Snapshot of
Employment in Alaska in 2010
- #3 amongst U.S. states ranked by total employment growth from the previous year.
- #6 amongst U.S. states ranked by average annual wages growth from the previous year.
- #8 amongst U.S. states ranked by percentage of of its female civilian population aged 16 and over that is in active employment.
- #8 amongst U.S. states ranked by average annual wages.
- #8 amongst U.S. states ranked by percentage of of its female civilian population aged 16 and over that constitutes its labor force.
- #10 amongst U.S. states ranked by percentage of of its civilian population aged 16 and over that is in active employment.
- #11 amongst U.S. states ranked by percentage of of its civilian population aged 16 and over that constitutes its labor force.
- #15 amongst U.S. states ranked by lowest annual unemployment rate among women.
- #16 amongst U.S. states ranked by percentage of of its male civilian population aged 16 and over that is in active employment.
- #17 amongst U.S. states ranked by lowest annual unemployment rate among men.
- #16 amongst U.S. states ranked by percentage of of its male civilian population aged 16 and over that constitutes its labor force.
- #17 amongst U.S. states ranked by lowest annual unemployment rate.
- #49 amongst U.S. states ranked by total employment.
Figure 1. Total Employment
Figure 2. Employment by Gender
Figure 3. Employment Percent Change
Figure 4. Unemployment Rate
Figure 5. Percentage of Civilian Population in Employment
Total Employment
308,050
127,097,160
Total Employment Amount Change from 2009 to 2010
-90
-3,550,450
Total Employment Percent Change from 2009 to 2010
0.00 %
-0.03 %
Percent of Women Employed
60.90 %
53.60 %
Percent of Men Employed
67.00 %
58.50 %
Unemployment Rate
8.00 %
9.60 %
Unemployment Rate Amongst Women
6.80 %
8.60 %
Unemployment Rate Amongst Men
9.00 %
10.50 %
Table 1. Employment Information for
Alaska
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Figure 6. Annual Salary Distribution
Figure 7. Hourly Wage Distribution
Figure 8. Average Annual Salary
Figure 9. Average Hourly Wage
Figure 10. Average Annual Wage Percent Change
Average Annual Salary
$50,350
$44,410
Average Hourly Wage
$24.21
$21.35
Average Annual Salary Change from 2009 to 2010
0.03 %
0.02 %
Table 2. Salary Information for
Alaska
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VIEW ALL ALASKA OCCUPATIONS HERE
HIGHEST PAYING OCCUPATIONS
1. Architecture and Engineering Occupations: $94,590
2. Management Occupations: $89,420
3. Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations: $85,900
4. Legal Occupations: $78,030
5. Computer and Mathematical Occupations: $68,350
Table 3. Highest Paying
Alaska Occupations
FASTEST GROWING SALARIES
1. Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations: 0.11 %
2. Management Occupations: 0.08 %
3. Community and Social Service Occupations: 0.05 %
4. Sales and Related Occupations: 0.05 %
5. Production Occupations: 0.05 %
Table 4.
Alaska Occupations with the Fastest Growing Salaries
POPULAR OCCUPATIONS
1. Office and Administrative Support Occupations: 16.73 %
2. Sales and Related Occupations: 8.07 %
3. Transportation and Material Moving Occupations: 7.78 %
4. Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations: 7.69 %
5. Education, Training, and Library Occupations: 7.18 %
Table 5. Popular
Alaska Occupations
(Percentage of Total Employment for the State)
FASTEST GROWING EMPLOYMENT
1. Community and Social Service Occupations: 0.14 %
2. Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations: 0.11 %
3. Computer and Mathematical Occupations: 0.08 %
4. Transportation and Material Moving Occupations: 0.07 %
5. Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations: 0.07 %
Table 6.
Alaska Occupations with the Fastest Growing Employment
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LARGEST EMPLOYMENT
1. Health care and social assistance: 15.78%
3. Accommodation and food services: 10.02%
4. Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services: 8.99%
5. Transportation and warehousing: 8.03%
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7. Local Industries with the Largest Employment (2008)
LARGEST NUMER OF FIRMS
3. Health care and social assistance: 1,821
4. Accommodation and food services: 1,747
5. Professional, scientific, and technical services: 1,696
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8. Local Industries with the Largest Number of Registered Firms (2008)
HIGHEST EMPLOYMENT PER FIRM
1. Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction: 79.31
2. Management of companies and enterprises: 55.65
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9. Local Industries with the Highest Number of Employees Per Firm (2008)
HIGHEST ANNUAL PAYROLL PER FIRM
1. Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction: $8,405,126
2. Management of companies and enterprises: $5,704,427
4. Information: $1,874,854
5. Transportation and warehousing: $1,416,849
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10. Local Industries with the Highest Annual Payroll Per Firm (2008)
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11. Popular Colleges in
Alaska.
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12. Popular Academic/Training Programs Offered by Colleges in
Alaska.
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Further Information on Employment and Occupations in
Alaska
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor and U.S. Census Bureau, Department of Commerce
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