Alaska Five-Year Industry Employment Change

The census area in the State of Alaska in terms of employment growth percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quater of 2006, range from a 176.5 percent job gained in Bristol Bay Borough to a low of a 34.6 percent job lost in Aleutians East Borough.

Top ten census area in terms of highest industry employment growth percent in the Alaska
Industry Employment Growth Percent

1. Bristol Bay Borough (176.5 percent gain)
2. Southeast Fairbanks Census Area (92.5 percent gain)
3. Matanuska-Susitna Borough (43.8 percent gain)
4. Denali Borough (36.9 percent gain)
5. Dillingham Census Area (31.1 percent gain)
6. Aleutians West Census Area (23.9 percent gain)
7. North Slope Borough (22.6 percent gain)
8. Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area (18.3 percent gain)
9. Fairbanks North Star Borough (14.0 percent gain)
10. Bethel Census Area (11.9 percent gain)


Employment for all industries has increased by 10.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

The State of Alaska: Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Sawmills and wood preservation industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 64.1 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses in the Sawmills and wood preservation industry in Alaska outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 5.5 in percent of jobs in the Sawmills and wood preservation industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Sawmills and wood preservation (64.1 percent decline)
2. Management of companies and enterprises (59.2 percent decline)
3. Taxi and limousine service (50.1 percent decline)
4. Logging (47.8 percent decline)
5. Internet publishing and broadcasting (45.2 percent decline)

The State of Alaska: Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 1444.9 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. The Unclassified industry in Alaska outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 1.7 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (1444.9 percent gain)
2. Home health care services (1055.3 percent gain)
3. ISPs and web search portals (171.1 percent gain)
4. Office administrative services (132.0 percent gain)
5. Medical and diagnostic laboratories (103.6 percent gain)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in the State of Alaska

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Home health care services industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 1,699 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Home health care services industry makes up 5.8 percent of the total number of new jobs in Alaska.

Top 5 Industries
1. Home health care services (1,699 new jobs)
2. Individual and family services (1,433 new jobs)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (1,217 new jobs)
4. Full-service restaurants (1,075 new jobs)
5. Nonresidential building construction (1,060 new jobs)

Of the 205 4-digit NAICS industries, 89 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 116 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in the State of Alaska

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Management of companies and enterprises industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 1,772 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Management of companies and enterprises industry make up 20.4 percent of the total employment decline in Alaska.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management of companies and enterprises (1,772 jobs lost)
2. Civic and social organizations (623 jobs lost)
3. Department stores (516 jobs lost)
4. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (424 jobs lost)
5. Logging (423 jobs lost)

In the State of Alaska, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 23,137 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the census areas in the State of Alaska in terms of total employment growth from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quater of 2006, range from 10,698 total jobs gained in Anchorage Municipality to a low of 870 jobs lost in Aleutians East Borough.

Top ten census areas in terms of highest total industry employment growth in the Alaska
Total Industry Employment Growth

1. Anchorage Municipality (10,698 jobs gained)
2. Matanuska-Susitna Borough (4,274 jobs gained)
3. Fairbanks North Star Borough (3,314 jobs gained)
4. North Slope Borough (1,614 jobs gained)
5. Kenai Peninsula Borough (940 jobs gained)
6. Bristol Bay Borough (852 jobs gained)
7. Southeast Fairbanks Census Area (836 jobs gained)
8. Juneau City and Borough (800 jobs gained)
9. Denali Borough (690 jobs gained)
10. Aleutians West Census Area (524 jobs gained)


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.