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4. Comparisons to Other States
4.6
Jobs and Payroll—Big Items
If the concentration of public sector jobs in Alaska had been equal to the U.S. average in 1997, public employment (state and local government combined) would have been 32,361. The extra Alaska jobs in excess of the U.S. average amounted to 13,129.
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"Extra" Alaska Public Employment (State+Local) in 1997 |
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|
|
Jobs
|
Jobs
per 10K pop
|
|---|---|---|
| FTE Jobs (State+Local) |
45,490
|
747
|
| FTE Jobs at U.S. Avg Rate |
32,361
|
541
|
| EXTRA FTE Jobs |
13,129
|
-
|
| Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Governmental Finances. FTE is "full-time equivalent." | ||
This "extra" Alaska employment was distributed across most functions of government.
| Extra Alaska Public Employment (State and Local) in 1997 Top 10 Categories | |||
| Alaska |
Alaska
at U.S. Avg Rate |
Alaska
Extra |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| K-12 Education | 16,258 |
12,570 |
3,688 |
| Other and Unallocable |
3,451 |
1,059 |
2,392 |
| Streets and Highways | 3,333 |
1,208 |
2,125 |
| Natural Resources | 2,128 |
420 |
1,708 |
| Financial Administration | 1,800 |
821 |
979 |
| Public Welfare | 2,034 |
1,081 |
953 |
| Other Government Administration | 1,323 |
570 |
753 |
| Higher Education | 4,246 |
3,730 |
516 |
| Judicial and Legal | 1,275 |
782 |
493 |
| Electric Power | 563 |
179 |
384 |
| Housing and Community Development | 594 |
262 |
332 |
| Sources: U.S. Department of Commerce, Governmental Finances, and ISER. | |||
| Extra
Alaska Public Employment (State+Local) in 1997 Bottom 10 Categories |
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|
Alaska
|
Alaska
at U.S. Avg Rate
|
Alaska
Extra
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Libraries |
282
|
250
|
32
|
| Water Supply |
378
|
350
|
28
|
| Air Transportation |
77
|
84
|
(7)
|
| State Liquor Stores |
0
|
16
|
(16)
|
| Gas Supply |
0
|
22
|
(22)
|
| Fire |
567
|
631
|
(64)
|
| Corrections |
1,309
|
1,477
|
(168)
|
| Transit |
241
|
434
|
(193)
|
| Police |
1,604
|
1,818
|
(214)
|
| Hospitals |
708
|
2,241
|
(1,533)
|
| Sources: U.S. Department of Commerce, Governmental Finances, and ISER. | |||
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