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Government Jobs in Alaska
Map with stats for government jobs in Alaska vector image
NATIONAL
AVERAGE
6.1
Small States Have More Government Per Capita
Top 10
Govt jobs per 100 people
Population
Bottom 10
Govt jobs per 100 people
Population

Wyoming
North Dakota
Alaska
Nebraska
Kansas
Vermont
South Dakota
Iowa
Oklahoma
New Mexico

10.6
9.6
8.9
8.1
8.0
7.9
7.7
7.7
7.6
7.5

577,737
760,077
736,239
1,929,268
2,911,505
626,299
882,235
3,156,145
3,943,079
2,095,428

Illinois
Indiana
Tennessee
Georgia
Michigan
Arizona
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Nevada
Florida
5.9
5.9
5.7
5.6
5.5
5.0
4.7
4.7
4.7
4.6
12,741,080
6,691,878
6,770,010
10,519,475
9,995,915
7,171,646
12,807,060
1,057,315
3,034,392
21,299,325
Top 10

Wyoming
North Dakota
Alaska
Nebraska
Kansas
Vermont
South Dakota
Iowa
Oklahoma
New Mexico

Bottom 10
Illinois
Indiana
Tennessee
Georgia
Michigan
Arizona
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Nevada
Florida
Govt jobs per 100 people

10.6
9.6
8.9
8.1
8.0
7.9
7.7
7.7
7.6
7.5

Govt jobs per 100 people
5.9
5.9
5.7
5.6
5.5
5.0
4.7
4.7
4.7
4.6
Population

577,737
760,077
736,239
1,929,268
2,911,505
626,299
882,235
3,156,145
3,943,079
2,095,428

Population
12,741,080
6,691,878
6,770,010
10,519,475
9,995,915
7,171,646
12,807,060
1,057,315
3,034,392
21,299,325

National Average Wage for a Government Employee $60,751

Alaska Average Wage for a Government Employee $59,469

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Alaska Government jobs pay less than average
Government jobs pay less than average in natural resource heavy areas, including Texas, Wyoming, and North Dakota.
Local vs Federal vector image
Local vs. FEDERAL
Boroughs and unincorporated areas, called “census areas,” provide fewer services than counties, townships, and parishes in other parts of the country making Alaska’s state government responsible for more basic services.
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Oil rig vector image
Alaska ranks 3rd per capita for jobs outside of education
States with high non-education government jobs all depend heavily on natural resources–oil in particular.
(Wyoming, North Dakota, and Alaska)

SOURCE: October 2019 Alaska Economic Trends, published by the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development

ANS Crude Oil Production

ANS West Coast Crude Oil Prices

Statewide Employment Figures
Alaska Trends November 2019: ANS Crude Oil Production graph image

SOURCE: Alaska Department of Revenue Tax Division

Alaska Trends November: ANS West Coast Crude Oil Prices graph image

SOURCE: Alaska Department of Revenue Tax Division

01/1976—08/2019
Seasonally Adjusted
Alaska Trends November 2019: Statewide Employment Figures graph image

SOURCE: Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Research & Analysis Section

ANS Crude Oil Production

Alaska Trends November 2019: ANS Crude Oil Production graph image

SOURCE: Alaska Department of Revenue Tax Division

ANS West Coast Crude Oil Prices

Alaska Trends November: ANS West Coast Crude Oil Prices graph image

SOURCE: Alaska Department of Revenue Tax Division

Statewide Employment Figures

01/1976—08/2019
Seasonally Adjusted

Alaska Trends November 2019: Statewide Employment Figures graph image

SOURCE: Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Research & Analysis Section

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