A totem pole in Hoonah, photo by Flickr user Clark Harris in Colorado. Creative Commons license BY-NC-SA 2.0.
In this month’s feature article, Rob Kreiger, economist with the Alaska Dept. of Labor and Workforce Development, examines the rise of nonresident workers across Alaska’s industries. In 2023, the number hit its highest since 1995 — nonresidents being 22.5% of the state’s workforce.
The February edition also features a piece on Hoonah, being a Southeast Alaska niche, 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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