Local Government vs. Mining
Average Earnings Per Job Structure and Growth by County
Alaska, 2001-2022
Average Earnings Per Job by County
Percent of Overall County Average, 2022
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County Average
Location
Quotients
Percent of State
Counterpart
Percent of National
Counterpart
Average Earnings Per Job by County
View Distribution Totals as:Actual Percent
   
 
Local Government vs. Mining
Alaska Average Earnings Per Job Distribution by County:
Percent of Overall County Average, 2022
More
than
160%
160%
to
150%
150%
to
140%
140%
to
130%
130%
to
120%
120%
to
110%
110%
to
100%
100%
or
Below
Total
Local Government
2
2
2
4
4
2
5
11
32
Mining
4
0
0
1
0
0
0
27
32
 
   
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Local Government vs. Mining
Average Earnings Per Job Structure by County:
Alaska, 2022
 
Local Government
 
Mining
 
 
 
71,469
81.3
79.7
84.2
 
0
0.0
0.0
0.0
 
97,076
95.1
108.3
114.4
 
S
S
S
S
 
105,017
131.2
117.2
123.7
 
172,995
216.2
114.0
106.8
 
66,290
99.1
74.0
78.1
 
S
S
S
S
 
103,813
113.6
115.8
122.3
 
S
S
S
S
 
76,437
102.0
85.3
90.1
 
S
S
S
S
 
62,608
92.3
69.9
73.8
 
S
S
S
S
 
93,680
126.3
104.5
110.4
 
S
S
S
S
 
72,652
134.7
81.1
85.6
 
S
S
S
S
 
63,272
119.0
70.6
74.6
 
-2,000
-3.8
-1.3
-1.2
 
97,432
122.8
108.7
114.8
 
152,118
191.8
100.3
93.9
 
99,877
174.0
111.4
117.7
 
120,600
210.1
79.5
74.4
 
96,383
134.4
107.5
113.6
 
S
S
S
S
 
80,024
104.2
89.3
94.3
 
7,296
9.5
4.8
4.5
 
62,266
123.6
69.5
73.4
 
0
0.0
0.0
0.0
 
61,387
106.5
68.5
72.3
 
-2,625
-4.6
-1.7
-1.6
 
83,477
149.0
93.1
98.4
 
10,276
18.3
6.8
6.3
 
82,296
102.3
91.8
97.0
 
S
S
S
S
 
103,882
71.2
115.9
122.4
 
194,447
133.3
128.2
120.0
 
83,056
79.7
92.7
97.9
 
S
S
S
S
 
88,539
154.9
98.8
104.3
 
S
S
S
S
 
76,096
131.4
84.9
89.7
 
S
S
S
S
 
N
N
N
N
 
N
N
N
N
 
94,302
144.8
105.2
111.1
 
2,767
4.3
1.8
1.7
 
96,907
159.7
108.1
114.2
 
0
0.0
0.0
0.0
 
N
N
N
N
 
N
N
N
N
 
76,106
83.4
84.9
89.7
 
168,172
184.3
110.8
103.8
 
N
N
N
N
 
N
N
N
N
 
81,597
162.4
91.0
96.1
 
773
1.5
0.5
0.5
 
N
N
N
N
 
N
N
N
N
 
80,743
126.5
90.1
95.1
 
0
0.0
0.0
0.0
 
66,753
106.9
74.5
78.7
 
35,955
57.6
23.7
22.2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
89,626
118.8
100.0
105.6
 
151,725
201.1
100.0
93.7
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
84,870
118.6
100.0
 
162,011
226.3
100.0
 
89,089
120.6
105.0
 
203,912
276.1
125.9
 
64,178
118.9
75.6
 
83,646
155.0
51.6
Source: Calculations by the Alaska Regional Economic Analysis Project (AK-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
REAP_PI_CA1700N_520320_510200_SA
 
   
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Local Government vs. Mining
Average Earnings Per Job Structure by Region:
Alaska, 2022
 
Local Government
 
Mining
Metropolitan Statistical Areas
 
 
 
98,770
130.6
110.2
116.4
 
144,415
191.0
95.2
89.1
 
93,680
126.3
104.5
110.4
 
S
S
S
S
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
89,626
118.8
100.0
105.6
 
151,725
201.1
100.0
93.7
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
84,870
118.6
100.0
 
162,011
226.3
100.0
 
89,089
120.6
105.0
 
203,912
276.1
125.9
 
64,178
118.9
75.6
 
83,646
155.0
51.6
Source: Calculations by the Alaska Regional Economic Analysis Project (AK-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
REAP_PI_CA1700N_520320_510200_SB
 
   
Real* Average Earnings Per Job Growth by County
Growth Rates, 2022
Select a Year/Indicator:Growth RatesComponent Contributions
Real* Average Earnings Per Job Growth by County
View Distribution Totals as:Actual Percent
   
 
Local Government vs. Mining
Alaska Real* Average Earnings Per Job Growth Distribution by County:
Growth Rates, 2022
More
than
2.5%
2.5%
to
2.0%
2.0%
to
1.5%
1.5%
to
1.0%
1.0%
to
0.5%
0.5%
to
0.0%
0.0%
or
Below
Suppressed
or
Undefined
Total
Local Government
0
0
0
1
0
0
23
8
32
Mining
5
0
0
0
0
0
8
19
32
 
   
Select an alternate year:
   
 
Local Government vs. Mining
Real* Average Earnings Per Job Growth by County:
Alaska, 2022
 
Local Government
 
Mining
 
 
 
-7.9
-2.6
-2.1
 
0.0
-10.9
5.6
 
-1.9
3.3
3.8
 
N
N
N
 
N
N
N
 
-7.0
-18.0
-1.4
 
-5.9
-0.6
-0.1
 
N
N
N
 
-0.6
4.7
5.2
 
N
N
N
 
-7.0
-1.8
-1.3
 
N
N
N
 
-6.7
-1.5
-0.9
 
N
N
N
 
-7.5
-2.2
-1.7
 
N
N
N
 
-1.6
3.6
4.2
 
N
N
N
 
-3.0
2.2
2.7
 
37.4
26.4
43.0
 
-5.6
-0.3
0.2
 
N
N
N
 
-5.9
-0.7
-0.1
 
-18.6
-29.5
-13.0
 
-2.1
3.2
3.7
 
N
N
N
 
-6.9
-1.6
-1.1
 
N
N
N
 
-8.4
-3.2
-2.7
 
0.0
-10.9
5.6
 
N
N
N
 
40.3
29.4
46.0
 
-5.7
-0.5
0.1
 
19.7
8.7
25.3
 
1.1
6.4
6.9
 
N
N
N
 
-6.6
-1.4
-0.9
 
-6.0
-16.9
-0.4
 
-4.9
0.4
0.9
 
N
N
N
 
-2.8
2.5
3.0
 
N
N
N
 
-3.1
2.2
2.7
 
N
N
N
 
N
N
N
 
N
N
N
 
-8.9
-3.6
-3.1
 
28.4
17.5
34.0
 
N
N
N
 
0.0
-10.9
5.6
 
N
N
N
 
N
N
N
 
-5.5
-0.2
0.3
 
-1.4
-12.3
4.2
 
N
N
N
 
N
N
N
 
-2.9
2.3
2.8
 
21.0
10.0
26.6
 
N
N
N
 
N
N
N
 
N
N
N
 
0.0
-10.9
5.6
 
-1.1
4.2
4.7
 
N
N
N
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
-5.8
-0.5
0.0
 
-5.6
-16.6
0.0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
-5.3
0.0
 
10.9
0.0
 
-5.3
-0.1
 
13.2
2.2
 
-4.7
0.5
 
2.4
-8.6
Source: Calculations by the Alaska Regional Economic Analysis Project (AK-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
REAP_PI_CA1700N_520320_510200_GA
 
   
Select an alternate year:
   
 
Local Government vs. Mining
Real* Average Earnings Per Job Growth by Region:
Alaska, 2022
 
Local Government
 
Mining
Metropolitan Statistical Areas
 
 
 
N
N
N
 
-8.1
-19.0
-2.5
 
-7.5
-2.2
-1.7
 
N
N
N
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
-5.8
-0.5
0.0
 
-5.6
-16.6
0.0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
-5.3
0.0
 
10.9
0.0
 
-5.3
-0.1
 
13.2
2.2
 
-4.7
0.5
 
2.4
-8.6
Source: Calculations by the Alaska Regional Economic Analysis Project (AK-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
REAP_PI_CA1700N_520320_510200_GB
 
   
Additional Notes on Interpreting
Average Earnings Per Job for Alaska
Average Earnings Per Job
Average Earnings Per Job are computed by dividing BEA industry earnings estimate by BEA total full- and part-time jobs estimates. No convenient or adequate means exist at the county or regional level for converting the job estimates to a full-time equivalent measure. So, interpret the average earnings per job estimates with caution in consideration of the following issues:
  • Average earnings per job within industries involving more part-time work is lower than industries involving more full-time work, although there could be little difference in the underlying wage of full-time workers. Such differences could also prevail between counties and regions. An increase in the proportion of part-time jobs over time may erode average earnings per job estimates, although full-time earnings per worker may have remained unchanged.
  • As with per capita income, average earnings per job may be subject to extreme short-run variation, especially in smaller counties. Unusual conditions such as droughts, hurricanes and bumper crops give rise to wide variations in average earnings per job. Also, major construction projects relating to building dams, nuclear power plants, and private plant construction projects have caused extreme fluctuations in many smaller counties. Such changes typify both small and large agriculture-dependent counties owing to the extreme annual variations in farm incomes.
  • Since average earnings per job are just a simple average, it does not account for variations in the distribution of earnings among high- vs. low-wage jobs.
  • The earnings by major industry estimates compiled by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) are by place-of-work are the sum of wage and salary dibursements (payrolls), supplements to wages and salaries, and proprietors' income. The earnings by industry data are in expressed in thousands of current dollars ($1,000s). Unlike wage and salary disbursement, it should be noted that proprietors' income may be reported as negative for those years in which the net income of sole proprietors and partnerships are in the red for a particular sector. This is not an especially unusual occurrence in some relatively small economies where farm proprietorships are dominant. However, this may yield some somewhat unconventional results, such as an industry recording a negative share of total earnings or a location quotient that is negative.
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