In Lake and Peninsula Borough, jobs in the rv parks and recreational camps pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the rv parks and recreational camps industry paid the average highest wages in Lake and Peninsula Borough for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Lake and Peninsula Borough earned an annual wage of $34,073 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Alaska of . and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $17,251.

Top-pay jobs in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska exsists in nonscheduled air transportation ($28,855), seafood product preparation and packaging ($28,490), other general merchandise stores ($21,418) and other investment pools and funds ($9,346) industries. Note: Click the above Graphic 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.

Lake and Peninsula Borough Wages have increased by 10.0% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska by a total of 10.0%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for the State of Alaska and less 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.

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.

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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.

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)





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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.

Lake and Peninsula Borough One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Lake and Peninsula Borough

Given the industries in the area, the Other wood product manufacturing industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 89 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Other wood product manufacturing industry make up 36.5 percent of the total employment decline in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other wood product manufacturing (89 jobs lost)
2. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (45 jobs lost)
3. Full-service restaurants (25 jobs lost)
4. Specialized freight trucking (18 jobs lost)
5. Nonresidential building construction (15 jobs lost)

In Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 537 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Lake and Peninsula Borough

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Motor vehicle body and trailer manufacturing industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 495 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Motor vehicle body and trailer manufacturing industry makes up 62.7 percent of the growth in Lake and Peninsula Borough.

Top 5 Industries
1. Motor vehicle body and trailer manufacturing (495 new jobs)
2. Depository credit intermediation (71 new jobs)
3. Specialty food stores (42 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (26 new jobs)
5. Gasoline stations (20 new jobs)

Out of the 51 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 23 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 27 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Lake and Peninsula Borough One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Nonresidential building construction industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 33.1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Alaska, where the industry felt a loss of 6.5 percent. The losses in the Nonresidential building construction industry in Lake and Peninsula Borough outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 6.1 in percent of jobs in the Nonresidential building construction industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (33.1 percent decline)
2. Specialized freight trucking (31.7 percent decline)
3. Traveler accommodation (15 percent decline)
4. Drycleaning and laundry services (13.5 percent decline)
5. Other general merchandise stores (12.9 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has increased by 4.9 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than growth in the State of Alaska, which went through a gain of 3.0 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Lake and Peninsula Borough One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Specialty food stores industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 116.5 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Lake and Peninsula Borough has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Alaska, where this industry saw a gain of 18.6 percent. The Specialty food stores industry in Lake and Peninsula Borough outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US lost 2 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialty food stores (116.5 percent gain)
2. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (49.1 percent gain)
3. Depository credit intermediation (38.4 percent gain)
4. Motor vehicle body and trailer manufacturing (29.4 percent gain)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (27.6 percent gain)





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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 Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska can be understood to have a relatively high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 18.9 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Asian race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 37.5 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 75 years and over are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Lake and Peninsula Borough, with 28.6 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Lake and Peninsula Borough had a medium-high median household income of $42,637 (2005 Dollars). This median is 41.5 percent lower than the median in Alaska of $60,338 and the median is 15.2 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

Hispanic households in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $36,563, this median is 14.2 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $33,150. This median income level is 22.3 percent less than the all households reported median in the area. In Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $48,417 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 13.6 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Lake and Peninsula Borough had a median household income level of $37,616, this was 11.8 percent less than the median income level in this area.







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

Higher Education in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska

In Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 40.2 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 0 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska has a moderately-educated population, with 12.4 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Lake and Peninsula is reported having a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Alaska's proportion of 24.8 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 42.4 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Lake and Peninsula have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 12.2 percent (Men) versus 12.6 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma, with 35.4 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.





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

Demographic Profile for Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska

Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska has a population base that is comprised of 23 percent White, 0 percent African American, 0.1 percent Asian, and 1.4 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 1.5 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Alaska percent of 12.9. Since 2000, Lake and Peninsula has increased the percent of minority population when 1.3 percent of the total population were minorities.

Since the year 2000, a very low amount of people migrated to Lake and Peninsula internationally. The migration from outside the US into Lake and Peninsula makes up 0 percent of all immigration into Alaska. This percent of international migration is very low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska to be 31.8 years of age. The median age in Lake and Peninsula is less than the median age in Alaska of 33.9. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, when it was 29.3 years old. With a total of 32.2 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Lake and Peninsula can be described as having a relatively high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the 2005 population base, with 61 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 6.8 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a relatively low percent of the population base.

Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska had a population that was estimated at 1,570 in 2005. The total population has decreased sharply, from the population in the year 2000 of 1,808. The decline represents a decrease of -13.2 percent. Lake and Peninsula ranks 19 of 27 counties when calculating total change in population for Alaska and the county ranks 2,395 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.



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

Housing Report for Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska

In Lake and Peninsula Borough, there were a total of 1,575 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding a total of 14 residential structures since 2001, a change of 0.9 percent.

There is a large amount affordable residential real estate in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska. In 2000, 69.6 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

Lake and Peninsula Borough had a median home value in the year 2000 of $87,400, reported by the Decennial Census. This median is less than the overall Alaska 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $144,200 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

Throughout the State of Alaska, Lake and Peninsula Borough is positioned 22 of 27 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 2,673 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Lake and Peninsula County, averaging 13 workers per each place of employment, being less than the industry's national average of 39 and less than the State of Alaska average of 23 for the Manufacturing industry.

Lake and Peninsula County is ranked at 27 of 28 total Counties throughout Alaska by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has moved up during the time of 2001 and 2005. The County, in the year 2001, was ranked 26 of 28 Counties.

In Lake and Peninsula County, Manufacturing, Transportation and Warehousing, and the Retail Trade sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 18.5 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 53 jobs. The Transportation and Warehousing and Retail Trade sectors provide 17.5 and 9.4 percent of all employment.

In Lake and Peninsula County, Transportation and Warehousing, Manufacturing and Retail Trade industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Transportation and Warehousing industry has an LQ of 4.72. This means the percent of total employment in the Transportation and Warehousing sector is 4.72 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Lake and Peninsula specializes in Transportation and Warehousing.

Transportation and Warehousing has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Lake and Peninsula County, changing a total of 100 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of -1 percent. The State of Alaska felt a shift in employment in the industry of -0.1 percent, from 2001 to 2005.







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