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Average earnings

What do Alaskans earn in various industries?

Employment growth

Alaska's employment shows a steady increase over the past decade.

Nonresident workers

Nonresidents looking for work in Alaska have their best luck in the "food and kindred products" industry -- mostly seafood processing. Almost 7 out of every 10 workers are nonresidents.

Native corporations

The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act formed regional corporations in 1971 to handle money and land transferred to Natives by the federal government. Can you name all the corporations? Twelve corporations are based in Alaska. In addition, one corporation protects the interests of Natives living outside Alaska.

Top 100 private employers in Alaska

Here are the largest employers in Alaska, according to figures compiled by the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

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Alaska's employment shows a steady increase over the past decade.

Year	Anchorage	Fairbanks	Southeast	Statewide
2003	1.30%	1.00%	1.3	1.50%
2002	1.90%	2.20%	-0.4	2.00%
2001	2.80%	2.20%	-0.8	1.90%
2000	2.60%	1.80%	1.1	2.20%
1999	1.90%	1.20%	1.6	1.00%
1998	3.90%	2.80%	-1.8	2.30%
1997	2.10%	2.20%	0.8	1.80%
1996	0.50%	0.50%	-0.1	0.60%
1995	0.30%	1.80%	3	1.10%
1994	2.20%	3.70%	1	2.80%
1993	3.30%	1.40%	1	2.30%

Source: Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Research and Analysis Section.

Note: Anchorage includes Eagle River, Chugiak and Girdwood. Southeast Alaska includes Juneau, Haines, Sitka, Ketchikan and other towns of the Inside Passage.