| Alaska’s unemployment rate held steady in October at 6.3 percent. |
The state typically sees an increase in its unemployment rate from September to October as the remaining seasonal jobs end for the year. A larger than expected increase in the unemployment rate last month suggests that the seasonal wind-down may have come early this year.
Dan Robinson
11/14/2002
read more... |
|
- Minimum wage in Alaska is $5.65 ($5.15 federal) and is due to increase January 1, 2003 to $7.15 read more...
- Alaska’s July 1, 2001 US census estimated population was 634,892 open excel file...
- Median age of Alaskans from 2000 census was 32.4 years. read more...
- Nearly 18% of workers employed in Alaska in 2000 were nonresidents of the state. read more...
- Alaska has nearly the same number of males (51.7% ) as females (48.3%) per 2000 census read more...
- Alaska's per capita income in 2000 was $22,660. Median household income in 2000 was $51,571. Median family income in 2000 was $59,036. Per capita personal income in 2000 was $29,642.
| |
|
|
 The look of our web site has changed!
All of the links that you're used to are here, and we've added some exciting new features.
Create your own home page (My Home)-
Login and create a home page to display your favorite data that is automatically updated when new data becomes available.
More interactive web site-
You decide what data set you want to see displayed in an easier to view format, plus you can download it to your computer. You can even save it as a link on your customized home page.
View career options (Career Center)-
We've added a career link that allows you to look at occupations by skills and interest or compare two different occupations.
For more information about any of these improvements, take an online tour by clicking on the tour link on the left hand side of the page. | |
|
