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Northern Region

Please note: There is an important distinction between the local/regional employment data and our “standard” employment series. Most of these data reflect totals for area residents only. Total worker counts may be lower than expected in areas with a large number of nonresident workers. The Alaska Permanent Fund dividend file is used to determine the worker’s geographic residence. Only Alaska residents (as defined by PFD application) are included in these totals. Also note that federal employees, the military, and the self-employed are not included in these data. For more information, click here.

Northern Resident Snapshot (2009)
Working Age Residents		Wages
Residents age 16+	15,440	Total wages	$328,542,604
Resident Worker Characteristics		Resident Workers by Sector
Total	10,789	Private	5,442
Male	5,666	State government	343
Female	5,121	Local government	5,004
Age 45+	3,817	Quarterly Number of Resident Workers
Age 50+	2,635	Peak (3rd) quarter workers	9,124
		Percent working all 4 quarters	60.4%
Unemployment		Construction/AGIA Occupation Experience (2005-2009)
UI Claimants	2,352	Some construction	2,560
		At least 1 year construction	950
New Hires		At least 2 years construction	401
New hires	4,798	Worked in an AGIA occupation	9,190

An asterisk (*) means data are suppressed. Numbers may not sum due to rounding. AGIA (Alaska Gasline Inducement Act) means the occupation has been identified as a core occupation involved in the gasline project. For explanations of these terms and data, click here.

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2009 Residents

Percent of Resident Workers by Wage Range, 2009

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Top Occupations (comprehensive list)

	Number employed	Percent female	Age 45+	Age 50+
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners  AGIA	525	26.7%	172	117
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other  AGIA	444	77.0%	124	84
Teacher Assistants	437	81.0%	184	134
Construction Laborers  AGIA  HOT JOB	402	9.2%	79	46
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand  AGIA	282	8.5%	78	48
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education  HOT JOB	244	74.2%	115	77
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General  AGIA	236	8.5%	114	76
Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	213	90.6%	69	38
Retail Salespersons	208	56.2%	27	15
Cashiers	200	75.5%	23	16
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners  AGIA	185	68.1%	58	40
Office Clerks, General  AGIA	182	76.4%	39	30
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers  AGIA	181	18.8%	31	16
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks  AGIA  HOT JOB	178	89.9%	62	38
Carpenters  AGIA  HOT JOB	162	5.6%	88	57
Gaming and Sports Book Writers and Runners	152	62.5%	45	35
General and Operations Managers	148	32.4%	86	65
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators  AGIA  HOT JOB	142	1.4%	64	36
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria  AGIA	138	70.3%	73	52
Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators  HOT JOB	138	6.5%	34	19

AGIA (Alaska Gasline Inducement Act) means the occupation has been identified as a core occupation involved in the gasline project. HOT JOB means the occupation is projected to have a high growth rate and numerous openings, and has an above average wage. For explanations of these terms and data click here.

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Resident Workers by Industry

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Workers by Industry

	Number employed	Percent female	Age 45+	Age 50+
Natural Resources and Mining	278	16.2%	67	49
Construction	538	20.5%	167	103
Manufacturing	23	39.1%	4	3
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	1,367	33.3%	359	218
Information	113	29.2%	47	33
Financial Activities	537	37.4%	196	149
Professional and Business Services	515	47.0%	193	137
Educational and Health Services	1,435	72.1%	529	366
Leisure and Hospitality	339	51.3%	112	76
State Government	343	51.9%	143	99
Local Government	5,004	49.4%	1,915	1,342
Other	284	57.7%	78	54
Unknown	13	46.2%	7	6

An asterisk (*) means data are suppressed. For explanations of these terms and data click here.

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Recent Unemployment Statistics
	04/2010	05/2010	06/2010	07/2010
UI Claimants**	1,319	1,331	1,299	1,220
Unemployment Rate (Not seasonally adjusted)	10.3%	10.3%	11.0%	10.2%

**UI claimants are individuals in this area who had an active claim at any time during the month.

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Alaska Economic Trends is a monthly publication covering various subjects. Related articles include:

• The Northern Region (March 2005)

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Source: Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Research and Analysis Section
Last updated: 30-Aug-10