Anchorage, Alaska Job Growth

There were 176,300 jobs in Anchorage, Alaska in April 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 188,332 employed persons for the month. Anchorage added 1,000 jobs in April 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 242 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Anchorage job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	176,300	+1,000	-400
CPS	188,332	-242	-1,517

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 July 2015 at 181,300. Since then 5,000 jobs have been lost in Anchorage according to the employer survey. From a trough of 174,100 in November 2017, Anchorage has gained 2,200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 192,083 for Anchorage in April 2015. 3,751 jobs have been lost in Anchorage since then according to the household survey. From a December 2017 low of 188,009, Anchorage has added 323 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Anchorage, Alaska Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2018	176,300	1,000	188,332	-242
March 2018	175,300	-100	188,574	205
February 2018	175,400	-900	188,369	38
January 2018	176,300	1,800	188,331	322
December 2017	174,500	400	188,009	-198
November 2017	174,100	-1,600	188,207	-384
October 2017	175,700	-300	188,591	-510
September 2017	176,000	-800	189,101	-440
August 2017	176,800	-100	189,541	-298
July 2017	176,900	-200	189,839	-93
June 2017	177,100	400	189,932	50
May 2017	176,700	0	189,882	33