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| July 2020 |
The Cost of Living in Alaska |
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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.
July 2020 Trends
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COVID-19: Who has gone back to work? |
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| June 2020 |
The Oil Industry's Ups and Downs |
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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.
June 2020 Trends
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COVID-19: Job losses and unemployment claims |
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| May 2020 |
Seasonal Jobs and COVID-19 |
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Following up on Alaska's economy and COVID-19, including a look at seasonal jobs and the first wave of elevated unemployment claims.
May 2020 Trends
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First wave of unemployment claims
25-year population projections |
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| April 2020 |
COVID-19 and Alaska's Economy |
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Answering initial questions about the virus' short-term economic impacts.
April 2020 Trends
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| March 2020 |
Trends in the School-Age Population |
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School-age children make up about 18 percent of Alaska today, down from a peak of 29.2 percent in 1970.
March 2020 Trends
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Total wages up 4.7 percent in the third quarter |
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| February 2020 |
A Look at Alaska's 2019 Population |
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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.
February 2020 Trends
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Cordova
Unemployment claims over the last decade |
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| January 2020 |
2020 Jobs Forecast |
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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.
January 2020 Trends
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Forecasts for Anchorage, the Fairbanks area, and Southeast |
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