Outlook For Alaska Jobs in 2024
Annual employment forecasts for Anchorage, Fairbanks, Southeast, and statewide
How Teachers' Wages Compare
Alaska was 10th in 2022, down from the '80s and '90s
Year:
2023
Month:
12
Category:
Wages
Benefits
Employment
Commutes Look Different In Alaska
Pandemic shifted the patterns everywhere slightly
Year:
2023
Month:
12
Category:
Special Groups i.e. veterans, youth, older workers etc.
Worker Characteristics
Alaska Aquaculture Is Blooming
Once just salmon, rearing expands to kelp and shellfish
Year:
2023
Month:
12
Category:
Seafood Industry
Economic
Alaska Aquaculture Is Blooming
Seaweed and shellfish cultivation in Alaska are relatively new additions to the industry, but they are gaining popularity, and with room to grow. Alaska now ranks 2nd nationally for kelp production, after Maine.
How We Get To Work
A Look at Teachers and Pay
Fishing Deaths Continue To Decline
Commercial fatalities down 50+ percent over 3 decades
Year:
2023
Month:
11
Category:
Fatalities
Seafood Industry
Fishing jobs show a small decline
Harvesting jobs down overall each year since 2020
Year:
2023
Month:
11
Category:
Seafood Industry
Fishing jobs show small decline
Alaska's commercial fishing employment has decreased each year since the initial pandemic-induced job losses.
Fishing deaths continue decades-long decrease
Worker Shortage Raises Stakes on Retention
Occupations' turnover rates can shed light on the issue
Year:
2023
Month:
10
Category:
Economic
Worker Shortage Raises the Stakes on Retention
Occupations' turnover rates can shed light on the issue