Research and Analysis

Economy at a glance

April over-the-year job growth^*

1.7%
(U.S. 1.2%)

April unemployment rate^**

4.7%
(U.S. 4.2%)

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