Alaska Trends
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y most accounts Alaska is slowly emerging from a several year recession with forecasted job growth in multiple industries. The construction industry is expected to gain some 900 jobs, according to the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Healthcare and hospitality follow with an expected gain of 500 jobs for each industry, while the oil and gas industry should see an additional 300 jobs, the organization reports. Notably, the cruise ship industry is expected to break another record with an estimated 1.3 million passengers in 2019. Overall the state should see an additional 1,400 jobs in 2019 compared to a loss of 2,200 jobs last year.
Forecasted Job Gains & Losses
in Alaska 2019
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The Detailed Employment Record for Alaska 2018*
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*January-November 2018
Job Losses Forecast to End in 2019
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Statewide change in jobs, 2011-2019 Forecast
Source: Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Research and Analysis Section
*Preliminary
Gains & Losses by the Numbers
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Employment Changes in Alaska 2011-2019 Forecast
Source: Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Research and Analysis Section
*Preliminary
Most Who Lost Jobs Found Work in Alaska
Industries hardest-hit by state recession, 2015 and 2017
Worked in different Alaska industry in 2017
Worked in same Alaska industry in 2017
Left Alaska by 2017
In Alaska in 2017 but not working
Note: Resident workers only.
Source: Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Research and Analysis Section
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Industry worked in 2015 before losing job
Cruise Ship Passengers Are Coming Back in Boatloads
Number of cruise ship passengers in Alaska
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Cruise Ship Passengers Are Coming Back in Boatloads
Number of cruise ship passengers in Alaska
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Mining
Employment Very
Stable in Alaska
*Preliminary
Source: Institute of Social
and Economic Research
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Mining Employment Very Stable in Alaska
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*Preliminary
Source: Institute of Social and Economic Research
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ANS Crude Oil Production
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SOURCE: Alaska Department of Revenue Tax Division
ANS West Coast Crude Oil Prices
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SOURCE: Alaska Department of Revenue Tax Division
Statewide Employment Figures
Seasonally Adjusted
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SOURCE: Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Research & Analysis Section