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Economy at a glance
December over-the-year job growth*
-7.7%
(U.S. -6.0%)
December unemployment rate**
5.8%
(U.S.
6.7%
)
Read this month’s unemployment press release
*Percent change to job numbers from the same month of the previous year
**Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates; Alaska's unemployment rate has been an unreliable and often misleading economic indicator during the COVID-affected months because of data collection challenges