Employment Report for Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
Kenai Peninsula County ranks 4 of 28 total Counties compared to other Counties in State of Alaska according to the relatively size of the employment base in the year 2005. This ranking has moved up between the years 2001 and 2005. In 2001, the County was ranked 3 of 28 Counties.
Arts, entertainment, and recreation saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Kenai Peninsula County, changing a total of 38.9 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of 4.7 percent. The State of Alaska had an industry job change of 8.9 percent, during the time since 2001.
Mining between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Kenai Peninsula County. The industry lost a total of 248 jobs, or 19.8 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 45.3 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.
Utilities has a largest number of employee per establishment in Kenai Peninsula County. The industry averages 24 workers per each place of employment, being less than the industry's average in the United States of 34 and greater than the State of Alaska average establishment size of 17 for the Utilities industry.
In Kenai Peninsula County, Mining, Utilities and Arts, entertainment, and recreation have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Mining sector in the county has a location quotient of 15.05. This means the percent of total employment in the Mining sector is 15.05 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Kenai Peninsula specializes in Mining.
In Kenai Peninsula County, Retail Trade, Accommodation and food services, and the Health care and social assistance industries are the largest employment industries. The Retail Trade provides the most jobs and contributes 18.3 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 2,409 employees. The Accommodation and food services and Health care and social assistance sectors account for 15.6 and 11.8 percent of total employment, respectively.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
Kenai Peninsula County ranks 4 of 28 total Counties compared to other Counties in State of Alaska according to the relatively size of the employment base in the year 2005. This ranking has moved up between the years 2001 and 2005. In 2001, the County was ranked 3 of 28 Counties.
Arts, entertainment, and recreation saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Kenai Peninsula County, changing a total of 38.9 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of 4.7 percent. The State of Alaska had an industry job change of 8.9 percent, during the time since 2001.
Mining between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Kenai Peninsula County. The industry lost a total of 248 jobs, or 19.8 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 45.3 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.
Utilities has a largest number of employee per establishment in Kenai Peninsula County. The industry averages 24 workers per each place of employment, being less than the industry's average in the United States of 34 and greater than the State of Alaska average establishment size of 17 for the Utilities industry.
In Kenai Peninsula County, Mining, Utilities and Arts, entertainment, and recreation have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Mining sector in the county has a location quotient of 15.05. This means the percent of total employment in the Mining sector is 15.05 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Kenai Peninsula specializes in Mining.
In Kenai Peninsula County, Retail Trade, Accommodation and food services, and the Health care and social assistance industries are the largest employment industries. The Retail Trade provides the most jobs and contributes 18.3 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 2,409 employees. The Accommodation and food services and Health care and social assistance sectors account for 15.6 and 11.8 percent of total employment, respectively.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
