In Yakutat City and Borough, jobs in the seafood product preparation and packaging pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the seafood product preparation and packaging industry reported the top wages in Yakutat City and Borough for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Yakutat City and Borough was paid an annual wage of $27,574 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Alaska of $26,613 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $31,753.

Other top-pay jobs in Yakutat City and Borough, Alaska can be found in oilseed and grain farming (.), vegetable and melon farming (.), fruit and tree nut farming (.) and greenhouse and nursery production (.) 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.

Yakutat City and Borough Wages have decreased by ( 8.0%) Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages decreased in Yakutat City and Borough, Alaska by a total of ( 8.0%). This is less than the growth in average industry wages for Alaska and less than the growth in industry wages for the nation as a whole.

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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.

Yakutat City and 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 Yakutat City and Borough, Alaska can be described as relatively low when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 9.5 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $39,041. The average 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.

Yakutat City and Borough Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Yakutat City and Borough

The Seafood product preparation and packaging industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 11 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Seafood product preparation and packaging industry makes up -5.5 percent of the total employment growth in Yakutat City and Borough.

Top 1 Industries
1. Seafood product preparation and packaging (152 new jobs)

In Yakutat City and Borough, Alaska, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 23 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.





The total number of jobs has decreased by 1.4 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 reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Yakutat City and Borough Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Seafood product preparation and packaging industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 21.4 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Alaska, where the industry felt a gain of 7.4 percent. The losses in the Seafood product preparation and packaging industry in Yakutat City and Borough outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 14.3 in percent of workers in the Seafood product preparation and packaging industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Seafood product preparation and packaging (21.4 percent decline)

Yakutat City and Borough 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 the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Yakutat City and Borough has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Alaska, where it saw a loss of 12.9 percent. The Services to buildings and dwellings industry in Yakutat City and Borough outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 11 percent of the industry employment.

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)





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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 Yakutat City and Borough, Alaska

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Yakutat City and Borough was reported to have a relatively high median income for all households of $54,740 (2005 Dollars). This median is 10.2 percent lower than the median income in State of Alaska of $60,338 and the median household income is 10.2 percent higher than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Yakutat City and Borough, Alaska can be recognized as having a medium-high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 13.5 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 33.3 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 6 to 11 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Yakutat City and Borough, accounting 32.6 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $93,761. This household income level is 71.3 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Yakutat City and Borough reported a median household income of $52,650, this was 3.8 percent less than the median income level in this area. In Yakutat City and Borough, Alaska White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $59,670 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 9 percent greater than the median in 2000. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 33.2 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $36,563.







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

Higher Education in Yakutat City and Borough, Alaska

In Yakutat City and Borough, Alaska as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 20.4 percent of the White Alone, 100 percent of Black or African American, 40 percent of the Asian alone and 0 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Yakutat City and Borough, Alaska is made up of a moderately-educated population, with 17.6 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Yakutat counted a lower percent of population with high education level than the State of Alaska's proportion of 24.8 percent and a lower percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Yakutat City and Borough, Alaska, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 38.2 percent achieving this level. The female population in Yakutat have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 12.8 percent (Men) versus 26 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women is Some College or Associates Degree, with 36.4 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.





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

Demographic Profile for Yakutat Borough, Alaska

Yakutat Borough, Alaska had a population of 722 in the year 2005. The population has decreased sharply, since the 2000 total population of 798. The decline represents a decrease of -9.5 percent. Yakutat ranks 16 of 27 counties by growth in total population in Alaska and the county ranks 2,081 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

Yakutat Borough, Alaska has a population that is made up of 57.5 percent White, 0.1 percent African American, 0.6 percent Asian, and 0.8 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 1.5 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Alaska percent of 12.9. Since 2000, Yakutat has increased in diversity when 1.4 percent of the people were minorities.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Yakutat Borough, Alaska to be 41.9 years old. The median age in Yakutat is greater than the median in Alaska of 33.9. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 37.1 years old. A total of 20.9 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Yakutat can be described as being made up of a medium-low percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively high presence of the 2005 population base, with 71.5 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 7.6 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a relatively low proportion of the population.

Since the year 2000, a very low amount of people have migrated to Yakutat internationally. The migration from outside the US into Yakutat makes up -0.1 percent of the total migration into the State of Alaska. This percent of international migration is very low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.



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

Housing Report for Yakutat City and Borough, Alaska

In Yakutat City and Borough, the real estate market was made up of 513 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 8 homes since 2001, or 1.6 percent.

Yakutat City and Borough had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $100,700, according to the Decennial Census. This value is less than the overall Alaska 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $144,200 and less than median home value of $119,600 across the United States during the same year.

The State of Alaska, Yakutat City and Borough places 20 of 27 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 2,273 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.







Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Yakutat Borough, Alaska -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Retail Trade has the largest businesses in Yakutat County, averaging 7 jobs per place of business. This is less than the industry's average in the United States of 15 and less than the Alaska typical size of 14 for the Retail Trade industry.

Yakutat County is ranked number 28 of 28 Counties in the State of Alaska by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has moved up since the year 2001, when it was ranked 27 of 28 Counties.













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