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The West > Alaska > Labor

ALASKAN LABOR STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Employment Ratio 68.1 [37th of 51]
Mean Travel Time to Work 18 [46th of 51]
Source: American Community Survey 2004
Percent of Civilian Employed People in Service Occupations 16.4 % [19th of 51]
Source: American Community Survey 2004
Percent of Civilian Employed People in the Information Industry 2.5 % [16th of 51]
Source: American Community Survey 2004
Percent of Civilian Employed People in the Manufacturing Industry 2.1 % [50th of 51]
Source: American Community Survey 2004
Percent of Civilian Employed People Who are Private Wage and Salary Workers 63.5 % [51st of 51]
Source: American Community Survey 2004
Percent of People Who are in the Labor Force (Including Armed Forces) 72.4 % [1st of 51]
Source: American Community Survey 2004
Percent of Workers Who Traveled to Work by Car, Truck, or Van Alone 68.8 % [48th of 51]
Source: American Community Survey 2004
Percent of Workers Who Traveled to Work by Carpool 13.8 % [3rd of 51]
Source: American Community Survey 2004
Percent of Workers Who Traveled to Work by Public Transportation 1 % [35th of 51]
Source: American Community Survey 2004
Percent of Workers Who Worked Outside County of Residence 7.5 % [48th of 51]
Source: American Community Survey 2004
Total Manufacturing > Number of employees 10,262 [49th of 51]
Source: American Community Survey 2004
Total Manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 8,696 [48th of 51]
Source: Annual Survey of Manufactures, 2004
Total Manufacturing > Production workers hours 1,963,000 [51st of 51]
Source: Annual Survey of Manufactures, 2004
Unemployment > Rate 6.1% [3rd of 50]
Source: Annual Survey of Manufactures, 2004
Unemployment Rate > 2004 7.5 [2nd of 51]
Source: Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by unemployment rate
Unemployment Rate > January, 2006 6.7 [2nd of 51]
Source: Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by unemployment rate
Union affiliation > Percent Represented by Unions 24.1 [4th of 50]
Source: Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by unemployment rate
Union affiliation > Percent Union Members 22.8 [4th of 50]
Source: Wikipedia: Union affiliation by U.S. state
US minimum wages > State > Level $7.55 [8th of 50]
Source: Wikipedia: Union affiliation by U.S. state

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SOURCES: American Community Survey 2004 ; Annual Survey of Manufactures, 2004 ; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by unemployment rate; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by unemployment rate ; Wikipedia: Union affiliation by U.S. state; Wikipedia: List of U.S. minimum wages

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