Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Lake and Peninsula Borough Industry Wages Lag Behind Alaska, and Wages Lag Behind the United States


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The average total wages in all industries in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska can be described as medium-low when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 25 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $39,041. The overall industry wage was less than the industry average in the US of $40,259.

About: These facts are part of 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.

Friday, February 23, 2007

Lake and Peninsula Borough Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Lake and Peninsula Borough

The Other investment pools and funds industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 3 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Other investment pools and funds industry make up 88.9 percent of the total employment decline in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska.

Top 2 Industries
1. Other investment pools and funds (3 jobs lost)
2. Civic and social organizations (116 jobs lost)

In Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 13 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Lake and Peninsula Borough

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Nonscheduled air transportation industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 32 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Nonscheduled air transportation industry makes up 98.0 percent of the total employment growth in Lake and Peninsula Borough.

Top 1 Industries
1. Nonscheduled air transportation (32 new jobs)



Employment for all industries has decreased by 4.1 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than percent in the State of Alaska, which saw a gain of 10.9 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Lake and Peninsula Borough Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Nonscheduled air transportation industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 173.2 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Lake and Peninsula Borough has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Alaska, where this industry saw a loss of 18.5 percent. The Nonscheduled air transportation industry in Lake and Peninsula Borough outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation lost 5.3 percent in this industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Nonscheduled air transportation (173.2 percent gain)
2. Other general merchandise stores (2.0 percent gain)

Lake and Peninsula Borough Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other investment pools and funds industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 32 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Alaska, where the industry felt a loss of 21.3 percent. The losses in the Other investment pools and funds industry in Lake and Peninsula Borough outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 12.1 percent in terms of employees in the Other investment pools and funds industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Other investment pools and funds (32 percent decline)





About: This report is part 2 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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