Economy at a Glance

Anchorage, AK

Anchorage, AK
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2008

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force (1)

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 196.4 195.0 193.7 193.2 197.2 (P) 198.7

Employment (1)

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 184.3 184.0 183.0 182.1 185.7 (P) 186.4

Unemployment (1)

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 12.2 11.0 10.7 11.0 11.5 (P) 12.4

Unemployment Rate (2)

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 6.2 5.6 5.5 5.7 5.8 (P) 6.2

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm (3)

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 175.5 172.9 173.6 173.5 170.4 (P) 169.2

12-month % change
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 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.9 (P) 1.4

Natural Resources and Mining (3)

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 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.1 (P) 3.1

12-month % change
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 19.2 15.4 14.8 14.3 10.7 (P) 10.7

Construction (3)

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 12.2 12.4 12.9 12.4 11.7 (P) 10.3

12-month % change
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 -0.8 -1.6 -0.8 -0.8 -0.8 (P) -1.0

Manufacturing (3)

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 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.1 (P) 2.2

12-month % change
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 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.5 -4.5 (P) 0.0

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3)

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 39.4 39.5 39.6 38.6 37.8 (P) 38.0

12-month % change
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 0.5 0.8 0.8 0.3 0.5 (P) 0.5

Information (3)

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 5.0 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 (P) 5.1

12-month % change
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 -2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 (P) 2.0

Financial Activities (3)

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 10.1 10.1 9.9 9.7 9.6 (P) 9.5

12-month % change
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 -1.0 -1.9 -2.9 -4.0 -2.0 (P) -2.1

Professional and Business Services (3)

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 19.8 19.6 19.8 19.4 18.8 (P) 18.4

12-month % change
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 1.5 2.1 2.1 1.0 2.7 (P) 2.8

Education and Health Services (3)

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 22.9 23.0 23.0 22.8 23.0 (P) 23.1

12-month % change
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 0.9 2.2 1.8 2.2 2.2 (P) 2.7

Leisure and Hospitality (3)

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 19.6 19.4 19.4 18.4 17.3 (P) 17.4

12-month % change
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 0.5 -0.5 -0.5 -0.5 0.0 (P) 0.6

Other Services (3)

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 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.7 6.6 (P) 6.7

12-month % change
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 -1.5 0.0 1.5 1.5 1.5 (P) 4.7

Government (3)

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 34.5 31.7 31.6 34.9 35.3 (P) 35.4

12-month % change
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 0.9 0.6 1.6 1.5 1.1 (P) 1.4

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(P) Preliminary
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Consumer Price Index: Anchorage, AK

CPI-U, All items (1)

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 179.394 183.080 187.659

CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change (1)

1.5 2.9 4.6

CPI-W, All items (2)

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 179.112 182.957 187.396

CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change (2)

1.4 2.8 4.6

Footnotes
(1) All Urban Consumers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.

Data extracted on: January 06, 2009

Source: U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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