Anchorage, AK
MSA Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1990 | 132,438 | - | 5.9 | - |
| 1991 | 134,095 | 1.3 | 7.2 | 1.3 |
| 1992 | 137,765 | 2.7 | 8.0 | 0.7 |
| 1993 | 143,887 | 4.4 | 6.6 | -1.4 |
| 1994 | 148,449 | 3.2 | 6.2 | -0.4 |
| 1995 | 149,802 | 0.9 | 5.9 | -0.3 |
| 1996 | 151,759 | 1.3 | 6.1 | 0.2 |
| 1997 | 155,418 | 2.4 | 5.9 | -0.2 |
| 1998 | 160,185 | 3.1 | 4.8 | -1.0 |
| 1999 | 162,690 | 1.6 | 5.0 | 0.1 |
| 2000 | 160,317 | -1.5 | 5.3 | 0.3 |
| 2001 | 163,037 | 1.7 | 5.2 | -0.1 |
| 2002 | 165,602 | 1.6 | 6.1 | 0.9 |
| 2003 | 168,903 | 2.0 | 6.6 | 0.6 |
| 2004 | 171,442 | 1.5 | 6.3 | -0.3 |
| 2005 | 175,333 | 2.3 | 5.9 | -0.4 |
| 2006 | 180,411 | 2.9 | 5.7 | -0.2 |
| 2007 | 181,512 | 0.6 | 5.4 | -0.3 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 150,952 | 1.9 | 6.3 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 148,032 | 1.8 | 6.5 | -0.8 |
| Mar | 148,363 | 2.2 | 6.3 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 147,988 | 1.1 | 6.1 | -0.6 |
| May | 148,481 | 0.0 | 5.8 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 148,979 | 0.9 | 5.9 | -0.7 |
| Jul | 149,233 | 1.1 | 5.5 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 148,396 | 0.5 | 5.3 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 148,029 | 0.3 | 5.4 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 151,737 | 0.6 | 5.6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 153,166 | 0.8 | 5.8 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 154,268 | 0.1 | 5.7 | 0.3 |
| 1996-Jan | 151,407 | 0.3 | 7.0 | 0.6 |
| Feb | 149,067 | 0.7 | 6.9 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 149,156 | 0.5 | 6.8 | 0.5 |
| Apr | 148,387 | 0.3 | 6.4 | 0.4 |
| May | 149,225 | 0.5 | 6.1 | 0.3 |
| Jun | 151,513 | 1.7 | 6.1 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 151,114 | 1.3 | 5.9 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 150,826 | 1.6 | 5.3 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 151,136 | 2.1 | 5.5 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 154,980 | 2.1 | 5.4 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 156,277 | 2.0 | 5.9 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 158,023 | 2.4 | 5.6 | -0.1 |
| 1997-Jan | 154,801 | 2.2 | 6.7 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 152,335 | 2.2 | 7.1 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 152,324 | 2.1 | 7.2 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 151,961 | 2.4 | 6.3 | -0.1 |
| May | 154,195 | 3.3 | 5.8 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 154,477 | 2.0 | 6.1 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 155,065 | 2.6 | 5.6 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 155,185 | 2.9 | 5.4 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 154,368 | 2.1 | 5.5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 158,015 | 2.0 | 5.1 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 160,602 | 2.8 | 5.1 | -0.8 |
| Dec | 161,683 | 2.3 | 4.9 | -0.7 |
| 1998-Jan | 158,579 | 2.4 | 5.5 | -1.2 |
| Feb | 156,757 | 2.9 | 5.5 | -1.5 |
| Mar | 157,306 | 3.3 | 5.6 | -1.6 |
| Apr | 157,888 | 3.9 | 4.8 | -1.5 |
| May | 159,660 | 3.5 | 4.6 | -1.2 |
| Jun | 160,429 | 3.9 | 5.2 | -0.9 |
| Jul | 160,209 | 3.3 | 4.6 | -1.0 |
| Aug | 159,570 | 2.8 | 4.3 | -1.1 |
| Sep | 159,344 | 3.2 | 4.5 | -1.0 |
| Oct | 162,577 | 2.9 | 4.5 | -0.6 |
| Nov | 164,161 | 2.2 | 4.5 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 165,737 | 2.5 | 4.5 | -0.4 |
| 1999-Jan | 162,955 | 2.8 | 5.5 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 160,369 | 2.3 | 6.0 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 160,253 | 1.9 | 5.6 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 159,575 | 1.1 | 5.2 | 0.4 |
| May | 161,142 | 0.9 | 4.8 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 162,984 | 1.6 | 5.3 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 162,469 | 1.4 | 4.8 | 0.2 |
| Aug | 162,148 | 1.6 | 4.5 | 0.2 |
| Sep | 160,954 | 1.0 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 164,628 | 1.3 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 166,824 | 1.6 | 4.5 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 167,984 | 1.4 | 4.6 | 0.1 |
| 2000-Jan | 161,991 | -0.6 | 5.8 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 160,099 | -0.2 | 6.1 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 160,286 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 160,491 | 0.6 | 5.5 | 0.3 |
| May | 159,622 | -0.9 | 5.3 | 0.5 |
| Jun | 159,792 | -2.0 | 5.6 | 0.3 |
| Jul | 158,457 | -2.5 | 4.9 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 156,894 | -3.2 | 5.0 | 0.5 |
| Sep | 157,579 | -2.1 | 4.7 | 0.3 |
| Oct | 161,475 | -1.9 | 4.6 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 162,732 | -2.5 | 4.9 | 0.4 |
| Dec | 164,385 | -2.1 | 5.1 | 0.4 |
| 2001-Jan | 164,238 | 1.4 | 5.9 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 161,446 | 0.8 | 5.9 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 161,544 | 0.8 | 5.8 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 162,359 | 1.2 | 5.3 | -0.2 |
| May | 162,721 | 1.9 | 4.8 | -0.6 |
| Jun | 164,290 | 2.8 | 5.3 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 161,130 | 1.7 | 4.8 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 159,531 | 1.7 | 4.9 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 161,456 | 2.5 | 4.6 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 164,428 | 1.8 | 4.6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 166,100 | 2.1 | 4.9 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 167,196 | 1.7 | 5.2 | 0.2 |
| 2002-Jan | 165,515 | 0.8 | 6.2 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 164,072 | 1.6 | 6.4 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 163,621 | 1.3 | 6.5 | 0.7 |
| Apr | 163,215 | 0.5 | 6.4 | 1.1 |
| May | 164,180 | 0.9 | 5.7 | 1.0 |
| Jun | 167,462 | 1.9 | 6.3 | 1.0 |
| Jul | 164,014 | 1.8 | 5.8 | 1.1 |
| Aug | 163,411 | 2.4 | 5.9 | 0.9 |
| Sep | 165,058 | 2.2 | 5.8 | 1.1 |
| Oct | 168,095 | 2.2 | 5.5 | 0.9 |
| Nov | 169,092 | 1.8 | 6.0 | 1.1 |
| Dec | 169,485 | 1.4 | 6.5 | 1.3 |
| 2003-Jan | 169,489 | 2.4 | 7.1 | 1.0 |
| Feb | 167,420 | 2.0 | 7.5 | 1.1 |
| Mar | 167,076 | 2.1 | 7.1 | 0.6 |
| Apr | 167,833 | 2.8 | 6.9 | 0.5 |
| May | 167,498 | 2.0 | 6.5 | 0.8 |
| Jun | 169,100 | 1.0 | 7.3 | 1.0 |
| Jul | 166,198 | 1.3 | 6.4 | 0.6 |
| Aug | 165,769 | 1.4 | 6.3 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 167,244 | 1.3 | 6.2 | 0.4 |
| Oct | 171,521 | 2.0 | 5.7 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 173,482 | 2.6 | 6.2 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 174,210 | 2.8 | 6.3 | -0.2 |
| 2004-Jan | 170,901 | 0.8 | 7.1 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 170,158 | 1.6 | 7.2 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 169,785 | 1.6 | 7.1 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 169,356 | 0.9 | 6.7 | -0.3 |
| May | 169,730 | 1.3 | 6.2 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 170,328 | 0.7 | 6.7 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 169,519 | 2.0 | 6.0 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 168,699 | 1.8 | 5.9 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 170,032 | 1.7 | 5.8 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 174,489 | 1.7 | 5.5 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 176,720 | 1.9 | 5.9 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 177,583 | 1.9 | 6.0 | -0.3 |
| 2005-Jan | 174,252 | 2.0 | 6.5 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 173,217 | 1.8 | 6.9 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 173,002 | 1.9 | 6.3 | -0.8 |
| Apr | 173,752 | 2.6 | 6.0 | -0.6 |
| May | 173,724 | 2.4 | 5.6 | -0.6 |
| Jun | 174,017 | 2.2 | 6.0 | -0.7 |
| Jul | 173,628 | 2.4 | 5.5 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 171,997 | 2.0 | 5.4 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 174,945 | 2.9 | 5.7 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 179,508 | 2.9 | 5.2 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 180,336 | 2.0 | 5.9 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 181,615 | 2.3 | 5.9 | -0.1 |
| 2006-Jan | 179,336 | 2.9 | 6.4 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 178,347 | 3.0 | 6.8 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 178,433 | 3.1 | 6.3 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 178,602 | 2.8 | 6.1 | 0.1 |
| May | 179,377 | 3.3 | 5.6 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 179,839 | 3.3 | 5.8 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 178,756 | 3.0 | 5.5 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 177,576 | 3.2 | 5.3 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 179,221 | 2.4 | 5.3 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 184,344 | 2.7 | 4.7 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 184,815 | 2.5 | 5.1 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 186,291 | 2.6 | 5.3 | -0.6 |
| 2007-Jan | 182,568 | 1.8 | 5.9 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 181,263 | 1.6 | 6.1 | -0.8 |
| Mar | 181,193 | 1.5 | 5.7 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 180,706 | 1.2 | 5.5 | -0.6 |
| May | 181,076 | 0.9 | 5.1 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 181,183 | 0.7 | 5.6 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 178,804 | 0.0 | 5.2 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 176,501 | -0.6 | 5.2 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 179,471 | 0.1 | 5.3 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 184,035 | -0.2 | 4.8 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 185,396 | 0.3 | 5.2 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 185,947 | -0.2 | 5.6 | 0.3 |
| 2008-Jan | 182,199 | -0.2 | 6.2 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 181,478 | 0.1 | 6.5 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 182,044 | 0.5 | 6.3 | 0.7 |
| Apr | 183,200 | 1.4 | 6.1 | 0.6 |
| May | 183,654 | 1.4 | 5.9 | 0.8 |
| Jun | 184,255 | 1.7 | 6.2 | 0.6 |
| Jul | 184,000 | 2.9 | 5.6 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 182,562 | 3.4 | 5.6 | 0.5 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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