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 | 314,753 | 1.3 | 7.4 | -0.3 |
| 2005 | 320,644 | 1.9 | 6.9 | -0.5 |
| 2006 | 326,852 | 1.9 | 6.5 | -0.3 |
| 2007 | 330,065 | 1.0 | 6.2 | -0.4 |
| 2008 | 333,376 | 1.0 | 6.7 | 0.5 |
| 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 | 306,295 | 1.2 | 8.7 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 306,653 | 1.1 | 8.7 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 307,145 | 1.1 | 8.4 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 308,196 | 0.9 | 7.8 | -0.2 |
| May | 314,274 | 1.1 | 7.1 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 319,839 | 1.2 | 7.6 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 326,253 | 1.6 | 6.5 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 323,589 | 1.6 | 6.3 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 318,695 | 1.5 | 6.5 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 316,614 | 1.3 | 6.6 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 315,208 | 1.3 | 7.1 | -0.4 |
| Dec | 314,279 | 1.4 | 7.4 | -0.3 |
| 2005-Jan | 311,193 | 1.6 | 8.0 | -0.7 |
| Feb | 311,365 | 1.5 | 8.4 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 312,527 | 1.8 | 7.6 | -0.9 |
| Apr | 314,378 | 2.0 | 7.1 | -0.7 |
| May | 320,940 | 2.1 | 6.5 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 326,120 | 2.0 | 6.7 | -0.9 |
| Jul | 332,446 | 1.9 | 6.0 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 329,827 | 1.9 | 5.8 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 325,216 | 2.0 | 6.3 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 323,360 | 2.1 | 6.3 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 320,683 | 1.7 | 7.0 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 319,669 | 1.7 | 7.2 | -0.2 |
| 2006-Jan | 317,215 | 1.9 | 7.7 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 317,873 | 2.1 | 8.1 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 319,063 | 2.1 | 7.4 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 320,237 | 1.9 | 7.1 | 0.0 |
| May | 326,467 | 1.7 | 6.4 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 332,292 | 1.9 | 6.5 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 338,006 | 1.7 | 5.9 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 335,909 | 1.8 | 5.6 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 330,844 | 1.7 | 5.7 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 329,570 | 1.9 | 5.5 | -0.7 |
| Nov | 327,579 | 2.2 | 6.1 | -0.9 |
| Dec | 327,173 | 2.3 | 6.5 | -0.8 |
| 2007-Jan | 322,840 | 1.8 | 7.1 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 322,601 | 1.5 | 7.2 | -1.0 |
| Mar | 323,944 | 1.5 | 6.6 | -0.8 |
| Apr | 323,765 | 1.1 | 6.4 | -0.8 |
| May | 329,972 | 1.1 | 5.8 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 335,649 | 1.0 | 6.1 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 340,999 | 0.9 | 5.5 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 337,159 | 0.4 | 5.4 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 334,101 | 1.0 | 5.6 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 331,305 | 0.5 | 5.5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 330,294 | 0.8 | 6.0 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 328,156 | 0.3 | 6.7 | 0.2 |
| 2008-Jan | 326,178 | 1.0 | 7.2 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 325,613 | 0.9 | 7.3 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 327,017 | 0.9 | 7.0 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 328,612 | 1.5 | 6.6 | 0.2 |
| May | 334,198 | 1.3 | 6.4 | 0.6 |
| Jun | 339,638 | 1.2 | 6.6 | 0.5 |
| Jul | 345,231 | 1.2 | 6.0 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 341,641 | 1.3 | 6.0 | 0.6 |
| Sep | 336,978 | 0.9 | 6.1 | 0.4 |
| Oct | 334,632 | 1.0 | 6.3 | 0.8 |
| Nov | 331,520 | 0.4 | 6.8 | 0.8 |
| Dec | 329,250 | 0.3 | 7.6 | 0.9 |
| 2009-Jan | 324,009 | -0.7 | 8.9 | 1.7 |
| Feb | 323,268 | -0.7 | 9.2 | 1.9 |
| Mar | 322,237 | -1.5 | 9.2 | 2.1 |
| Apr | 324,903 | -1.1 | 8.3 | 1.7 |
| May | 330,087 | -1.2 | 8.0 | 1.7 |
| Jun | 335,868 | -1.1 | 8.3 | 1.7 |
| Jul | 340,896 | -1.3 | 7.3 | 1.3 |
| Aug | 337,443 | -1.2 | 7.1 | 1.1 |
| Sep | 331,087 | -1.7 | 7.6 | 1.5 |
| Oct | 326,978 | -2.3 | 8.3 | 2.0 |
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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