Alaska Economic Trends
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![Cover Jobs Forecast for 2022](/sites/default/files/trends-mag-thumbs/cover_jan22.jpg)
Annual employment forecast for Alaska, Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Southeast
![Cover Fairbanks and the Military](/sites/default/files/trends-mag-thumbs/cover_feb22.jpg)
How the U.S. armed forces helped shape Fairbanks
![Cover Alaska's Population Grew 0.1% in 2021](/sites/default/files/trends-mag-thumbs/cover_mar22.jpg)
Slight growth was the first gain in five years
How COVID-19 affected worker counts
![Cover The Child Care Shortage](/sites/default/files/trends-mag-thumbs/cover_apr22.jpg)
It's a long-term issue, but it got worse during the pandemic
How long the unemployed collect benefits
![Cover Migration Within Alaska](/sites/default/files/trends-mag-thumbs/cover_may22.jpg)
Where people go within the state
Visits to Alaska's national parks during COVID
![Cover Housing Market Tightens](/sites/default/files/trends-mag-thumbs/cover_jun22.jpg)
Prices jumped in 2021 with high demand, low interest rates
![Cover The Cost of Living](/sites/default/files/trends-mag-thumbs/cover_jul22.jpg)
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](/sites/default/files/trends-mag-thumbs/cover_aug22.jpg)
Air cargo, travel on different economic paths the last two years
Job openings rate remains high
![Cover Rental Vacancy Down, Rents Up](/sites/default/files/trends-mag-thumbs/cover_sep22.jpg)
Our rental survey shows the statewide rent increase was mainly tied to Anchorage
![Cover Job Projections Through 2030](/sites/default/files/trends-mag-thumbs/cover_oct22.jpg)
Projections for Alaska industries and occupations, 2020 to 2030
![Cover Slight Decline For Fishing Jobs in 2021](/sites/default/files/trends-mag-thumbs/cover_nov22.jpg)
Small loss followed a big drop in 2020
![Cover Cannabis Industry Matures](/sites/default/files/trends-mag-thumbs/cover_dec22.jpg)
Marijuana field continues to grow, but expansion is slowing
How Alaska's average hourly wage stacks up