Crowds gathered near the holding area at the official start of the Iditarod in Willow on March 6, 2022. (Lex Treinen/Alaska Public Media) Alaska’s population remained stable from 2021 into last year, ...

Alaska’s population is set to significantly decline by 2050, according to a new forecast from the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development. The department publishes population forecasts ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (ALASKA BEACON) - Alaska’s population rose slightly between 2024 and 2025 and is now at its highest level since 2017, the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development ...

Kwethluk is a city in Bethel Census Area, Alaska, with a population of 653. According to the most recent estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, 0.20% of residents identify as white, 0.00% as Black or ...

Alaska’s share of youth has shrunk and its retirement-age population has grown sharply, opposing factors that are reducing the state’s workforce and complicating the pandemic-related labor shortage, ...

As the Alaska Legislature convenes in Juneau, the state population is on the minds of lawmakers. For the 11th consecutive year, more people moved out of Alaska than moved into it, according to new ...

Alaska’s population rose slightly between 2024 and 2025 and is now at its highest level since 2017, the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development announced Wednesday. Alaska had an ...