Alaska Job Growth

There were 329,900 jobs in Alaska in April 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 342,164 employed persons for the month. Alaska lost 2,300 jobs in April 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 419 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Alaska job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	April 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	329,900	-2,300	+300
CPS	342,164	+419	+3,221

Alaska Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for Alaska as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment in Alaska

CES employment peaked in March 2012 for Alaska at 332,200. Since then 2,300 jobs have been lost in Alaska according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in Alaska for April 2012 is at a new high of 342,164.

Employment: CES, CPS

Alaska Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2012	329,900	-2,300	342,164	419
March 2012	332,200	1,500	341,745	359
February 2012	330,700	2,100	341,386	17
January 2012	328,600	1,700	341,369	-503
December 2011	326,900	-1,600	341,872	687
November 2011	328,500	700	341,185	732
October 2011	327,800	-300	340,453	798
September 2011	328,100	-700	339,655	708
August 2011	328,800	-200	338,947	394
July 2011	329,000	200	338,553	7
June 2011	328,800	1,000	338,546	-212
May 2011	327,800	-1,800	338,758	-185
April 2011	329,600	200	338,943	86