Alaska One-Year Industry Employment Change
In the State of Alaska, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 6,928 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.
Total One-Year Employment Growth in the State of Alaska
The Support activities for mining industry has added the most employment with 1,606 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Support activities for mining industry makes up 16.8 percent of the total growth in Alaska.
Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (1,606 new jobs)
2. Seafood product preparation and packaging (1,198 new jobs)
3. Individual and family services (351 new jobs)
4. Management and technical consulting services (317 new jobs)
5. Unclassified (264 new jobs)
Total One-Year Employment Decline in the State of Alaska
Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Services to buildings and dwellings industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 364 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry make up 12.3 percent of the total employment decline in Alaska.
Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (364 jobs lost)
2. Building equipment contractors (303 jobs lost)
3. Nonresidential building construction (250 jobs lost)
4. Department stores (136 jobs lost)
5. Automobile dealers (117 jobs lost)
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the census area in the State of Alaska in terms of total employment growth from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quater of 2006, range from 2,793 total jobs gained in Anchorage County to a low of 301 jobs lost in Yukon-Koyukuk County.
Top ten census area in terms of highest total industry employment growth in the Alaska
Total Industry Employment Growth
1. Anchorage County (2,793 jobs gained)
2. North Slope County (1,431 jobs gained)
3. Matanuska-Susitna County (383 jobs gained)
4. Dillingham County (326 jobs gained)
5. Juneau City and County (305 jobs gained)
6. Denali County (301 jobs gained)
7. Aleutians East County (239 jobs gained)
8. Bristol Bay County (232 jobs gained)
9. Kenai Peninsula County (218 jobs gained)
10. Aleutians West County (186 jobs gained)
The state of Alaska: One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Inland water transportation industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 30.2 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses in the Inland water transportation industry in Alaska outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 5.9 percent in terms of employees in the Inland water transportation industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Inland water transportation (30.2 percent decline)
2. Sawmills and wood preservation (22.2 percent decline)
3. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (19.4 percent decline)
4. Other ambulatory health care services (16.4 percent decline)
5. Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers (14.7 percent decline)
Total employment has increased by 3 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2 percent.
The State of Alaska: One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The ISPs and web search portals industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 324.2 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter).. The ISPs and web search portals industry in Alaska outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 4.8 percent of the employment in this industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. ISPs and web search portals (324.2 percent gain)
2. Sugar and confectionery product manufacturing (157.3 percent gain)
3. Unclassified (92.2 percent gain)
4. Other nonmetallic mineral products (88.2 percent gain)
5. Private households (53.8 percent gain)
The census area in the State of Alaska in terms of employment growth percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quater of 2006, range from a 21.1 percent job gained in Bristol Bay County to a low of a 29.6 percent job lost in Yukon-Koyukuk County.
Top ten census area in terms of highest industry employment growth percent in the Alaska
Industry Employment Growth Percent
1. Bristol Bay County (21.1 percent gain)
2. Dillingham County (21.0 percent gain)
3. North Slope County (19.5 percent gain)
4. Aleutians East County (17.0 percent gain)
5. Denali County (13.3 percent gain)
6. Lake and Peninsula County (11.2 percent gain)
7. Aleutians West County (7.4 percent gain)
8. Southeast Fairbanks County (5.7 percent gain)
9. Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon County (4.6 percent gain)
10. Wrangell-Petersburg County (4.1 percent gain)
About: This report is part 1 of 6 in the eCanned.com Industry Analysis Series.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.
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