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Employer firms in Alaska

Employer firms in Alaska was 14,857 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.3% from 2022. That is the 51st highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count14,857
Change on 2022+1.3%
Rank51st of 51US states ranked
Series high14,8572023
Series low7,1271978

Employer firms in Alaska, 1978 to 2023

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6,0008,00010K12K14K16K19781985199219992006201320231978: 7,127 count1979: 7,330 count1980: 7,327 count1981: 7,677 count1982: 8,115 count1983: 9,174 count1984: 10,243 count1985: 10,568 count1986: 10,569 count1987: 10,002 count1988: 10,011 count1989: 10,319 count1990: 10,612 count1991: 10,817 count1992: 10,982 count1993: 11,297 count1994: 11,658 count1995: 12,052 count1996: 12,232 count1997: 12,430 count1998: 12,724 count1999: 12,787 count2000: 12,799 count2001: 12,738 count2002: 12,850 count2003: 13,072 count2004: 13,398 count2005: 13,573 count2006: 13,801 count2007: 13,839 count2008: 13,679 count2009: 13,563 count2010: 13,603 count2011: 13,619 count2012: 13,719 count2013: 13,799 count2014: 13,824 count2015: 13,916 count2016: 14,020 count2017: 13,983 count2018: 14,056 count2019: 14,113 count2020: 14,106 count2021: 14,451 count2022: 14,667 count2023: 14,857 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10, published 2025-09-25.
All 46 values
Periodcount
202314,857
202214,667
202114,451
202014,106
201914,113
201814,056
201713,983
201614,020
201513,916
201413,824
201313,799
201213,719
201113,619
201013,603
200913,563
200813,679
200713,839
200613,801
200513,573
200413,398
200313,072
200212,850
200112,738
200012,799
199912,787
199812,724
199712,430
199612,232
199512,052
199411,658
199311,297
199210,982
199110,817
199010,612
198910,319
198810,011
198710,002
198610,569
198510,568
198410,243
19839,174
19828,115
19817,677
19807,327
19797,330
19787,127

Compared with United States

Place2023
Alaska14,857
United States5,593,727

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Definition

Number of firms in the private nonfarm sectors covered by the US Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics. Establishments under common ownership form one firm.

Excludes nonemployer businesses and other activities outside the BDS scope. A firm operating in several states or counties is counted in each area, so geographic counts cannot be added to reproduce the national total. This differs from the INE DIRCE active-company count, which includes businesses without employees. Past values can be revised.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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What is the employer firms in Alaska?

Employer firms in Alaska was 14,857 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.3% from 2022. That is the 51st highest of 51 states in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-10.

What was the highest employer firms in Alaska?

14,857 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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