In Fairbanks North Star Borough, jobs in the support activities for mining pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the support activities for mining industry paid the average highest wages in Fairbanks North Star Borough for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Fairbanks North Star Borough earned an annual wage of $88,120 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the industry pay the State of Alaska of $82,046 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $64,588.

Top-pay jobs in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska may be found in utility system construction ($84,346), petroleum and coal products manufacturing ($77,881), support activities for air transportation ($67,701) and computer systems design and related services ($67,025) industries. Note: For Detail Comparison, Click the Above Graph

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Fairbanks North Star Borough Wages have increased by 23.7% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska by a total of 23.7%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for the State of Alaska and greater than the growth in industry wages across the US.

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Fairbanks North Star Borough Industry Wages Lag Behind Alaska, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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The overall industry wages in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska when analyzed can be understood as being relatively high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 2.6 percent lower than the with an state average of $39,041. The average pay was less than the industry average in the US of $40,259.

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Fairbanks North Star Borough Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Fairbanks North Star Borough Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Civic and social organizations industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 86 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Alaska, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 22.1 percent. The losses in the Civic and social organizations industry in Fairbanks North Star Borough outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 1.2 percent in terms of employment in the Civic and social organizations industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Civic and social organizations (86 percent decline)
2. Nonscheduled air transportation (64.2 percent decline)
3. Drycleaning and laundry services (54.3 percent decline)
4. Advertising and related services (52 percent decline)
5. Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks (51.1 percent decline)

Fairbanks North Star Borough Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Book, periodical, and music stores industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 232.1 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Fairbanks North Star Borough has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Alaska, where the industry took a gain of 7.6 percent. The Book, periodical, and music stores industry in Fairbanks North Star Borough outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation lost 20.9 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Book, periodical, and music stores (232.1 percent gain)
2. Clothing stores (164.6 percent gain)
3. Promoters of performing arts and sports (133.3 percent gain)
4. Special food services (120.5 percent gain)
5. Beer, wine, and liquor stores (115.1 percent gain)

The total number of jobs has increased by 14 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in the State of Alaska, which went through a gain of 10.9 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Fairbanks North Star Borough

The Full-service restaurants industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 325 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 10.1 percent of the growth in Fairbanks North Star Borough.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (325 new jobs)
2. Building equipment contractors (262 new jobs)
3. Clothing stores (161 new jobs)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (161 new jobs)
5. Scheduled air transportation (159 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Fairbanks North Star Borough

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Civic and social organizations industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 646 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Civic and social organizations industry make up 37.9 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska.

Top 5 Industries
1. Civic and social organizations (646 jobs lost)
2. Nonscheduled air transportation (439 jobs lost)
3. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (108 jobs lost)
4. Lessors of real estate (66 jobs lost)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (55 jobs lost)

In Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 3,314 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Out of the 83 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 24 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 59 industries reported employment loss in the period.





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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Fairbanks North Star Borough One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Fairbanks North Star Borough

The Gasoline stations industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 6 jobs. The declines in the Gasoline stations industry make up 75.0 percent of the total job loss in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (6 jobs lost)
2. Automotive repair and maintenance (1 jobs lost)
3. Architectural and engineering services (20 jobs lost)
4. Support activities for crop production (12 jobs lost)
5. Death care services (12 jobs lost)

In Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 170 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

From the 12 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 3 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 8 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Fairbanks North Star Borough

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has grown the most with 42 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry makes up 45.2 percent of the total employment growth in Fairbanks North Star Borough.

Top 3 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (42 new jobs)
2. Building equipment contractors (18 new jobs)
3. Nonresidential building construction (14 new jobs)

Employment for all industries has increased by 4.3 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in the State of Alaska, which saw a gain of 3.0 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Fairbanks North Star Borough One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 53.8 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Fairbanks North Star Borough has expanded faster than the industry has grown in the State of Alaska, where the industry took a loss of 5 percent. The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry in Fairbanks North Star Borough outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 5 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (53.8 percent gain)
2. Nonresidential building construction (38.2 percent gain)
3. Offices of physicians (31.6 percent gain)
4. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (26.7 percent gain)
5. Building equipment contractors (24.4 percent gain)

Fairbanks North Star Borough One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 13.7 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Alaska, where the industry reported a gain of 0.2 percent. The losses in the Gasoline stations industry in Fairbanks North Star Borough outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 0.3 in percent of jobs in the Gasoline stations industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (13.7 percent decline)
2. Automotive repair and maintenance (2.9 percent decline)
3. Accounting and bookkeeping services (2.2 percent decline)





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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 Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska

Hispanic households in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska recorded a median income of $40,796, this median is 29 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. In Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $60,574 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 5.5 percent greater than the median income in 2000. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 17.1 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $47,598. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Fairbanks North Star Borough reported an income level of $33,724, this was 41.3 percent less than the median for all households. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $46,231. This median is 19.5 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area.

The rate of poverty in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska has increased by 1.7 percent from the levels reported in the Decennial Census of 2000, moving from 7.8 percent to 9.5 percent.

The household income has declined a small amount from the inflation-adjusted values in 2000. The income level has decreased to $56,560, representing a 1.5 percent decline. Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, in terms of percent of decline, ranks 3 of 3 counties in percent of decline for median household income in the State of Alaska. Fairbanks North Star Borough ranks 630 of 668 counties (or parishes) when analyzing the decline in median income in the US.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska can be understood to have a rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 7.8 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 21.8 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Fairbanks North Star Borough, reporting 11.6 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

While household income level experienced a decline since 2000 in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, the Race/Ethnicity category that saw the sharpest decline in median household income was the White Race/Ethnicity category. This group experienced a decline of 0.4 percent in the last five years. The Asian population group was least impacted by the household income decline in Fairbanks North Star Borough, seeing a 61 percent increase in median income, since the values reported in the 2000 Decennial Census.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Fairbanks North Star Borough reported a relatively high median income for all households of $57,419 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 5.1 percent lower than the household income median in State of Alaska of $60,338 and the income level is 14.4 percent higher than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

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

Demographic Profile for Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska to be 29.7 years old. The median age in Fairbanks North Star is less than the median in Alaska of 33.9. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, when it was 29.4 years old. With a total of 28.9 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Fairbanks North Star can be understood as being made up of a relatively high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively high representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 65.6 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 5.5 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a relatively low proportion of the area population base.

Estimated since the year 2000, a medium-high number of individuals have migrated to Fairbanks North Star internationally. The migration from outside the US into Fairbanks North Star totals 11.2 percent of the total migration into the State of Alaska. This level of international migration can be considered medium-high when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska has a population that is made up of 74.4 percent White, 5 percent African American, 2.3 percent Asian, and 5.5 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 12.8 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Alaska percent of 12.9. Since 2000, Fairbanks North Star has increased the percent of minority population when 11.9 percent of the population were minorities.

In terms of total land area, Fairbanks North Star extends a total area of 7366 total square miles. The area has a very low average population density of 12 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Dallas, AR (13 per sq. mile ), Rio Grande, CO (13 per sq. mile ), Wayne, IA (13 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Montgomery, AR (12 per sq. mile ), Scott, AR (12 per sq. mile ), Searcy, AR (12 per sq. mile ).

Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska had a population that was estimated at 87,560 for the year 2005. The total population has increased sharply, since its 2000 population of 82,728. This growth signifies an increase of 5.8 percent. Fairbanks North Star ranks 3 of 27 counties in terms of population growth in Alaska and the county ranks 511 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.