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A moose in the Denali Borough, photo by Flickr user Jason Ahrns License: Creative Commons license BY-NC-SA 2.0.

Paul Martz, economist with the Alaska Dept. of Labor and Workforce Development, highlights the importance of noting pandemic job recovery as varying widely across industries. Some jobs were still below pre-pandemic levels in 2022 — much of the projected growth over the decade will be “catch-up”.

The October edition also features a piece on occupational projections (2022-2032) 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

4th Avenue in Anchorage by Flickr user Alicia Crumpton. Creative Commons license CC BY-NC 2.0.

Sam Tappen, economist with the Alaska Dept. of Labor and Workforce Development, examines how Anchorage neighborhoods have changed and discusses implications for the city’s future. With new data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Tappen visits 29 neighborhoods and finds that over the last decade, many of Anchorage’s long-term trends leveled out or reversed.

The September edition also features a piece on rent increases for housing 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

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

Fruit in an Alaska store. Photo taken in 2017 by Flickr user Charles Mims. Creative Commons license CC by 2.0.

Gunnar Schultz, economist with the Alaska Dept. of Labor and Workforce Development, examines the cost of living in Alaska and provides historical trends of inflation — which slowed down last year, compared to the turbulent years prior.

The July edition also features a piece on inflation comparisons within and outside of Alaska, 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

Vickie Brown of SECON works on the Lemon Creek roundabout and sidewalk project in Juneau in 2021. Photo by Kim Andree.

Karinne Wiebold, economist with the Alaska Dept. of Labor and Workforce Development, details the growing demand for women in construction in Alaska. With the national shortage of construction workers, the industry is finding ways to broaden its worker pool by recruiting from a large group vastly underrepresented in its numbers — women.

The June edition also features a piece on the interaction of public and private sector jobs, 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