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2012 Alaska Economic Trends
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| February 2012 |
Federal Spending in Alaska |
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The federal government has been Alaska’s largest employer since the days before statehood, generating approximately a third of all jobs in the state. That means Alaska has a lot to lose as proposed federal budget cuts over the next 10 years could top $1.5 trillion — the largest spending cuts since the end of World War II.
February 2012 Trends |
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| January 2012 |
Employment Forecast for 2012 |
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Alaska gained jobs for the second consecutive year in 2011 after ripple effects from the national and global recession ended the state’s 21-year growth streak in 2009. More growth is forecasted for Alaska in 2012 — a modest increase of 1.2 percent, or 3,900 jobs — but neither the global nor U.S. economies are on clear recovery paths yet, and that will dampen the Alaska outlook in the coming year.
January 2012 Trends |
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