Southeast Alaska’s population is expected to drop 17% between 2023 and 2050, far more than any other region of the state and enough to account for most of a 2% statewide population drop during that period, according to a report published Monday by the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
Furthermore, with “only” an 8.6% drop forecast during that time for Juneau, which accounts for nearly 45% of the region’s current population, most other…