How many jobs were lost in Alaska last month?
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Alaska lost 500 jobs in July 2026, ranking it 31st among states in job growth. Those figures come from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' state employment report, which tracks monthly job changes. Job numbers can swing month to month as local economies expand or contract, but over the past five years the state has averaged about 513 new jobs per month. These figures are often revised in later months as more complete data rolls in.
-500
month to month change in number of jobs (July 2026)
31st
rank among states in monthly job growth (July 2026)
Alaska’s job loss of 500 in July 2026 was a directional change from the previous month. The latest monthly job change was down from the 700 gain in June 2026.
During the latest five year period (August 2021 to July 2026), Alaska gained jobs in 40 out of 60 months. July 2026 had the 10th-lowest job growth during this period. The highest gains during this period occurred in June 2023 (+4,200) while job growth was weakest in October 2023 (-1,700).
There were 500 fewer jobs in July 2026 in Alaska than the previous month.
Monthly change in nonfarm employment, August 2021–July 2026, seasonally adjusted
Which Alaska sectors and industries had the best and worst job growth in July 2026?
The three supersectors with the highest job growth in July 2026 were transportation, warehousing, and utilities, local government, and other services. Transportation, warehousing, and utilities added 300 jobs, more than the entire economy. Local government gained 200 jobs, while other services added 200. The remaining supersectors either posted smaller gains or lost jobs during the month.
The three lowest-performing supersectors were state government, mining and logging, and administrative and support and waste management and remediation services. State government lost 500 jobs in July 2026, while mining and logging lost 300 jobs and administrative and support and waste management and remediation services lost 200 jobs.
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The health care and social assistance sector lost 100 jobs during July 2026.
Change in jobs since previous month with circle size representing number of sector jobs in Alaska (July 2026)
How has Alaska's job growth changed over time?
In 2025, Alaska gained an average of 17 jobs every month. That's lower than the 2024 average monthly increase of 533, and the lowest since 2020. The 2025 average ranks as 13th-highest in job growth since 2007.
When excluding the two pandemic-affected years of 2020 and 2021, job growth ranged from a loss of 525 on average every month in 2022 to a gain of 692 on average every month in 2023.
In 2025, Alaska gained an average of 17 jobs every month.
Average monthly change in the number of jobs, seasonally adjusted
Job growth among two metro areas primarily in Alaska during July 2026 ranged from a loss of 500 jobs in the Fairbanks, AK area to a loss of 400 jobs in the Anchorage, AK area metro area.
Monthly job growth, by metro area
Metro areas where at least one of its primary counties are within Alaska
| Metro area | Change in jobs | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | -400 | |
| 2. | -500 |
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