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    By Job Gal | September 15, 2008

    Alaska

    Alaska is an American state located in the northwest portion of North America. It is the largest state by area and the sixth wealthiest state in the nation. Juneau serves as the state capital.

    Vitus Bering     was the first European to find Alaska in 1741. The United States purchased Alaska from Russia in 1867 for $7.2 million. The land became an organized territory in 1912 and the 49th state in 1959. The name Alaska was part of the Russian language and means “the mainland.”

    In the 1890s the Yukon Territory was home to many gold rushes, and the state played a vital role during World War II. In 1964 the Good Friday Earthquake killed 131 people. In 1968, oil was discovered at Prudhoe Bay and the Trans-Alaska pipeline was completed in 1977. Alaska is one of only five states with no state sales tax or individual income tax, although some municipalities collect a local sales tax.




    Alaska’s Job Market
    The oil and gas industries are two of Alaska’s most important, with more than 80 percent of the state’s revenue coming from petroleum, and 14.3 percent of domestically produced oil coming from Alaska. The state’s main export product is seafood. Alaska’s industrial outputs include: crude petroleum, natural gas, coal, gold, precious metals zinc and other mining.

    The state’s fastest growing industries include: government, natural resources extraction, shipping and transportation.

    Work Trends
    Alaska unemployment rate: 6.9 percent
    National unemployment rate: 6.1 percent
    Mean travel time to work: 19.6 minutes

    Alaska’s Largest Employers
    Providence Alaska Medical Center
    3200 Providence Drive
    Anchorage, AK

    Carrs Safeway
    6401 A St.
    Anchorage, AK

    Fred Meyer
    2000 W Dimond Blvd.
    Anchorage, AK

    Wal-Mart/Sam’s Club
    3101 A St.
    Anchorage, AK

    Alaska Airlines
    401 E 6th Ave.
    Anchorage, AK

    VECO Operations
    949 E 36th Ave.
    Anchorage, AK

    Banner Health System
    1650 Cowles St.
    Fairbanks, AK

    BP Exploration
    900 E Benson Blvd.
    Anchorage, AK

    Federal Express
    Anchorage, AK.

    ASRC Energy Energy Services
    3900 C St., Suite 701
    Anchorage, AK

    Popular Local Job Search Sites
    Cheezhead
    JobCentral
    Craigslist
    Alaska Job Center Network
    AlaskaJobs
    I Love Alaska

    Surrounding Area Job Search
    Juneau, AK
    Wasilla, AK
    Palmer, AK
    Anchorage, AK
    Soldotna, AK
    Fairbanks, AK

    Continuing Education
    University of Alaska Anchorage
    University of Alaska Fairbanks
    University of Alaska Southeast
    Alaska Pacific University

    Discovering Alaska
    Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
    Alaska Native Heritage Center
    Alaska Native Arts Foundation
    Anchorage Symphony Orchestra
    Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra
    Juneau Symphony
    Anchorage Opera
    Alaska State Fair

    Alaska Statistics
    Population
    Total population: 670,053
    Persons under five-years old: 7.4 percent
    Persons under 18-years old: 27.1 percent
    Persons 65-years and older: 6.9 percent
    Female: 48.3 percent
    White: 70.7 percent
    Black: 3.7 percent
    American Indian and Alaska Native: 15.4 percent
    Asian: 4.6 percent
    Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander: .6 percent
    Multi-racial: 4.9 percent
    Hispanic or Latino: 5.6 percent
    Non-white Hispanic: 66.4 percent

    Education
    High school graduates: 88.3 percent
    Bachelor’s degree or higher: 24.7 percent

    Housing
    Housing units: 276,571
    Homeownership rate: 62.5 percent
    Housing units in multi-unit structures: 27 percent
    Median value of owner-occupied housing units: $144,200
    Households: 221,600
    Persons per household: 2.74

    Income
    Median household income: $52,141
    Per capita money income: $22,660
    Persons below poverty: 10 percent

    Transportation
    Airports: Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport
    Railroads: Alaska Railroad, White Pass Railroad, Yukon Railroad
    Public mass transit: Alaska Marine Highway, Inter-Island Ferry Authority

    Weather (Anchorage)
    Average annual precipitation: 91 inches
    Average low temp. in January: 8 degrees
    Average high temp. in July: 65 degrees

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