| Kenai
Peninsula Borough |
| 144 North
Binkley Street Soldotna, AK 99669 |
| Phone -
(907) 262-4441 or (800) 478-4441 or on the web
www.borough.kenai.ak.us |
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Kenai Peninsula
Borough Employment |
| Kenai
Peninsula Borough Employment Statistics - 2005 |
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January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
Average |
| Labor
Force |
23,977 |
23,941 |
24,094 |
24,081 |
25,254 |
26,855 |
27,547 |
26,324 |
24,873 |
24,309 |
23,952 |
23,897 |
24,925 |
| Unemployment |
2,625 |
2,774 |
2,493 |
2,231 |
1,942 |
2,015 |
1,773 |
1,737 |
1,809 |
1,921 |
2,092 |
2,249 |
2,138 |
Unemployment
Rate |
10.9% |
11.6% |
10.3% |
9.3% |
7.7% |
7.5% |
6.4% |
6.6% |
7.3% |
7.9% |
8.7% |
9.4% |
8.6% |
| Employment |
21,352 |
21,167 |
21,601 |
21,850 |
23,312 |
24,840 |
25,774 |
24,587 |
23,064 |
22,388 |
21,860 |
21,648 |
22,787 |
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Labor Force - All persons ready, willing, and able to
work.
| KPB Average Monthly Labor Force |
| |
Average |
| 1992 |
20,258 |
| 1993 |
20,638 |
| 1994 |
21,251 |
| 1995 |
21,450 |
| 1996 |
22,439 |
| 1997 |
22,283 |
| 1998 |
21,653 |
| 1999 |
21,970 |
| 2000 |
24,528 |
| 2001 |
24,224 |
| 2002 |
24,709 |
| 2003 |
24,932 |
| 2004 |
24,990 |
| 2005 |
24,925 |
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Unemployment - Persons ready, willing and able to
work, but unable to find employment.
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KPB Average Monthly
Unemployment
|
| |
Average |
| 1992 |
3,134 |
| 1993 |
2,668 |
| 1994 |
2,695 |
| 1995 |
2,644 |
| 1996 |
3,135 |
| 1997 |
3,023 |
| 1998 |
2,114 |
| 1999 |
2,398 |
| 2000 |
1,969 |
| 2001 |
1,931 |
| 2002 |
2,309 |
| 2003 |
2,508 |
| 2004 |
2,404 |
| 2005 |
2,138 |
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Unemployment Rate - Number of persons unemployed
divided the number of persons in the labor force.
| KPB
Average Monthly Unemployment Rate |
| |
Average |
| 1992 |
15.6% |
| 1993 |
13.2% |
| 1994 |
12.8% |
| 1995 |
12.5% |
| 1996 |
14.2% |
| 1997 |
13.7% |
| 1998 |
9.9% |
| 1999 |
11.0% |
| 2000 |
8.1% |
| 2001 |
8.0% |
| 2002 |
9.4% |
| 2003 |
10.1% |
| 2004 |
9.7% |
| 2005 |
8.6% |
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Employment - Number of persons employed.
| KPB
Average Monthly Employment |
| |
Average |
| 1992 |
17,143 |
| 1993 |
18,045 |
| 1994 |
18,642 |
| 1995 |
19,704 |
| 1996 |
19,307 |
| 1997 |
19,268 |
| 1998 |
19,522 |
| 1999 |
19,541 |
| 2000 |
22,558 |
| 2001 |
22,293 |
| 2002 |
22,400 |
| 2003 |
22,425 |
| 2004 |
22,586 |
| 2005 |
22,787 |
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