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- Alaska Population Projections
- Projected populations for Alaska and boroughs/census areas, as well as trends, composition, and distribution of the Alaska population.
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- Alaska Occupations Information
- Includes a searchable list of more than 2,500 occupational titles. It includes worker characteristics, licensing requirements, supply and demand, employment, wages, and training resources and requirements.
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- Worker Counts by Occupation (ODB)
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- CPI for Anchorage and the U.S. from 1960 to the present. CPI is a measure of the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for goods and services.
- Cost of Living (Trends article)
- The most current cost-of-living article published in Alaska Economic Trends. This annual article pulls together various data for Alaska and some of its boroughs/census areas.
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& Manuals- Alaska Economic Trends
- Trends is a monthly publication with articles on Alaska's economy, population, cost of living, occupations, industries, and more. Online versions are available from 1978 to present.
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