Alaska One-Year Industry Employment Change

Given the 189 4-digit NAICS industries, 87 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 101 industries reported a drop in employment.

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.

Income and Poverty in the State of Alaska

Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 16.8 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $50,178. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $55,132. This median income level is 8.6 percent less than the reported median household income, in the state, for all households. Hispanic headed households in Alaskareported a median household income of $48,741, this median household income is 19.2 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Alaska had a median household income level of $38,774, this was 35.7 percent less than the median for all households. In the State of Alaska, White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $65,403 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 8.4 percent greater than the median household income in 2000.

According to the 2000 Census, the census area in the State of Alaska range, in terms of total household income, from a high of $73,912 in North Slope Borough to a low of $33,539 in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area.

Top ten census area in highest household income in the State of Alaska
Total Annual Household Income (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars)

1. North Slope Borough ($73,912)
2. Juneau City and Borough ($72,580 )
3. Aleutians West Census Area ($71,845)
4. Anchorage Municipality ($64,989)
5. Kodiak Island Borough ($63,924)
6. Denali Borough ($62,775)
7. Bristol Bay Borough ($61,035)
8. Sitka City and Borough ($60,724)
9. Ketchikan Gateway Borough ($60,072)
10. Matanuska-Susitna Borough ($59,929)


The poverty rate in the State of Alaska has increased by 1.8 percent since the 2000 rates, moving from 9.4 percent to 11.2 percent.

Contrasted against to other States throughout the US, the State of Alaska can be recognized as having a poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 9.4 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 20.2 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Alaska, having 14 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

When compared to other States throughout the United States, the State of Alaska had a relatively high median household income of $60,338 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 18.6 percent higher than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

While household income level experienced a decline during the period of 2000 to 2005 in the State of Alaska, the Race/Ethnicity category that felt the biggest decline in median household income was the American Indian and Alaska Native category. This group felt a decline of 30.4 percent since the year 2000. The Hispanic Race/Ethnicity category has been least effected by the income level decline in Alaska, encountering a 33.1 percent increase in median income, since the values reporting the 2000 Decennial Census.

According to the 2000 Census, the census area in the State of Alaska range, in terms of rate a poverty, from a high of 26.2 percent in Wade Hampton Census Area to a low of 6 percent in Juneau City and Borough.

Top ten census area in terms of poverty rate in the State of Alaska
Total Percent of Population Living Below Poverty

1. Wade Hampton Census Area (26.2 percent)
2. Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area (23.8 )
3. Aleutians East Borough (21.8 percent)
4. Dillingham Census Area (21.4 percent)
5. Bethel Census Area (20.6 percent)
6. Lake and Peninsula Borough (18.9 percent)
7. Southeast Fairbanks Census Ar (18.9 percent)
8. Nome Census Area (17.4 percent)
9. Northwest Arctic Borough (17.4 percent)
10. Yakutat City and Borough (13.5 percent)


The states median household income has declined from the inflation-adjusted 2000 income levels. The income level has decreased to $56,234, which represents a 6.8 percent decline. The State of Alaska ranks 19 of 46 states when analyzing the decline in median household income in the United States.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.