Dollar folded into a hexagonal envelope, Photo by Flickr user Glenn Sapaden.
Rob Kreiger, economist with the Alaska Dept. of Labor and Workforce Development, examines the trends in household debt, types of debt, and what data the suggest. In recent years, household debt in Alaska has been hitting it’s highest point since 2003 — we know it’s rising, but we’re still learning how effectively people are managing their debts.
The August edition also features a piece on unemployment insurance tax rates, and the monthly Gauging the Economy report.
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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