In Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area, jobs in the logging pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the logging industry had the highest average wages in Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area for 2006. The average industry job in Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area was paid an annual wage of $44,062 in 2006. The annual wage is less than the industry wage rate in Alaska of $47,245 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $31,984.

Other high-paying jobs in Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area, Alaska can be found in direct selling establishments ($35,399), nonresidential building construction ($32,314), unclassified ($29,872) and services to buildings and dwellings ($27,551) 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.

Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area Wages have decreased by ( 8.0%) Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have decreased in Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area, Alaska by a total of ( 8.0%). 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.

Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area Industry Wages Lag Behind Alaska, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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The average total wages in all industries in Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area, Alaska when analyzed can be described as relatively low when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 36.5 percent lower than the with an state average of $39,041. The overall industry wage was less than the overall average in the United States 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.

Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 135.0 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Alaska, where the industry felt a loss of 12.9 percent. The Services to buildings and dwellings industry in Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 11 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (135.0 percent gain)
2. Nonresidential building construction (120.8 percent gain)
3. Direct selling establishments (77.1 percent gain)
4. Seafood product preparation and packaging (61.9 percent gain)
5. Gasoline stations (41.7 percent gain)

Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Logging industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 39.7 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined slower than the industry sector has gone through in the Alaska, where the it saw a loss of 47.8 percent. The losses in the Logging industry in Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 10.8 percent in terms of employees in the Logging industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Logging (39.7 percent decline)
2. Residential building construction (39.7 percent decline)
3. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (33.3 percent decline)
4. Full-service restaurants (14.8 percent decline)
5. Offices of dentists (10.8 percent decline)

Total industry employment has decreased by 1.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in Alaska, which went through a gain of 10.9 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Seafood product preparation and packaging industry has grown the most with 152 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Seafood product preparation and packaging industry makes up 75.5 percent of the total number of new jobs in Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area.

Top 5 Industries
1. Seafood product preparation and packaging (152 new jobs)
2. Grocery stores (12 new jobs)
3. Nonresidential building construction (10 new jobs)
4. Direct selling establishments (9 new jobs)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (9 new jobs)

In Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area, Alaska, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 23 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Given the 15 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 7 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 7 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Logging industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 73 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Logging industry make up 71.6 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area, Alaska.

Top 5 Industries
1. Logging (73 jobs lost)
2. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (10 jobs lost)
3. Residential building construction (10 jobs lost)
4. Full-service restaurants (7 jobs lost)
5. Health and personal care stores (2 jobs lost)

Income and Poverty in Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area, Alaska

The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area had a median household income level of $37,456, this median was 31.1 percent less than the median income level in this area. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $43,387. This household income level is 20.1 percent less than the reported median for all households in the area. Hispanic households in Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area, Alaska reported a median household income of $37,440, this income level is 31.1 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. In Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area, Alaska White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $57,335 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 5.5 percent greater than the median in the year 2000.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area, Alaska can be understood to have a poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 7.9 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 15.3 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area, with 14 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area reported a relatively high median income for all households of $54,328 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 11.1 percent lower than the median in Alaska of $60,338 and the median is 9.6 percent higher than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.







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

In Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area, Alaska according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 19.2 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, 16.4 percent of the Asian alone and 13.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area, Alaska may to understood as having a moderately-educated working age population, with 16.2 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Wrangell-Petersburg counted 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 the national average of 24.4 percent.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area, Alaska, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 35.4 percent achieving this level. The female population in Wrangell-Petersburg have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 17 percent (Men) versus 15.6 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area achieving a High School Diploma, with 37.6 percent of the female population achieving this education level.





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

Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area, Alaska has a population that is made up of 73.4 percent White, 0.2 percent African American, 2.1 percent Asian, and 2.7 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 5.0 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Alaska percent of 12.9. Since 2000, Wrangell-Petersburg has increased in diversity when 3.8 percent of the total population were minorities.

Since 2000, a medium-high number of individuals have migrated to Wrangell-Petersburg from outside the country. The immigration into Wrangell-Petersburg makes up 0.7 percent of all immigration into Alaska. This percent of international migration is medium-high when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area, Alaska to be 40.4 years of age. The median in Wrangell-Petersburg is greater than the median in Alaska of 33.9. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 37.2 years old. With a total of 25.3 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Wrangell-Petersburg can be described as being made up of a medium-high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 63.9 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 10.8 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the population.

Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area, Alaska had a population that was estimated at 6,245 for the year 2005. The total population has decreased sharply, since the population in 2000 of 6,690. The decline represents a decrease of -6.7 percent. Wrangell-Petersburg ranks 23 of 27 counties by growth in total population in Alaska and the county ranks 2,696 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

By measuring total land area, Wrangell-Petersburg encompasses a total area of 5835 square miles. The county has a very low population density of 1 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- White Pine, NV (1 per sq. mile ), Jeff Davis, TX (1 per sq. mile ), Cherry, NE (1 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Union, NM (1 per sq. mile ), Wayne, UT (1 per sq. mile ), Golden Valley, MT (1 per sq. mile ).

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