2021 Alaska Economic Trends
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Alaska's population growth over the past decade was the lowest since statehood.
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New state-level data show rise in job openings
The pandemic took its toll on fishermen last year.
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How seafood processing fared during its second pandemic year
Petersburg
In 2019, women earned 72 cents on the dollar in Alaska.
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Trends in Alaska household income
Despite the extraordinary circumstances, our annual survey found a relatively stable market.
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How well states are recovering their lost jobs
New survey gauge pandemic's effects on households
The pandemic accelerated a long-term trend.
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Pandemic hit some areas of Alaska harder than others
What a decade of GDP shows
The pandemic ushered in historic deflation, but a repeat looks unlikely this year.
The pandemic temporarily pinched the taps, but breweries continue to grow in Alaska.
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April job numbers show partial recovery
Pandemic altered typical hiring pattern
The trajectory of jobless claims
The housing market has been remarkably resilient during the pandemic, but this doesn't equal a housing boom.
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Transportation took a hit in 2020
The dependent allowance for unemployment claimants
Men and women were affected differently by the recent state recession, largely because of the industries in which they work.
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Personal income went up in 2020
Retail faces a trio of pressures
An in-depth look at migration-by-age patterns in Alaska since 1985
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Prices declined slightly in 2020
Where states stood economically as the pandemic hit and how Alaska compares
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November's long-term unemployed
Nonresidents working in Alaska
Annual employment forecast for Alaska, Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Southeast
