Alaska Economic Trends
Alaska Economic Trends is a monthly magazine that covers a range of economic topics.
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![Cover 2020 Jobs Forecast](/sites/default/files/trends-mag-thumbs/cover_jan20.jpg)
Alaska added about 1,600 jobs in 2019 after losing more than 11,000 during the recession of the prior three years. We forecast that trend will continue this year, but at a slower rate of 0.3 percent, or about 1,100 new jobs.
![Cover A Look at Alaska's 2019 Population](/sites/default/files/trends-mag-thumbs/cover_feb20.jpg)
Alaska's population decreased 0.4 percent from July 2018 to July 2019, our new estimates show. The biggest drivers were a decline in the number of people moving to Alaska and fewer births.
![Cover Trends in the School-Age Population](/sites/default/files/trends-mag-thumbs/cover_mar20.jpg)
School-age children make up about 18 percent of Alaska today, down from a peak of 29.2 percent in 1970.
![Cover COVID-19 and Alaska's Economy](/sites/default/files/trends-mag-thumbs/cover_apr20.jpg)
Answering initial questions about the virus' short-term economic impacts.
![Cover Seasonal Jobs and COVID-19](/sites/default/files/trends-mag-thumbs/cover_may20.jpg)
Following up on Alaska's economy and COVID-19, including a look at seasonal jobs and the first wave of elevated unemployment claims.
![Cover The Oil Industry's Ups and Downs](/sites/default/files/trends-mag-thumbs/cover_jun20.jpg)
The industry's history of employment swings and how the current situation differs, and detailed April data on COVID-19-related job losses and April unemployment insurance benefit claimants.
![Cover The Cost of Living in Alaska](/sites/default/files/trends-mag-thumbs/cover_jul20.jpg)
Inflation was modest in 2019, but prices plummeted in the spring with the pandemic. This yearly cost-of-living edition features a range of cost comparisons, between Alaska and the nation and by city.
![Cover The Rental Market in Early 2020](/sites/default/files/trends-mag-thumbs/cover_aug20.jpg)
Rents held steady and vacancies rose for a fourth straight year, our annual rental survey shows.
![Cover The Changing Face of Media](/sites/default/files/trends-mag-thumbs/cover_sep20.jpg)
Traditional forms of media have been on a long decline in Alaska and nationwide.
![Cover Job Projections, 2018-2028](/sites/default/files/trends-mag-thumbs/cover_oct20.jpg)
Every other year, we project Alaska's jobs by industry and occupation over the decade.
![Cover Seafood Processing In a Pandemic](/sites/default/files/trends-mag-thumbs/cover_nov20.jpg)
An industry that's used to volatility faced a summer salmon season like no other.
![Cover Restaurants and Bars Hit Hard This Year](/sites/default/files/trends-mag-thumbs/cover_dec20.jpg)
The eating and drinking industry has struggled most during the pandemic.