p)18.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-6.0 | -6.1 | -2.6 | -2.6 | -3.2 | (p)-1.1 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
12.3 | 12.1 | 11.9 | 12.1 | 12.9 | (p)13.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.8 | -4.0 | -4.8 | -3.2 | 4.0 | (p)6.5 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
67.3 | 67.7 | 68.2 | 68.5 | 68.8 | (p)68.9 |
12-month % change |
|
1.1 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.5 | (p)2.7 |
Information(3) |
|
4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | (p)4.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-4.7 | 0.0 | -2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | (p)0.0 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
11.0 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 10.9 | 10.9 | (p)10.7 |
12-month % change |
|
2.8 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | (p)0.0 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
29.5 | 29.5 | 29.6 | 29.7 | 29.7 | (p)29.5 |
12-month % change |
|
1.4 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.8 | (p)2.8 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
54.0 | 54.3 | 54.3 | 54.5 | 54.2 | (p)54.3 |
12-month % change |
|
0.2 | 0.0 | -0.4 | -0.2 | -0.4 | (p)0.0 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
36.6 | 36.9 | 38.3 | 38.5 | 38.4 | (p)38.4 |
12-month % change |
|
1.9 | 3.4 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 5.5 | (p)5.8 |
Other Services(3) |
|
12.2 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 11.9 | 12.2 | (p)12.3 |
12-month % change |
|
1.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | -0.8 | 2.5 | (p)3.4 |
Government(3) |
|
77.2 | 77.1 | 77.2 | 77.3 | 77.3 | (p)77.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.5 | -3.4 | -3.1 | -2.0 | -2.4 | (p)-2.4 |
|
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