Anchorage, Alaska Job Growth

There were 176,000 jobs in Anchorage, Alaska in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 188,119 employed persons for the month. Anchorage added 400 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 515 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Anchorage job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	176,000	+400	+300
CPS	188,119	+515	-472

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 5,300 jobs have been lost in Anchorage according to the employer survey. From a trough of 174,100 in November 2017, Anchorage has gained 1,900 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 192,083 for Anchorage in April 2015. 3,964 jobs have been lost in Anchorage since then according to the household survey. From a September 2018 low of 187,604, Anchorage has added 515 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Anchorage, Alaska Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	176,000	400	188,119	515
September 2018	175,600	900	187,604	-338
August 2018	174,700	-700	187,942	-594
July 2018	175,400	-400	188,536	268
June 2018	175,800	-300	188,268	-143
May 2018	176,100	0	188,411	-19
April 2018	176,100	800	188,430	-144
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