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Alaska Economic Trends

Alaska Economic Trends is a monthly magazine that covers a range of economic topics.

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Alaska Economic Trends are searchable from 1961 to the present using the Trends search page. The search can include any combination of the following: Key Words, Date Range, Author, Category


Cover Jobs Forecast for 2022
January 2022
Jobs Forecast for 2022

Annual employment forecast for Alaska, Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Southeast

Cover Fairbanks and the Military
February 2022
Fairbanks and the Military

How the U.S. armed forces helped shape Fairbanks

Also Inside
Inflation hit a 31-year high in 2021
Cover Alaska's Population Grew 0.1% in 2021
March 2022
Alaska's Population Grew 0.1% in 2021

Slight growth was the first gain in five years

Also Inside
Average wages grew over the decade
How COVID-19 affected worker counts
Cover The Child Care Shortage
April 2022
The Child Care Shortage

It's a long-term issue, but it got worse during the pandemic

Also Inside
The workers who went missing during COVID
How long the unemployed collect benefits
Cover Migration Within Alaska
May 2022
Migration Within Alaska

Where people go within the state

Also Inside
Kodiak, an atypical fishing town
Visits to Alaska's national parks during COVID
Cover Housing Market Tightens
June 2022
Housing Market Tightens

Prices jumped in 2021 with high demand, low interest rates

Also Inside
A wild ride for the oil industry
Cover The Cost of Living
July 2022
The Cost of Living

A look at inflation, how Alaska costs compared nationwide, and how costs varied within Alaska in 2021 and early 2022

Cover Ups And Downs For Air Transportation
August 2022
Ups And Downs For Air Transportation

Air cargo, travel on different economic paths the last two years

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Movers to Alaska aren't staying as long
Job openings rate remains high
Cover Rental Vacancy Down, Rents Up
September 2022
Rental Vacancy Down, Rents Up

Our rental survey shows the statewide rent increase was mainly tied to Anchorage

Also Inside
Population projections through 2050 Population turnover and movers by state
Cover Job Projections Through 2030
October 2022
Job Projections Through 2030

Projections for Alaska industries and occupations, 2020 to 2030

Cover Slight Decline For Fishing Jobs in 2021
November 2022
Slight Decline For Fishing Jobs in 2021

Small loss followed a big drop in 2020

Also Inside
Adak: Centuries of transformation
Cover Cannabis Industry Matures
December 2022
Cannabis Industry Matures

Marijuana field continues to grow, but expansion is slowing

Also Inside
Job recovery in restaurants and bars
How Alaska's average hourly wage stacks up

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