Alaska Economic Trends
Alaska Economic Trends is a monthly magazine that covers a range of economic topics.
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![Cover Alaska's Employment Forecast for 2023](/sites/default/files/trends-mag-thumbs/cover_jan23.jpg)
Forecasts for Anchorage, Fairbanks, Southeast, and statewide
![Cover The Class of 2005](/sites/default/files/trends-mag-thumbs/cover_feb23.jpg)
Where these high school grads landed
![Cover The Decline in Working-Age Alaskans](/sites/default/files/trends-mag-thumbs/cover_mar23.jpg)
The number of people aged 18 to 64 peaked in 2013
![Cover Has Tourism Fully Bounced Back?](/sites/default/files/trends-mag-thumbs/april-cover.jpg)
Cruise ships and the rocky ride since COVID-19 began
![Cover Home Market Shifts With Rising Rates](/sites/default/files/trends-mag-thumbs/trends.jpg)
Sharp mortgage interest rate rise dents affordability
![Cover Where Robots Are Doing The Work](/sites/default/files/trends-mag-thumbs/trends_0.jpg)
Robotics is a growing type of automation, including in Alaska.
![Cover Anchorage, The Second Century](/sites/default/files/trends-mag-thumbs/trends_2.jpg)
In 2014, we profiled the first 100 years of Anchorage. Here, we follow up on the city's trajectory since 2015.
![Cover Alaska's Rental Market](/sites/default/files/trends-mag-thumbs/trends_6.jpg)
Our March 2023 rental survey showed broad rent increases across Alaska areas. Rents went up an average of 7 percent from 2022.
![Cover Worker Shortage Raises the Stakes on Retention](/sites/default/files/trends-mag-thumbs/trends_7.jpg)
Occupations' turnover rates can shed light on the issue
![Cover Fishing jobs show small decline](/sites/default/files/trends-mag-thumbs/trends_8.jpg)
Alaska's commercial fishing employment has decreased each year since the initial pandemic-induced job losses.
![Cover Alaska Aquaculture Is Blooming](/sites/default/files/trends-mag-thumbs/trends_9.jpg)
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.
A Look at Teachers and Pay