Alaska Job Growth

There were 326,400 jobs in Alaska in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 342,024 employed persons for the month. Alaska lost 1,500 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 29 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Alaska job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	326,400	-1,500	-1,700
CPS	342,024	+29	+7,834

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 October 2011 for Alaska at 331,200. Since then 4,800 jobs have been lost in Alaska according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in Alaska for December 2011 is at a new high of 342,024.

Employment: CES, CPS

Alaska Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	326,400	-1,500	342,024	29
November 2011	327,900	-3,300	341,995	960
October 2011	331,200	500	341,035	1,292
September 2011	330,700	1,300	339,743	1,769
August 2011	329,400	-800	337,974	753
July 2011	330,200	-500	337,221	19
June 2011	330,700	6,100	337,202	51
May 2011	324,600	-4,900	337,151	99
April 2011	329,500	100	337,052	352
March 2011	329,400	300	336,700	858
February 2011	329,100	200	335,842	1,008
January 2011	328,900	800	334,834	644
December 2010	328,100	-800	334,190	386