Research and Analysis

Economy at a glance

August over-the-year job growth^*

1.8%
(U.S. 1.5%)

August unemployment rate^**

4.6%
(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