Research & Reports

Anchorage Employment Report: July 2023

Anchorage added about 2,200 net jobs from July 2022 to July 2023 (down slightly from June’s updated 2,400 jobs gain over 2022)

The Construction sector reported a very strong month in July 2023, adding 700 jobs over June and 1,100 over July 2022. Anchorage’s construction sector has not reported 9,000+ jobs in any month since 2018, and hasn’t matched July’s preliminary 9,600 reported jobs since 2014.

Continuing their strong performance this year, both Accommodation and Food Services (the two components of the Leisure and Hospitality Sector) set new post-pandemic employment records. Between them, Leisure and Hospitality added 700 jobs over July 2022 and 400 jobs over June 2023.