Alaska Trends

Employment in Alaska
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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

Alaska Jobs Forecasted 2019

The Detailed Employment Record for Alaska 2018*

Alaska Detailed Employment 2018

*January-November 2018

Job Losses Forecast to End in 2019

Alaska Job Losses to End in 2019

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

Alaska Gains and Losses by the Numbers

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

Most Who Lost Jobs Found Work in Alaska

Industry worked in 2015 before losing job

Cruise Ship Passengers Are Coming Back in Boatloads

Number of cruise ship passengers in Alaska

Cruise Ship Passengers Are Coming Back in Boatloads

Cruise Ship Passengers Are Coming Back in Boatloads

Number of cruise ship passengers in Alaska

Cruise Ship Passengers Are Coming Back in Boatloads
Cruise Ship Passengers Are Coming Back in Boatloads

Mining
Employment Very
Stable in Alaska

*Preliminary

Source: Institute of Social
and Economic Research

Mining Employment Very Stable in Alaska

Mining Employment Very Stable in Alaska

Mining Employment Very Stable in Alaska

*Preliminary

Source: Institute of Social and Economic Research

Mining Employment Very Stable in Alaska

ANS Crude Oil Production

March Trends CrudeOil Production Chart

SOURCE: Alaska Department of Revenue Tax Division

ANS West Coast Crude Oil Prices

March Trends Oil Price Chart

SOURCE: Alaska Department of Revenue Tax Division

Statewide Employment Figures

10/1976—12/2018
Seasonally Adjusted

March Trends Statewide Employment Chart

SOURCE: Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Research & Analysis Section