| 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 - 2006 |
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Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Avg |
| Labor
Force |
24,261 |
24,422 |
24,254 |
24,457 |
25,770 |
27,205 |
27,625 |
27,383 |
24,951 |
24,652 |
24,419 |
24,773 |
25,348 |
| Unemployment |
2,638 |
2,812 |
2,475 |
2,273 |
1,926 |
1,929 |
1,794 |
1,658 |
1,706 |
1,732 |
1,922 |
2,256 |
2,093 |
| Unemployment
Rate |
10.9% |
11.5% |
10.2% |
9.3% |
7.5% |
7.1% |
6.5% |
6.1% |
6.8% |
7.0% |
7.9% |
9.1% |
8.4% |
| Employment |
21,623 |
21,610 |
21,779 |
22,184 |
23,844 |
25,276 |
25,831 |
25,725 |
23,245 |
22,920 |
22,497 |
22,517 |
23,254 |
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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 |
| 2006 |
25,348 |
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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 |
2,135 |
| 2006 |
2,093 |
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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% |
| 2006 |
8.4% |
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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 |
| 2006 |
23,254 |
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