From September 2025 to December 2025, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Alaska were 30,293, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 23,914, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the difference between the number of gross job gains and the number of gross job losses yielded a net employment gain of 6,379 jobs in the private sector during the fourth quarter of 2025. (See table 1.) During the previous quarter, gross job losses exceeded gross job gains by 6,477. (See chart 1.)

The change in the number of jobs over time is the net result of increases and decreases in employment that occur at all private businesses in the economy. Business Employment Dynamics (BED) statistics track these changes in employment at private-sector establishments from the third month of one quarter to the third month of the next. The difference between the number of gross job gains and the number of gross job losses is the net change in employment. (See the Business Employment Dynamics Technical Note.)

Gross job gains

In the fourth quarter of 2025, gross job gains represented 11.8 percent of private-sector employment in Alaska; nationally, gross job gains accounted for 5.9 percent of private-sector employment. (See chart 2.) Gross job gains are the sum of increases in employment due to expansions at existing establishments and the addition of new jobs at opening establishments. In Alaska, gross job gains at expanding establishments totaled 25,713 in the fourth quarter of 2025, an increase of 10,420 jobs compared to the previous quarter. Opening establishments accounted for 4,580 jobs gained in the fourth quarter of 2025, an increase of 796 jobs from the previous quarter.

Gross job losses

In the fourth quarter of 2025, gross job losses represented 9.3 percent of private-sector employment in Alaska; nationally, gross job losses accounted for 5.5 percent of private-sector employment. (See chart 3.) Gross job losses are the result of contractions in employment at existing establishments and the loss of jobs at closing establishments. In Alaska, contracting establishments lost 20,246 jobs in the fourth quarter of 2025, a decrease of 1,410 jobs from the prior quarter. Closing establishments lost 3,668 jobs, a decrease of 230 jobs from the previous quarter.

Industries

Gross job gains exceeded gross job losses in 3 of the 7 published industry sectors in Alaska in the fourth quarter of 2025. Construction had the largest over-the-quarter net job increase, with a gain of 1,038 jobs. This was the result of 3,463 gross job gains and 2,425 gross job losses. Leisure and hospitality showed a net loss of 601 jobs, the largest loss of any sector in the state.

For more information

The BED data series include gross job gains and gross job losses by industry subsector, for the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, as well as gross job gains and gross job losses at the firm level by employer size class. BED data for the states have been included in table 2 of this release. Additional information is available online at the Business Employment Dynamics homepage and the Business Employment Dynamics Summary.

The Business Employment Dynamics for First Quarter 2026 are scheduled to be released on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. (ET).

Technical Note

The Business Employment Dynamics (BED) data are a product of a federal-state cooperative program known as Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). The BED data are compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) from existing QCEW records.

More information on formal definitions of the data used in this release, along with coverage, concepts, and methodology, can be found in the Business Employment Dynamics Technical Note.

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Table 1. Private-sector gross job gains and losses by industry, Alaska, seasonally adjusted

Category	Gross job gains and losses (3 months ended)					Gross job gains and losses as a percent of employment (3 months ended)
	Dec. 2024	Mar. 2025	June 2025	Sept. 2025	Dec. 2025	Dec. 2024	Mar. 2025	June 2025	Sept. 2025	Dec. 2025
Total private (1)
Gross job gains	26,004	25,748	25,669	19,077	30,293	10.3	10.0	9.9	7.5	11.8
At expanding establishments	21,753	21,068	21,248	15,293	25,713	8.6	8.2	8.2	6.0	10.0
At opening establishments	4,251	4,680	4,421	3,784	4,580	1.7	1.8	1.7	1.5	1.8
Gross job losses	24,030	21,061	26,831	25,554	23,914	9.5	8.1	10.3	10.0	9.3
At contracting establishments	20,523	17,689	22,302	21,656	20,246	8.1	6.8	8.6	8.5	7.9
At closing establishments	3,507	3,372	4,529	3,898	3,668	1.4	1.3	1.7	1.5	1.4
Net employment change (2)	1,974	4,687	-1,162	-6,477	6,379	0.8	1.9	-0.4	-2.5	2.5
Construction
Gross job gains	3,823	4,022	2,658	1,856	3,463	20.5	19.3	13.2	10.4	18.6
At expanding establishments	3,392	3,527	2,230	1,523	2,830	18.2	16.9	11.1	8.5	15.2
At opening establishments	431	495	428	333	633	2.3	2.4	2.1	1.9	3.4
Gross job losses	2,395	2,229	5,152	2,857	2,425	12.9	10.6	25.6	15.9	13.0
At contracting establishments	1,970	1,865	4,779	2,312	2,032	10.6	8.9	23.7	12.9	10.9
At closing establishments	425	364	373	545	393	2.3	1.7	1.9	3.0	2.1
Net employment change (2)	1,428	1,793	-2,494	-1,001	1,038	7.6	8.7	-12.4	-5.5	5.6
Retail trade
Gross job gains	1,978	2,389	2,282	1,787	1,871	5.7	6.9	6.5	5.1	5.4
At expanding establishments	1,625	2,153	1,840	1,614	1,614	4.7	6.2	5.2	4.6	4.7
At opening establishments	353	236	442	173	257	1.0	0.7	1.3	0.5	0.7
Gross job losses	2,344	1,689	2,580	2,397	2,234	6.8	4.8	7.4	6.9	6.5
At contracting establishments	2,114	1,499	2,280	2,060	1,950	6.1	4.3	6.5	5.9	5.7
At closing establishments	230	190	300	337	284	0.7	0.5	0.9	1.0	0.8
Net employment change (2)	-366	700	-298	-610	-363	-1.1	2.1	-0.9	-1.8	-1.1
Transportation and warehousing
Gross job gains	2,727	2,402	2,812	2,125	3,005	12.1	10.7	12.3	9.1	12.9
At expanding establishments	2,455	1,961	2,452	1,815	2,695	10.9	8.7	10.7	7.8	11.6
At opening establishments	272	441	360	310	310	1.2	2.0	1.6	1.3	1.3
Gross job losses	2,709	2,156	2,064	2,316	2,858	12.0	9.6	9.0	9.9	12.2
At contracting establishments	2,316	1,922	1,793	1,990	2,527	10.3	8.6	7.8	8.5	10.8
At closing establishments	393	234	271	326	331	1.7	1.0	1.2	1.4	1.4
Net employment change (2)	18	246	748	-191	147	0.1	1.1	3.3	-0.8	0.7
Professional and business services
Gross job gains	3,073	2,621	2,744	2,117	2,576	10.6	9.0	9.5	7.5	9.1
At expanding establishments	2,466	2,059	2,133	1,698	2,017	8.5	7.1	7.4	6.0	7.1
At opening establishments	607	562	611	419	559	2.1	1.9	2.1	1.5	2.0
Gross job losses	2,556	2,734	2,694	2,814	2,600	8.8	9.4	9.3	9.9	9.2
At contracting establishments	2,042	2,060	2,260	2,102	2,040	7.0	7.1	7.8	7.4	7.2
At closing establishments	514	674	434	712	560	1.8	2.3	1.5	2.5	2.0
Net employment change (2)	517	-113	50	-697	-24	1.8	-0.4	0.2	-2.4	-0.1
Education and health services
Gross job gains	2,277	2,240	2,421	1,907	2,197	4.3	4.2	4.6	3.5	4.0
At expanding establishments	1,939	1,852	1,899	1,737	1,798	3.7	3.5	3.6	3.2	3.3
At opening establishments	338	388	522	170	399	0.6	0.7	1.0	0.3	0.7
Gross job losses	2,035	2,029	1,921	2,123	2,104	3.9	3.8	3.6	4.0	3.9
At contracting establishments	1,720	1,668	1,644	1,768	1,759	3.3	3.1	3.1	3.3	3.3
At closing establishments	315	361	277	355	345	0.6	0.7	0.5	0.7	0.6
Net employment change (2)	242	211	500	-216	93	0.4	0.4	1.0	-0.5	0.1
Leisure and hospitality
Gross job gains	5,174	4,956	5,895	4,744	5,276	14.2	13.7	16.2	12.9	14.6
At expanding establishments	4,181	3,948	4,631	3,052	4,214	11.5	10.9	12.7	8.3	11.7
At opening establishments	993	1,008	1,264	1,692	1,062	2.7	2.8	3.5	4.6	2.9
Gross job losses	5,829	4,869	5,818	5,509	5,877	16.0	13.4	15.9	15.1	16.2
At contracting establishments	4,804	3,876	4,281	4,458	4,784	13.2	10.7	11.7	12.2	13.2
At closing establishments	1,025	993	1,537	1,051	1,093	2.8	2.7	4.2	2.9	3.0
Net employment change (2)	-655	87	77	-765	-601	-1.8	0.3	0.3	-2.2	-1.6
Other services (3)
Gross job gains	960	793	1,109	801	941	9.1	7.6	10.5	7.6	9.1
At expanding establishments	815	680	970	703	764	7.7	6.5	9.2	6.7	7.4
At opening establishments	145	113	139	98	177	1.4	1.1	1.3	0.9	1.7
Gross job losses	948	899	926	1,109	973	9.0	8.6	8.8	10.6	9.5
At contracting establishments	827	776	799	983	834	7.9	7.4	7.6	9.4	8.1
At closing establishments	121	123	127	126	139	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.4
Net employment change (2)	12	-106	183	-308	-32	0.1	-1.0	1.7	-3.0	-0.4
Footnotes: (1) Includes unclassified sector not shown separately. (2) The net employment change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses. (3) Except public administration.

Table 2. Private-sector gross job gains and losses as a percent of total employment by state, seasonally adjusted

Category	Gross job gains as a percent of employment (3 months ended)					Gross job losses as a percent of employment (3 months ended)
	Dec. 2024	Mar. 2025	June 2025	Sept. 2025	Dec. 2025	Dec. 2024	Mar. 2025	June 2025	Sept. 2025	Dec. 2025
United States(1)	5.9	5.6	5.7	5.6	5.9	5.7	5.4	6.0	5.7	5.5
Alabama	5.8	5.3	5.5	5.4	6.1	5.3	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.4
Alaska	10.3	10.0	9.9	7.5	11.8	9.5	8.1	10.3	10.0	9.3
Arizona	6.1	5.8	5.3	5.8	5.7	5.9	5.3	6.3	5.5	5.4
Arkansas	5.8	5.1	5.1	5.3	6.0	4.8	5.1	5.5	5.3	5.0
California	6.7	6.0	6.6	6.2	6.8	6.4	6.2	6.7	6.0	6.1
Colorado	6.2	6.2	6.4	6.5	6.2	6.5	6.8	7.1	6.5	6.4
Connecticut	5.5	5.6	5.8	5.3	5.5	5.5	5.3	5.8	5.9	5.5
Delaware	6.1	5.9	5.9	5.3	5.5	6.3	5.3	6.1	6.1	5.5
District of Columbia	5.0	4.8	5.7	4.6	5.2	5.5	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.0
Florida	6.0	5.8	5.7	5.9	5.9	6.2	5.5	5.8	6.0	5.7
Georgia	6.0	5.5	5.5	5.7	5.9	5.4	5.7	5.6	5.8	5.5
Hawaii	5.3	4.9	4.8	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.2	4.8	4.7
Idaho	8.2	7.3	7.7	6.7	8.1	6.8	7.3	7.2	7.6	6.3
Illinois	5.1	5.0	5.2	4.7	5.3	5.1	5.0	5.2	5.0	5.3
Indiana	5.5	5.4	5.0	5.1	5.5	5.1	5.2	5.6	5.1	5.1
Iowa	5.6	5.8	5.6	4.8	6.3	5.6	5.5	5.8	5.9	5.4
Kansas	5.9	5.5	5.4	5.8	5.7	5.2	5.4	6.3	5.8	5.3
Kentucky	5.3	5.2	5.0	5.3	5.2	5.5	4.8	5.4	5.6	5.0
Louisiana	6.2	5.6	5.5	5.9	6.0	5.5	5.6	6.3	6.0	5.9
Maine	7.0	7.4	7.2	6.2	6.8	7.1	6.3	7.4	7.0	7.0
Maryland	6.0	5.9	5.7	5.7	6.0	5.9	5.7	6.2	6.5	5.6
Massachusetts	5.3	5.0	5.5	5.3	5.4	5.5	5.1	5.8	5.9	5.6
Michigan	5.4	5.2	5.8	4.9	5.6	5.9	5.3	5.5	5.9	5.3
Minnesota	5.5	5.1	5.8	5.3	5.6	5.1	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.5
Mississippi	6.3	5.7	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.2	6.1	6.5	6.1	5.8
Missouri	5.7	5.4	5.5	5.6	6.1	5.3	5.2	6.1	5.9	5.5
Montana	8.4	8.0	7.7	7.0	8.4	7.8	7.5	8.3	7.9	7.4
Nebraska	5.6	5.2	5.4	5.5	5.7	5.5	5.3	5.5	5.8	5.2
Nevada	6.1	5.4	6.2	6.9	6.2	5.6	5.9	6.3	5.2	5.4
New Hampshire	6.3	6.5	6.3	5.6	6.2	5.9	6.1	6.7	6.8	5.7
New Jersey	6.0	5.6	5.8	5.3	5.7	5.5	5.4	5.5	5.8	5.3
New Mexico	6.1	5.9	5.9	5.8	6.1	5.9	5.8	6.0	6.2	6.0
New York	5.7	6.6	5.9	5.9	5.6	5.5	5.0	7.0	5.8	5.6
North Carolina	6.1	5.4	5.6	5.4	6.0	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.7	5.1
North Dakota	6.5	6.7	6.4	6.2	6.9	6.6	6.5	6.7	6.6	6.4
Ohio	5.4	5.2	5.3	5.1	5.3	5.1	4.9	5.4	5.3	5.0
Oklahoma	6.0	5.5	5.5	6.0	6.2	5.5	5.3	6.2	6.4	5.1
Oregon	6.2	5.8	6.4	5.7	6.0	6.6	6.2	6.5	6.7	6.0
Pennsylvania	5.2	5.0	4.9	5.0	5.1	4.8	4.7	5.2	5.2	4.7
Rhode Island	7.3	6.6	6.3	6.0	6.6	6.3	5.9	6.7	6.7	6.2
South Carolina	6.4	6.1	5.8	6.3	6.7	5.9	5.5	6.6	6.5	5.5
South Dakota	6.7	6.2	6.0	5.9	6.0	5.9	6.5	6.1	6.0	5.6
Tennessee	5.5	5.4	5.1	5.7	6.2	6.2	5.1	5.9	5.2	5.2
Texas	5.8	5.1	5.2	5.3	5.6	5.2	5.1	5.4	5.3	4.9
Utah	6.8	6.6	6.6	6.7	6.5	6.3	6.0	6.6	6.4	6.1
Vermont	6.7	6.9	6.9	6.6	6.9	6.7	6.8	7.5	7.8	7.0
Virginia	5.8	5.6	5.8	5.9	5.8	5.5	5.1	5.8	6.1	5.1
Washington	5.8	5.7	6.0	5.2	5.6	5.7	5.5	5.4	5.6	5.3
West Virginia	6.5	6.4	5.5	5.8	5.9	6.1	5.7	6.3	6.0	6.0
Wisconsin	5.3	5.0	5.3	4.9	5.6	5.2	4.9	5.5	5.6	5.1
Wyoming	8.9	8.1	8.3	7.7	9.0	8.3	8.7	8.9	8.4	8.0
Puerto Rico	4.3	6.3	7.0	5.4	4.4	5.4	5.4	6.1	5.7	5.2
Virgin Islands	5.2	5.4	15.0	7.1	9.1	10.8	7.6	9.5	8.4	7.2
Footnotes (1) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.