Industrial
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Alaska |
U.S. Average* |
| Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2001 |
18,589 |
26,847 |
| Private nonfarm employment, 2001 |
214,297 |
435,367 |
| Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2001 |
4.6% |
0.9% |
| Nonemployer establishments, 2000 |
47,691 |
62,546 |
| Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) |
3,304,952 |
14,537,530 |
| Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) |
6,251,372 |
9,311,461 |
| Retail sales per capita, 1997 |
$10,268 |
$9,190 |
| Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
16.7% |
14.6% |
| Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
25.9% |
26.0% |
| Housing units authorized by building permits, 2002 |
30,031 |
6,613 |
| Federal funds and grants, 2002 ($1000) |
7,561,711 |
7,193,911 |
* Our estimate of the average takes into account number of people living in Alaska in comparison to other states. It is calculated by an average business indicator per capita multiplied by number of people.
Source: FEDC calculations based on US Census Bureau, 2002 http://www.census.gov/
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