Anchorage, Alaska Job Growth

There were 177,300 jobs in Anchorage, Alaska in April 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 186,067 employed persons for the month. Anchorage added 900 jobs in April 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 144 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Anchorage job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	177,300	+900	+1,600
CPS	186,067	-144	-1,791

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 3,900 jobs have been lost in Anchorage according to the employer survey. From a trough of 174,800 in August 2018, Anchorage has gained 2,500 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 191,796 for Anchorage in April 2015. 5,729 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
April 2019	177,300	900	186,067	-144
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
October 2018	175,700	300	187,292	-71
September 2018	175,400	600	187,363	-112
August 2018	174,800	-400	187,475	-148
July 2018	175,200	-200	187,623	-112
June 2018	175,400	-300	187,735	-81
May 2018	175,700	0	187,816	-42