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News Releases: County Employment and Wages in Alaska — First Quarter 2026 Business Employment Dynamics in Alaska — Fourth Quarter 2025 Occupational Employment and Wages in Fairbanks-College — May 2025
Alaska Economy at a Glance:
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.
Jun
18
Workers in the Fairbanks-College, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $35.32 in May 2025, compared to the nationwide average of $33.54.
| Data Series | Back Data |
Apr 2026 |
May 2026 |
June 2026 |
July 2026 |
Aug 2026 |
Sept 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
369.4 | 368.7 | 368.0 | 367.3 | 366.2 | (p)365.2 |
Employment(1) |
|
352.2 | 351.9 | 351.7 | 351.4 | 350.5 | (p)349.4 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
17.2 | 16.8 | 16.3 | 15.9 | 15.7 | (p)15.8 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
4.6 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | (p)4.3 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
337.6 | 339.5 | 340.2 | 340.8 | 341.0 | (p)340.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.1 | (p)1.2 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
14.2 | 14.1 | 14.2 | 13.9 | 13.8 | (p)13.9 |
12-month % change |
|
7.6 | 6.8 | 7.6 | 5.3 | 3.8 | (p)3.7 |
Construction(3) |
|
18.5 | 18.5 | 18.4 | 18.3 | 18.3 | (p)17.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-6.1 | -2.6 | -2.6 | -3.2 | -2.1 | (p)-5.3 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
12.1 | 11.9 | 12.1 | 12.9 | 13.3 | (p)13.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-4.0 | -4.8 | -3.2 | 4.0 | 7.3 | (p)14.9 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
67.7 | 68.2 | 68.5 | 68.8 | 68.7 | (p)68.8 |
12-month % change |
|
1.7 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.4 | (p)2.2 |
Information(3) |
|
4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | (p)4.2 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | -2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | (p)0.0 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
11.0 | 11.1 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 10.7 | (p)10.6 |
12-month % change |
|
1.9 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.0 | (p)-0.9 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
29.5 | 29.6 | 29.7 | 29.7 | 29.3 | (p)29.7 |
12-month % change |
|
0.3 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 2.1 | (p)3.8 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
54.3 | 54.3 | 54.5 | 54.2 | 54.2 | (p)54.2 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | -0.4 | -0.2 | -0.4 | -0.2 | (p)-0.2 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
36.9 | 38.3 | 38.5 | 38.4 | 38.7 | (p)38.6 |
12-month % change |
|
3.4 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 6.6 | (p)6.9 |
Other Services(3) |
|
12.1 | 12.1 | 11.9 | 12.2 | 12.3 | (p)12.3 |
12-month % change |
|
0.8 | 0.8 | -0.8 | 2.5 | 3.4 | (p)3.4 |
Government(3) |
|
77.1 | 77.2 | 77.3 | 77.3 | 77.5 | (p)76.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.4 | -3.1 | -2.0 | -2.4 | -2.9 | (p)-3.0 |
|
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