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The West > Alaska > Labor

ALASKAN LABOR STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Canada–US relations > US Jobs Supported 13,000 [49th of 51]
Employed 275,000 [48th of 50]
Employment Ratio 68.1 [37th of 51]
Food manufacturing > Number of employees 7,289 [35th of 49]
    Food manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 10.983 per 1,000 people [4th of 49]
Food manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 6,486 [32nd of 49]
    Food manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 97.731 per 10,000 people [4th of 49]
Food manufacturing > Production workers hours 14,679,000 [32nd of 49]
    Food manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 22.118 per capita [4th of 49]
Mean Travel Time to Work 18 [46th of 51]
Occupational Fatalities > Exposure to harmful substances or environments 3 [36th of 37]
    Occupational Fatalities > Exposure to harmful substances or environments (per capita) 0.452 per 100,000 people [2nd of 37]
Occupational Fatalities > Totals 42 [40th of 51]
    Occupational Fatalities > Totals (per capita) 0.633 per 10,000 people [2nd of 51]
Occupational Fatalities > Transportation incidents 31 [33rd of 49]
    Occupational Fatalities > Transportation incidents (per capita) 4.671 per 100,000 people [2nd of 49]
Percent of Civilian Employed People in Management, Business and Financial Occupations 13.3 % [31st of 51]
Percent of Civilian Employed People in Professional and Related Occupations 21.7 % [13th of 51]
Percent of Civilian Employed People in Service Occupations 16.4 % [19th of 51]
Percent of Civilian Employed People in the Information Industry 2.5 % [16th of 51]
Percent of Civilian Employed People in the Manufacturing Industry 2.1 % [50th of 51]
Percent of Civilian Employed People Who are Private Wage and Salary Workers 63.5 % [51st of 51]
Percent of People Who are in the Labor Force (Including Armed Forces) 72.4 % [1st of 51]
Percent of Workers Who Traveled to Work by Car, Truck, or Van Alone 68.8 % [48th of 51]
Percent of Workers Who Traveled to Work by Carpool 13.8 % [3rd of 51]
Percent of Workers Who Traveled to Work by Public Transportation 1 % [35th of 51]
Percent of Workers Who Worked Outside County of Residence 7.5 % [48th of 51]
Total Manufacturing > Number of employees 10,262 [49th of 51]
    Total Manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 1.546 per 100 people [48th of 51]
Total Manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 8,696 [48th of 51]
    Total Manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 1.31 per 100 people [41st of 51]
Total Manufacturing > Production workers hours 1,963,000 [51st of 51]
    Total Manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 2.958 per capita [51st of 51]
Unemployment > Rate 6.1% [3rd of 50]
Unemployment Rate > 2004 7.5 [2nd of 51]
Unemployment Rate > January, 2006 6.7 [2nd of 51]
Union affiliation > Percent Represented by Unions 24.1 [4th of 50]
Union affiliation > Percent Union Members 22.8 [4th of 50]
US minimum wages > State > Level $7.55 [8th of 50]

SOURCES: Wikipedia: Canada–United States relations; Wikipedia: Union affiliation by U.S. state; American Community Survey 2004 ; Annual Survey of Manufactures, 2004 ; US Department of Labor, 2004.; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by unemployment rate; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by unemployment rate ; Wikipedia: List of U.S. minimum wages

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