In Matanuska-Susitna Borough, jobs in the computer systems design and related services pay the highest wages

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Employment in the computer systems design and related services industry paid the average highest wages in Matanuska-Susitna Borough for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Matanuska-Susitna Borough was paid an annual wage of $113,155 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the industry pay the State of Alaska of $64,042 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $80,588.

High-wage employment in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska may be found in utility system construction ($56,816), machinery and supply merchant wholesalers ($54,106), remediation and other waste services ($49,914) and management and technical consulting services ($49,033) industries. Note: Clicking the Above Graphic Displays the Detailed 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.

Matanuska-Susitna Borough Wages have increased by 15.9% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska by a total of 15.9%. This is greater than the growth in 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.

Matanuska-Susitna Borough Industry Wages Lag Behind Alaska, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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The overall industry wages in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska can be understood as being medium-low when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 25.1 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $39,041. The overall industry wage 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.

Matanuska-Susitna Borough Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Matanuska-Susitna Borough

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Traveler accommodation industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 490 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Traveler accommodation industry makes up 17.5 percent of the total growth in Matanuska-Susitna Borough.

Top 5 Industries
1. Traveler accommodation (490 new jobs)
2. Building material and supplies dealers (370 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (244 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (159 new jobs)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (126 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Matanuska-Susitna Borough

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Travel arrangement and reservation services industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 24 jobs. The declines in the Travel arrangement and reservation services industry make up 17.0 percent of the employment lost during the period in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska.

Top 5 Industries
1. Travel arrangement and reservation services (24 jobs lost)
2. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (20 jobs lost)
3. Spectator sports (17 jobs lost)
4. Automotive repair and maintenance (13 jobs lost)
5. Residential building construction (12 jobs lost)

Out of the 61 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 15 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 46 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 4,274 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Matanuska-Susitna Borough Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Management and technical consulting services industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 609.1 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Matanuska-Susitna Borough has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Alaska, where it saw a gain of 93 percent. The Management and technical consulting services industry in Matanuska-Susitna Borough outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 22.1 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management and technical consulting services (609.1 percent gain)
2. Traveler accommodation (296.4 percent gain)
3. Lessors of real estate (205.9 percent gain)
4. Building material and supplies dealers (162.1 percent gain)
5. Clothing stores (160.0 percent gain)

Matanuska-Susitna Borough Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Travel arrangement and reservation services industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 44 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Alaska, where the industry felt a loss of 18.9 percent. The losses in the Travel arrangement and reservation services industry in Matanuska-Susitna Borough outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 22.6 in percent of workers in the Travel arrangement and reservation services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Travel arrangement and reservation services (44 percent decline)
2. Other personal services (35.3 percent decline)
3. Religious organizations (35.1 percent decline)
4. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (34.9 percent decline)
5. Spectator sports (32.7 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has increased by 43.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in Alaska, experiencing a gain of 10.9 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.





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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.

Matanuska-Susitna Borough One-Year Industry Employment Change

The total number of jobs has decreased by 1.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than percent in Alaska, which saw a gain of 3.0 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Matanuska-Susitna Borough One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 26.3 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Alaska, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 1.4 percent. The losses in the Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores industry in Matanuska-Susitna Borough outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 4 in percent of jobs in the Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (26.3 percent decline)
2. Oilseed and grain farming (26 percent decline)
3. Residential building construction (23.3 percent decline)
4. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (22.5 percent decline)
5. General freight trucking (19.8 percent decline)

Matanuska-Susitna Borough One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Specialized freight trucking industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 105.6 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Matanuska-Susitna Borough has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Alaska, where it saw a gain of 3.2 percent. The Specialized freight trucking industry in Matanuska-Susitna Borough outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 3.5 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (105.6 percent gain)
2. Health and personal care stores (45.3 percent gain)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (37.7 percent gain)
4. Unclassified (33.3 percent gain)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (29.2 percent gain)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Matanuska-Susitna Borough

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Gasoline stations industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 26 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Gasoline stations industry make up 15.2 percent of the employment lost during the period in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (26 jobs lost)
2. Building material and supplies dealers (17 jobs lost)
3. Automobile dealers (12 jobs lost)
4. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (11 jobs lost)
5. Oilseed and grain farming (11 jobs lost)

Out of the 56 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 29 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 24 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 124 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Matanuska-Susitna Borough

The Other specialty trade contractors industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 48 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Other specialty trade contractors industry makes up 18.1 percent of the total growth in Matanuska-Susitna Borough.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (48 new jobs)
2. Greenhouse and nursery production (41 new jobs)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (25 new jobs)
4. Health and personal care stores (23 new jobs)
5. Home health care services (20 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 Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska

The rate of poverty in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska has increased by 0.7 percent from the levels reported in the Decennial Census of 2000, moving from 11 percent to 11.7 percent.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Matanuska-Susitna Borough accounted a relatively high median income for households of $59,929 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 0.7 percent lower than the median in State of Alaska of $60,338 and the income level is 18 percent higher than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

Hispanic headed households in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska recorded a median income of $63,699, this median is 6.3 percent greater than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $88,852. This median income level is 48.3 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 10.7 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $53,528. In Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $60,921 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 1.7 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Matanuska-Susitna Borough reported a median household income of $37,782, this was 37 percent less than the median level for total households in the area.

The household income has declined from the inflation-adjusted 2000 income levels. The income level has decreased to $56,857, which amounts to a 5.1 percent decline. Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, when analyzing percentage of decline, ranks 2 of 3 counties in percent of decline for median household income in the State of Alaska. Matanuska-Susitna Borough ranks 459 of 668 counties (or parishes) when analyzing the decline in median household income in the United States.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska can be understood to have a medium-low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 11.0 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 17.6 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 Matanuska-Susitna Borough, reporting 19.9 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

While household income level experienced a decline in the last five year in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, the Race/Ethnicity group that experienced the largest decline in household income was the White Race/Ethnicity category. This category went through a decline of 5.6 percent since the year 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native Race/Ethnicity category has been least effected by the income level decline in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, seeing a 23.8 percent increase in median household income from 2000 to 2005.

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

Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska is made up of a moderately-educated 2000 population, with 18.2 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Mantanuska-Susitna has a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Alaska's proportion of 24.8 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

Since the year 2000, Mantanuska-Susitna has increased in the percent of the total population (+25) with a BA or Higher. The portion of this population has grown by 3.8 percent to a total of 22 in 2005. According to the American Community Survey, the proporation of the population in 2005 with a BA or Higher is less than the porportion in the State of Alaska percent of 27.2 and less than the average US percent of 27.2.

In Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 19.2 percent of the White Alone, 19.8 percent of Black or African American, 18.8 percent of the Asian alone and 9 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

From the years 2000 to 2005, the proportion of the male population that could be considered highly educated has increased by 2.2 percent. By 2005, 19.2 percent of area's male population, over the age 25, achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher. At the same time, the percent of women, over the age 25, holding at least a Bachelors Degree has increased by a total of 5.2 percent. By 2005, a total of 24.8 percent of the women in the population had received a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 37.4 percent achieving this level. The female population in Mantanuska-Susitna have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 17 percent (Men) versus 19.6 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is Some College or Associates Degree, with 39.8 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

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

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Mantanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska to be 34.5 years of age. The median in Mantanuska-Susitna is greater than the median age in the State of Alaska of 33.9. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 34.1 years old. With a total of 27.5 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Mantanuska-Susitna 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 relatively high representation within the population, making up 65.7 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 6.8 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a relatively low percent of the population base.

Estimated since the year 2000, a medium-low amount of people have migrated to Mantanuska-Susitna from another country. The international migration into Mantanuska-Susitna totals 3.8 percent of the total international migration into the State of Alaska. This level of international migration can be considered medium-low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

Mantanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska had an estimated population of 76,006 in 2005. The total population has increased very sharply, since its 2000 population of 59,903. This growth shows an increase of 26.9 percent. Mantanuska-Susitna ranks 1 of 27 counties when calculating total change in population for Alaska and the county ranks 228 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

Mantanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska has a population that is made up of 85.8 percent White, 1 percent African American, 0.8 percent Asian, and 3 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 4.8 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Alaska percent of 12.9. Since 2000, Mantanuska-Susitna has increased the percent of minority makeup when 3.9 percent of the population were minorities.

When calculating the total land area, Mantanuska-Susitna spans a total of 24682 square miles. The county has a very low density 3 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Greenlee, AZ (4 per sq. mile ), La Paz, AZ (4 per sq. mile ), Mono, CA (4 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Costilla, CO (3 per sq. mile ), Las Animas, CO (3 per sq. mile ), Moffat, CO (3 per sq. mile ).

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

Ramsey, MN (3,177 per sq. mile )