Economy at a Glance

Alaska

Alaska
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2013

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force (1)

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 (5) 366.2 (5) 366.4 365.9 365.9 364.7 (P) 364.3

Employment (1)

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 (5) 341.6 (5) 342.1 341.6 342.2 342.3 (P) 342.6

Unemployment (1)

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 (5) 24.6 (5) 24.4 24.3 23.6 22.5 (P) 21.7

Unemployment Rate (2)

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 (5) 6.7 (5) 6.6 6.7 6.5 6.2 (P) 6.0

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm (3)

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 335.1 335.4 334.6 335.1 335.1 (P) 335.2

12-month % change
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 1.1 1.3 0.5 0.3 0.3 (P) 0.1

Mining and Logging (3)

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 17.5 17.7 17.5 17.5 17.7 (P) 17.7

12-month % change
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 7.4 7.3 7.4 6.7 7.3 (P) 5.4

Construction (3)

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 17.6 17.9 18.5 18.7 18.5 (P) 17.9

12-month % change
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 10.7 12.6 10.8 13.3 11.4 (P) 9.1

Manufacturing (3)

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 11.9 11.6 11.2 11.8 11.6 (P) 12.7

12-month % change
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 -14.4 -12.8 -19.4 -17.5 -19.4 (P) -12.4

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3)

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 64.6 65.1 64.5 64.2 64.2 (P) 64.1

12-month % change
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 1.7 2.7 1.3 0.6 1.3 (P) 0.8

Information (3)

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 6.2 6.2 6.1 6.2 6.1 (P) 6.1

12-month % change
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 -1.6 -1.6 -3.2 -1.6 -3.2 (P) -3.2

Financial Activities (3)

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 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.2 13.3 (P) 13.2

12-month % change
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 -3.0 -2.2 -2.2 -2.2 -0.7 (P) -1.5

Professional & Business Services (3)

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 28.8 28.5 28.9 28.8 28.4 (P) 28.7

12-month % change
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 2.5 1.1 1.8 1.1 0.0 (P) 0.7

Education & Health Services (3)

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 47.2 47.3 47.0 47.2 47.3 (P) 47.6

12-month % change
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 4.0 3.7 2.8 3.1 3.1 (P) 3.5

Leisure & Hospitality (3)

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 32.7 32.6 32.8 32.8 33.2 (P) 32.6

12-month % change
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 0.0 0.0 0.3 -0.3 0.6 (P) -2.4

Other Services (3)

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 11.7 11.6 11.4 11.5 11.6 (P) 11.4

12-month % change
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 1.7 0.9 -1.7 0.0 0.9 (P) -1.7

Government (3)

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 83.9 83.8 83.5 83.2 83.2 (P) 83.2

12-month % change
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 -0.8 -0.8 -0.9 -1.5 -1.9 (P) -1.4

Mass layoffs

Layoff events, all industries (4)

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 9 3 (6) - 4 7 4

Initial claimants, all industries (4)

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 1,325 406 (6) - 361 634 545

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(4) See About the data.
(5) Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal adjustment.
(6) Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
(P) Preliminary

Data extracted on: May 24, 2013

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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