Western Information Office
Alaska
News Releases:
Consumer Price Index, West Region — March 2019
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.4 percent in March.
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization, Alaska – 2018
In 2018, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6, was 12.0 percent in Alaska, significantly higher than the 7.7-percent rate for the nation.
Union Members in Alaska – 2018
In 2018, union members accounted for 18.5 percent of wage and salary workers in Alaska, compared with 18.1 percent in 2017.
Alaska Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Oct 2018 |
Nov 2018 |
Dec 2018 |
Jan 2019 |
Feb 2019 |
Mar 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
(2)356.3 | (2)356.3 | (2)356.3 | 355.9 | 355.3 | (p)354.8 |
Employment(1) |
|
(2)333.2 | (2)333.2 | (2)333.2 | 332.8 | 332.2 | (p)331.6 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
(2)23.1 | (2)23.0 | (2)23.1 | 23.1 | 23.1 | (p)23.1 |
Unemployment Rate(3) |
|
(2)6.5 | (2)6.5 | (2)6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | (p)6.5 |
Total Nonfarm(4) |
|
328.8 | 327.1 | 329.1 | 330.5 | 330.5 | (p)331.0 |
12-month % change |
|
0.2 | -0.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | (p)0.9 |
Mining and Logging(4) |
|
12.8 | 12.8 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.3 | (p)13.3 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | 2.4 | 7.2 | 6.3 | 5.6 | (p)5.6 |
Construction(4) |
|
16.4 | 16.3 | 16.5 | 16.7 | 17.2 | (p)17.3 |
12-month % change |
|
7.9 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 11.0 | (p)10.9 |
Manufacturing(4) |
|
12.5 | 11.6 | 12.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 | (p)13.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-4.6 | -9.4 | 0.8 | 10.5 | 8.7 | (p)9.7 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4) |
|
64.6 | 64.7 | 64.5 | 64.5 | 64.9 | (p)64.6 |
12-month % change |
|
0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.8 | (p)0.0 |
Information(4) |
|
5.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.5 | (p)5.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-5.2 | -5.2 | -3.4 | -3.4 | -5.2 | (p)-3.5 |
Financial Activities(4) |
|
11.7 | 11.5 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 11.5 | (p)11.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.7 | -2.5 | -4.2 | -3.4 | -3.4 | (p)-3.4 |
Professional & Business Services(4) |
|
27.3 | 26.8 | 26.9 | 26.9 | 26.4 | (p)26.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.1 | -3.2 | -1.5 | -2.5 | -4.0 | (p)-2.9 |
Education & Health Services(4) |
|
50.6 | 50.7 | 50.7 | 50.5 | 50.4 | (p)50.5 |
12-month % change |
|
1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | (p)0.2 |
Leisure & Hospitality(4) |
|
36.0 | 36.0 | 36.1 | 36.1 | 36.3 | (p)36.6 |
12-month % change |
|
1.4 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.5 | (p)3.4 |
Other Services(4) |
|
10.9 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 10.8 | (p)10.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.8 | -3.6 | -1.8 | -1.8 | -2.7 | (p)-1.8 |
Government(4) |
|
80.5 | 80.5 | 80.4 | 80.7 | 80.5 | (p)80.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.2 | 0.0 | -0.4 | 0.0 | -0.2 | (p)-0.2 |
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