A Ketchikan neighborhood, photo courtesy of Flickr user Teresa, Tick’s Pics.
Gunnar Schultz and Rob Kreiger of the Alaska Dept. of Labor and Workforce Development examine Alaska’s rising rent costs and the impacts on vacancy rates — although rental costs are increasing, vacancy rates remain low. The feature article, Rent up 7 percent over the year, uncovers factors contributing to the pace and provides an outlook for the coming years.
The September edition also examines how different Alaskan households look compared to the 1960s, just after Alaska was granted statehood.
Read the full edition here.
Trends is a nonpartisan, data-driven magazine that covers a variety of economic topics in Alaska.
Source: Alaska Department of Labor & Workforce Development, Research & Analysis
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