Alaskans used to pay the highest rent in the nation, but new state data show that cost has stabilized. Rent was about 50% higher than the national average in 1980 in Alaska and average household ...

When it comes to fostering economic progress in Alaska, it’s important to know which economic reality you are working with. One is based on hard measurable factors, like GDP and unemployment, the ...

Alaska small-business owners’ financial and economic outlook swung sharply negative this year amid political uncertainty as President Donald Trump sets high tariffs on major trading partners, ...

The proportion of nonresident workers in Alaska is near an all-time high, but many hold seasonal jobs and earn less annually.

As a community-engaged bank, the SF Fed seeks out real-time information on economic conditions by engaging with and learning from businesses, community organizations, and local leaders. These ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The east entrance of the James M. Fitzgerald United States Courthouse and Federal Building is seen on July 8, 2024. (Photo by ...

Alaska finishes at the bottom of CNBC’s state competitiveness rankings in 2025 with America’s worst state economy. The state counts on oil for around 70% of its revenue, and upwards of half its budget ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - There are few fish that can challenge the mighty salmon’s necessity to Alaska, but if one fish could, it might be the Alaska pollock. Alaska’s pollock fishery is in U.S.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Alaska, long known as America’s last frontier, is stepping into a new era of economic leadership. Today, Alaska Commissioner of Revenue Adam Crum, in partnership ...

From the first discovery in Prudhoe Bay in 1968, Alaskans have had a love-hate relationship with oil. On one hand, it allowed Alaska to abolish its state income tax, fund most government operations ...