Economy at a glance
December over-the-year job growth*
1.9%
(U.S. 1.4%)
December unemployment rate**
4.7%
(U.S.
4.1%)
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
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