Anchorage, Alaska Job Growth

There were 175,500 jobs in Anchorage, Alaska in October 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 184,655 employed persons for the month. Anchorage lost 300 jobs in October 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 678 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Anchorage job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	175,500	-300	-200
CPS	184,655	-678	-2,637

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Anchorage, Alaska Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Anchorage 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 for Anchorage, Alaska

CES employment for Anchorage peaked in May 2015 at 181,200. Since then 5,700 jobs have been lost in Anchorage according to the employer survey. From a trough of 174,800 in August 2018, Anchorage has gained 700 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 191,796 for Anchorage in April 2015. 7,141 jobs have been lost in Anchorage since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Anchorage, Alaska Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2019	175,500	-300	184,655	-678
September 2019	175,800	-800	185,333	-417
August 2019	176,600	100	185,750	-169
July 2019	176,500	-600	185,919	61
June 2019	177,100	200	185,858	-31
May 2019	176,900	0	185,889	-203
April 2019	176,900	500	186,092	-119
March 2019	176,400	1,200	186,211	-276
February 2019	175,200	100	186,487	-429
January 2019	175,100	-200	186,916	-390
December 2018	175,300	-100	187,306	19
November 2018	175,400	-300	187,287	-5