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Alaska had 26,000 job openings in March 2024, compared to 27,000 openings in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Prices in the Anchorage area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 2.2 percent for the two months ending in April 2024.
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.6 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Data Series | Back Data |
Nov 2023 |
Dec 2023 |
Jan 2024 |
Feb 2024 |
Mar 2024 |
Apr 2024 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
(r)358.6 | (r)358.6 | 358.3 | 357.9 | 357.8 | (p)357.7 | |
Employment(1) |
(r)342.2 | (r)342.3 | 341.9 | 341.3 | 341.3 | (p)341.3 | |
Unemployment(1) |
(r)16.4 | (r)16.3 | 16.4 | 16.6 | 16.5 | (p)16.3 | |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
(r)4.6 | (r)4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | (p)4.6 | |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
332.6 | 334.1 | 334.0 | 334.9 | 335.5 | (p)335.5 | |
12-month % change |
3.5 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.2 | (p)3.0 | |
Mining and Logging(3) |
12.2 | 12.1 | 12.4 | 12.7 | 12.8 | (p)12.5 | |
12-month % change |
8.0 | 8.0 | 9.7 | 11.4 | 12.3 | (p)8.7 | |
Construction(3) |
17.7 | 18.0 | 18.4 | 19.2 | 19.5 | (p)19.7 | |
12-month % change |
8.6 | 10.4 | 10.2 | 15.0 | 16.8 | (p)18.0 | |
Manufacturing(3) |
13.3 | 13.9 | 13.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | (p)12.8 | |
12-month % change |
11.8 | 13.0 | -0.7 | 3.2 | 0.0 | (p)4.9 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
66.7 | 66.9 | 66.8 | 66.3 | 66.6 | (p)66.3 | |
12-month % change |
3.9 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 2.3 | (p)1.5 | |
Information(3) |
4.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | (p)4.3 | |
12-month % change |
-2.2 | -6.5 | -6.5 | -6.5 | -4.3 | (p)-6.5 | |
Financial Activities(3) |
11.1 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 11.2 | (p)11.0 | |
12-month % change |
0.9 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | (p)0.9 | |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
28.0 | 28.1 | 28.2 | 28.6 | 28.5 | (p)28.6 | |
12-month % change |
2.2 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.6 | (p)2.5 | |
Education & Health Services(3) |
52.6 | 52.6 | 52.8 | 52.8 | 52.3 | (p)52.7 | |
12-month % change |
3.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.0 | (p)3.3 | |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
35.0 | 35.4 | 34.7 | 34.7 | 34.9 | (p)35.8 | |
12-month % change |
1.2 | 0.6 | -1.7 | -2.0 | -1.7 | (p)0.8 | |
Other Services(3) |
12.2 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 12.3 | (p)12.0 | |
12-month % change |
7.0 | 8.8 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 6.0 | (p)3.4 | |
Government(3) |
79.3 | 79.3 | 79.4 | 79.6 | 80.0 | (p)79.8 | |
12-month % change |
1.8 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 2.4 | (p)1.8 | |
Footnotes |