In Kodiak Island Borough, jobs in the other investment pools and funds pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the other investment pools and funds industry had the highest average wages in Kodiak Island Borough for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Kodiak Island Borough was paid an annual wage of $89,349 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the industry wage in Alaska of $64,082 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $96,278.

Top-pay jobs in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska can be found in other specialty trade contractors ($61,339), building equipment contractors ($42,120), offices of dentists ($38,293) and depository credit intermediation ($38,184) industries. Note: Click Graph Above for Detail Comparison

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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.

Kodiak Island Borough Wages have increased by 26.0% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska by a total of 26.0%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for the State of Alaska and greater than the growth in average wages for 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.

Kodiak Island Borough Industry Wages Lag Behind Alaska, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Wages in all industries in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska can be understood as being medium-high when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 16.3 percent lower than the with an state average of $39,041. The average pay was less than the national industry average 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.

Kodiak Island Borough Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Kodiak Island Borough

Given the industries in the area, the Seafood product preparation and packaging industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 526 jobs. The declines in the Seafood product preparation and packaging industry make up 66.0 percent of the total job loss in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska.

Top 5 Industries
1. Seafood product preparation and packaging (526 jobs lost)
2. Civic and social organizations (116 jobs lost)
3. Traveler accommodation (45 jobs lost)
4. Full-service restaurants (26 jobs lost)
5. Fishing (26 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Kodiak Island Borough

The Offices of dentists industry has grown the most with 95 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Offices of dentists industry makes up 60.7 percent of the total growth in Kodiak Island Borough.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of dentists (95 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (25 new jobs)
3. RV parks and recreational camps (16 new jobs)
4. Depository credit intermediation (8 new jobs)
5. Building equipment contractors (5 new jobs)

In Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 713 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Out of the 23 4-digit NAICS industries, 15 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 8 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total employment has decreased by 14.7 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in the State of Alaska, experiencing a gain of 10.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Kodiak Island Borough Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Offices of dentists industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 334.1 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Kodiak Island Borough has grow faster than the growth seen in the industry for Alaska, where it saw a gain of 15 percent. The Offices of dentists industry in Kodiak Island Borough outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 11.8 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of dentists (334.1 percent gain)
2. RV parks and recreational camps (117.5 percent gain)
3. Emergency and other relief services (29.4 percent gain)
4. Depository credit intermediation (21.3 percent gain)
5. Other miscellaneous store retailers (20.0 percent gain)

Kodiak Island Borough Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Fishing industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 81.9 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined slower than the industry sector has gone through in the Alaska, where the it saw a gain of . percent. The losses in the Fishing industry in Kodiak Island Borough outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 11.1 percent in terms of employees in the Fishing industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Fishing (81.9 percent decline)
2. Civic and social organizations (72.3 percent decline)
3. Accounting and bookkeeping services (63.5 percent decline)
4. Private households (52.9 percent decline)
5. Business support services (43.5 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.

Kodiak Island Borough One-Year Industry Employment Change

The total number of jobs has increased by 6.3 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than percent in the State of Alaska, experiencing a gain of 3.0 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Kodiak Island Borough One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other specialty trade contractors industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 23.6 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Kodiak Island Borough has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Alaska, where it saw a loss of 2.1 percent. The Other specialty trade contractors industry in Kodiak Island Borough outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 6.8 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (23.6 percent gain)
2. Support activities for mining (13.9 percent gain)
3. Other crop farming (7.1 percent gain)
4. Automotive repair and maintenance (6.1 percent gain)
5. Oil and gas extraction (3.0 percent gain)

Kodiak Island Borough One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Limited-service eating places industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 22.4 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Alaska, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 1.1 percent. The losses in the Limited-service eating places industry in Kodiak Island Borough outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 2.4 in percent of workers in the Limited-service eating places industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (22.4 percent decline)
2. Other amusement and recreation industries (10 percent decline)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Kodiak Island Borough

The Limited-service eating places industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 4 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Limited-service eating places industry make up 86.7 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (4 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (340 jobs lost)
3. Department stores (317 jobs lost)
4. Electric goods merchant wholesalers (230 jobs lost)
5. Nondepository credit intermediation (191 jobs lost)

In Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 53 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Given the 8 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 2 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 6 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Kodiak Island Borough

The Support activities for mining industry has added the most employment with 16 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Support activities for mining industry makes up 54.0 percent of the total growth in Kodiak Island Borough.

Top 2 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (16 new jobs)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (8 new jobs)





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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 Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska can be understood to have a rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 6.6 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 15.3 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Kodiak Island Borough, accounting 10.2 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

In Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $72,182 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 12.9 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Kodiak Island Borough had a median household income level of $38,756, which was 39.4 percent less than the median income level in this area. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $63,254. This median is 1 percent less than the reported median for all households in the area. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 6.4 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $59,816. Hispanic households in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska recorded a median income of $63,267, this median is 1 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Kodiak Island Borough was reported to have a very high median income for all households of $63,924 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 5.6 percent higher than the median in State of Alaska of $60,338 and the income level is 23.1 percent higher than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.







Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.

Higher Education in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska

In Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska as reported in the 2000 Census, 24.2 percent of the White Alone, 16.2 percent of Black or African American, 10.4 percent of the Asian alone and 10.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, many men in the area have reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 35.2 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Kodiak Island have attainment on average a greater level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 16.2 percent (Men) versus 21.6 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women is Some College or Associates Degree, with 35.6 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska may to understood as having a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 18.8 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Kodiak Island counted a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Alaska's proportion of 24.8 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.





Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.

Demographic Profile for Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska

Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska had a population that was estimated at 13,051 in 2005. The total population has decreased sharply, since its 2000 population of 13,980. The decline shows a decrease of -6.6 percent. Kodiak Island ranks 27 of 27 counties when analyzing total population change in Alaska and the county ranks 2,939 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska to be 34.0 years old. The median age in Kodiak Island is greater than the median age in Alaska of 33.9. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median, when the median age was 32.1 years old. A total of 30.2 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Kodiak Island can be understood as being made up of a relatively high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high presence of the population, with 64 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 5.7 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a relatively low percent of the population.

In terms of total land area, Kodiak Island spans a total area of 6560 square miles. The land areas has a very low density 2 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Costilla, CO (3 per sq. mile ), Las Animas, CO (3 per sq. mile ), Moffat, CO (3 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Alpine, CA (2 per sq. mile ), Inyo, CA (2 per sq. mile ), Modoc, CA (2 per sq. mile ).

Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska has a population that is made up of 56.2 percent White, 1.1 percent African American, 16.3 percent Asian, and 6.8 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a high level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 24.2 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is greater than the State of Alaska percent of 12.9. Since 2000, Kodiak Island has increased the percent of minority makeup when 22.8 percent of the people were minorities.

From 2000, a very high amount of people migrated to Kodiak Island internationally. The migration from outside the US into Kodiak Island makes up 8.5 percent of the total international migration into the State of Alaska. This percent of international migration is very high when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

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

Housing Report for Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska

Throughout the State of Alaska, Kodiak Island Borough ranks 2 of 27 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 600 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

In Kodiak Island Borough, there were a total of 5,559 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding a total of 337 residential units since 2001, or 6.5 percent.

Kodiak Island Borough recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $155,100, published by the Decennial Census. This value is greater than the overall Alaska 2000 home value of $144,200 and greater than median home value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.







Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Kodiak Island County, averaging 51 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the US industry average of 39 and greater than the State of Alaska average establishment size of 23 for the Manufacturing industry.

Manufacturing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Kodiak Island County. The industry was hit with a loss of 661 employees during the period, or 32.5 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 54.9 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.

Arts, entertainment, and recreation has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Kodiak Island County, increasing by 30 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of 4.7 percent. The State of Alaska had an industry job change of 8.9 percent, since the year 2001.

In Kodiak Island County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Manufacturing and Transportation and Warehousing industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has a US LQ in the county of 2.95. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry is 2.95 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Kodiak Island may be an exporter of products or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.

The Manufacturing sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Kodiak Island County since the year 2001. The industry went from accounting for 42.2 percent of total employment for the year 2001 to 34.4 percent of total employment in the year 2005.

In Kodiak Island County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing is the largest employment industry and makes up 34.4 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 1,375 people employed. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services sectors provide 13.6 and 11.1 percent of all employment.





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