Alaska Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1978 | 162,000 | - | 11.0 | - |
| 1979 | 166,000 | 2.5 | 9.3 | -1.7 |
| 1980 | 170,000 | 2.4 | 9.6 | 0.3 |
| 1981 | 178,000 | 4.7 | 9.2 | -0.4 |
| 1982 | 190,000 | 6.7 | 10.0 | 0.8 |
| 1983 | 210,000 | 10.5 | 10.3 | 0.3 |
| 1984 | 222,000 | 5.7 | 10.1 | -0.1 |
| 1985 | 226,000 | 1.8 | 9.6 | -0.5 |
| 1986 | 229,000 | 1.3 | 10.9 | 1.3 |
| 1987 | 223,000 | -2.6 | 10.8 | -0.1 |
| 1988 | 227,000 | 1.8 | 9.2 | -1.6 |
| 1989 | 236,000 | 4.0 | 6.7 | -2.5 |
| 1990 | 251,257 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 0.3 |
| 1991 | 251,940 | 0.3 | 8.7 | 1.7 |
| 1992 | 261,155 | 3.7 | 9.2 | 0.5 |
| 1993 | 274,788 | 5.2 | 7.7 | -1.5 |
| 1994 | 281,417 | 2.4 | 7.8 | 0.0 |
| 1995 | 282,098 | 0.2 | 7.1 | -0.7 |
| 1996 | 285,552 | 1.2 | 7.5 | 0.4 |
| 1997 | 289,963 | 1.5 | 7.1 | -0.4 |
| 1998 | 293,939 | 1.4 | 6.1 | -0.9 |
| 1999 | 297,019 | 1.0 | 6.2 | 0.0 |
| 2000 | 299,324 | 0.8 | 6.2 | 0.0 |
| 2001 | 301,694 | 0.8 | 6.2 | 0.0 |
| 2002 | 305,112 | 1.1 | 7.1 | 0.9 |
| 2003 | 310,762 | 1.9 | 7.7 | 0.6 |
| 2004 | 315,804 | 1.6 | 7.4 | -0.3 |
| 2005 | 321,826 | 1.9 | 6.9 | -0.5 |
| 2006 | 327,986 | 1.9 | 6.5 | -0.3 |
| 2007 | 330,587 | 0.8 | 6.2 | -0.4 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 274,388 | 1.9 | 8.2 | -1.4 |
| Feb | 274,672 | 1.7 | 8.2 | -1.4 |
| Mar | 275,442 | 0.8 | 7.8 | -1.0 |
| Apr | 276,194 | 0.4 | 7.3 | -1.0 |
| May | 281,668 | 0.1 | 6.9 | -1.5 |
| Jun | 287,155 | -1.0 | 7.0 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 294,425 | -1.2 | 6.2 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 290,741 | -1.4 | 5.9 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 285,272 | -0.6 | 6.3 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 283,976 | 0.6 | 6.6 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 281,614 | 0.7 | 7.2 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 279,626 | 1.1 | 7.5 | -0.2 |
| 1996-Jan | 275,391 | 0.4 | 9.0 | 0.8 |
| Feb | 276,736 | 0.8 | 8.9 | 0.7 |
| Mar | 277,967 | 0.9 | 8.6 | 0.8 |
| Apr | 279,042 | 1.0 | 7.9 | 0.6 |
| May | 285,356 | 1.3 | 7.4 | 0.5 |
| Jun | 291,529 | 1.5 | 7.3 | 0.3 |
| Jul | 298,196 | 1.3 | 6.6 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 294,618 | 1.3 | 6.1 | 0.2 |
| Sep | 289,572 | 1.5 | 6.2 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 288,133 | 1.5 | 6.6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 285,480 | 1.4 | 7.3 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 284,602 | 1.8 | 7.6 | 0.0 |
| 1997-Jan | 280,919 | 2.0 | 8.7 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 280,877 | 1.5 | 8.8 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 282,615 | 1.7 | 8.7 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 283,243 | 1.5 | 7.7 | -0.2 |
| May | 289,787 | 1.6 | 6.9 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 295,242 | 1.3 | 7.1 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 302,039 | 1.3 | 6.2 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 298,823 | 1.4 | 6.0 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 293,689 | 1.4 | 6.0 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 292,087 | 1.4 | 6.0 | -0.6 |
| Nov | 290,923 | 1.9 | 6.1 | -1.2 |
| Dec | 289,316 | 1.7 | 6.4 | -1.2 |
| 1998-Jan | 285,694 | 1.7 | 7.2 | -1.5 |
| Feb | 286,161 | 1.9 | 7.2 | -1.6 |
| Mar | 287,003 | 1.6 | 7.1 | -1.5 |
| Apr | 288,264 | 1.8 | 6.0 | -1.8 |
| May | 294,282 | 1.6 | 5.9 | -1.1 |
| Jun | 299,363 | 1.4 | 6.4 | -0.7 |
| Jul | 305,121 | 1.0 | 5.4 | -0.8 |
| Aug | 301,790 | 1.0 | 5.1 | -0.8 |
| Sep | 297,193 | 1.2 | 5.3 | -0.7 |
| Oct | 295,395 | 1.1 | 5.7 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 293,566 | 0.9 | 5.9 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 293,431 | 1.4 | 6.2 | -0.2 |
| 1999-Jan | 290,553 | 1.7 | 7.3 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 290,258 | 1.4 | 7.7 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 290,732 | 1.3 | 7.1 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 291,055 | 1.0 | 6.4 | 0.5 |
| May | 297,361 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 302,851 | 1.2 | 6.3 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 307,821 | 0.9 | 5.4 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 304,505 | 0.9 | 5.2 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 299,411 | 0.7 | 5.1 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 297,802 | 0.8 | 5.5 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 296,282 | 0.9 | 5.8 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 295,596 | 0.7 | 6.1 | -0.2 |
| 2000-Jan | 293,142 | 0.9 | 7.2 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 293,723 | 1.2 | 7.3 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 294,220 | 1.2 | 7.1 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 295,497 | 1.5 | 6.5 | 0.0 |
| May | 299,278 | 0.6 | 6.2 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 305,004 | 0.7 | 6.3 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 309,898 | 0.7 | 5.3 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 306,334 | 0.6 | 5.4 | 0.3 |
| Sep | 301,070 | 0.6 | 5.3 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 299,459 | 0.6 | 5.4 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 297,172 | 0.3 | 5.9 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 297,091 | 0.5 | 6.2 | 0.1 |
| 2001-Jan | 294,540 | 0.5 | 7.4 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 294,719 | 0.3 | 7.2 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 295,313 | 0.4 | 6.9 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 296,348 | 0.3 | 6.5 | 0.0 |
| May | 301,870 | 0.9 | 5.8 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 307,417 | 0.8 | 6.2 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 313,442 | 1.1 | 5.3 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 308,683 | 0.8 | 5.4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 305,568 | 1.5 | 5.2 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 302,725 | 1.1 | 5.5 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 300,087 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 299,616 | 0.8 | 6.6 | 0.4 |
| 2002-Jan | 296,731 | 0.7 | 7.7 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 298,420 | 1.3 | 7.7 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 298,504 | 1.1 | 7.7 | 0.8 |
| Apr | 299,218 | 1.0 | 7.5 | 1.0 |
| May | 305,491 | 1.2 | 6.6 | 0.9 |
| Jun | 310,350 | 1.0 | 7.2 | 1.0 |
| Jul | 315,851 | 0.8 | 6.4 | 1.2 |
| Aug | 313,346 | 1.5 | 6.4 | 1.0 |
| Sep | 310,109 | 1.5 | 6.4 | 1.2 |
| Oct | 306,953 | 1.4 | 6.5 | 1.0 |
| Nov | 303,452 | 1.1 | 7.1 | 1.1 |
| Dec | 302,913 | 1.1 | 7.8 | 1.2 |
| 2003-Jan | 302,667 | 2.0 | 8.6 | 0.9 |
| Feb | 303,295 | 1.6 | 8.9 | 1.1 |
| Mar | 303,863 | 1.8 | 8.4 | 0.6 |
| Apr | 305,298 | 2.0 | 8.1 | 0.6 |
| May | 310,768 | 1.7 | 7.5 | 0.8 |
| Jun | 316,067 | 1.8 | 8.1 | 0.9 |
| Jul | 321,109 | 1.7 | 6.9 | 0.5 |
| Aug | 318,460 | 1.6 | 6.8 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 314,101 | 1.3 | 6.8 | 0.4 |
| Oct | 312,429 | 1.8 | 6.7 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 311,127 | 2.5 | 7.5 | 0.4 |
| Dec | 309,957 | 2.3 | 7.7 | -0.1 |
| 2004-Jan | 307,499 | 1.6 | 8.6 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 307,672 | 1.4 | 8.7 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 308,066 | 1.4 | 8.4 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 309,132 | 1.3 | 7.8 | -0.3 |
| May | 315,141 | 1.4 | 7.2 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 320,741 | 1.5 | 7.6 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 327,318 | 1.9 | 6.5 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 324,482 | 1.9 | 6.4 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 319,870 | 1.8 | 6.5 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 317,933 | 1.8 | 6.5 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 316,409 | 1.7 | 7.1 | -0.4 |
| Dec | 315,386 | 1.8 | 7.4 | -0.3 |
| 2005-Jan | 312,563 | 1.6 | 8.0 | -0.7 |
| Feb | 312,537 | 1.6 | 8.4 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 313,606 | 1.8 | 7.6 | -0.9 |
| Apr | 315,461 | 2.0 | 7.1 | -0.7 |
| May | 321,952 | 2.2 | 6.5 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 327,157 | 2.0 | 6.7 | -0.9 |
| Jul | 333,639 | 1.9 | 6.0 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 330,830 | 2.0 | 5.8 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 326,485 | 2.1 | 6.3 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 324,808 | 2.2 | 6.2 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 321,989 | 1.8 | 7.0 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 320,882 | 1.7 | 7.2 | -0.2 |
| 2006-Jan | 318,685 | 2.0 | 7.7 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 319,117 | 2.1 | 8.1 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 320,200 | 2.1 | 7.4 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 321,334 | 1.9 | 7.1 | 0.0 |
| May | 327,487 | 1.7 | 6.5 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 333,311 | 1.9 | 6.5 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 339,157 | 1.7 | 5.9 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 336,818 | 1.8 | 5.7 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 332,022 | 1.7 | 5.7 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 330,873 | 1.9 | 5.5 | -0.7 |
| Nov | 328,662 | 2.1 | 6.1 | -0.9 |
| Dec | 328,160 | 2.3 | 6.5 | -0.7 |
| 2007-Jan | 324,071 | 1.7 | 7.1 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 323,506 | 1.4 | 7.2 | -0.9 |
| Mar | 324,704 | 1.4 | 6.6 | -0.8 |
| Apr | 324,340 | 0.9 | 6.3 | -0.7 |
| May | 330,420 | 0.9 | 5.8 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 336,150 | 0.9 | 6.2 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 341,502 | 0.7 | 5.6 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 337,444 | 0.2 | 5.4 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 334,400 | 0.7 | 5.6 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 331,722 | 0.3 | 5.4 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 330,543 | 0.6 | 6.0 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 328,243 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 0.2 |
| 2008-Jan | 323,854 | -0.1 | 7.4 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 323,773 | 0.1 | 7.7 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 326,806 | 0.6 | 7.4 | 0.7 |
| Apr | 329,162 | 1.5 | 7.0 | 0.7 |
| May | 335,784 | 1.6 | 6.6 | 0.8 |
| Jun | 341,677 | 1.6 | 6.9 | 0.7 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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