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Manufacturing Compass

Alaska manufacturing

Private-sector manufacturing (NAICS 31–33), annual average for 2025. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.

Not disclosed by BLS

BLS withheld employment and wage figures for Alaska manufacturing in 2025 to protect the confidentiality of individual employers. Establishment counts are still published. The withheld amounts remain included in the U.S. total.

01Core measures

Alaska manufacturing in 2025

Totals and averages for all private manufacturing employers in Alaska combined. They describe the industry statewide, not any individual plant or company.

Establishments

665

Worksites, annual average of quarterly counts

U.S.
399,936
Share of U.S.Calc
0.2%

Employment

Not disclosed

Jobs, annual average of monthly counts

U.S.
12,579,906
Share of U.S.Calc
—

Total wages

Not disclosed

Nominal dollars, sum of four quarters

U.S.
$1.1 trillion
Share of U.S.Calc
—

Average weekly wage

Not disclosed

Nominal dollars per job

U.S.
$1,721
vs. U.S.Calc
—

Average annual pay

Not disclosed

Nominal dollars per job

U.S.
$89,471
vs. U.S.Calc
—

Location quotient

Not disclosed

Employment concentration vs. U.S.

U.S.
1.00

Compares manufacturing's share of all local jobs with its share nationally.

Calcmarks our calculations from BLS figures (formulas below). All other values are published by BLS.

02Subsectors

Where manufacturing jobs are

The 21 three-digit NAICS manufacturing subsectors, largest employment first. 7 are withheld by BLS (“Not disclosed”). Subsectors therefore may not add up to the manufacturing total.

  • 311Food manufacturing
    Employment
    8,882
    Establishments
    225
    Avg. annual pay
    $68,444
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +7.9%
    Location quotient
    2.34
  • 312Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing
    Employment
    765
    Establishments
    70
    Avg. annual pay
    $38,715
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −39.6%
    Location quotient
    1.09
  • 332Fabricated metal product manufacturing
    Employment
    517
    Establishments
    61
    Avg. annual pay
    $72,630
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −4.9%
    Location quotient
    0.17
  • 324Petroleum and coal products manufacturing
    Employment
    316
    Establishments
    8
    Avg. annual pay
    $179,408
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +24.8%
    Location quotient
    1.35
  • 327Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing
    Employment
    271
    Establishments
    24
    Avg. annual pay
    $83,695
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +6.3%
    Location quotient
    0.31
  • 323Printing and related support activities
    Employment
    252
    Establishments
    42
    Avg. annual pay
    $46,627
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −26.3%
    Location quotient
    0.34
  • 321Wood product manufacturing
    Employment
    238
    Establishments
    42
    Avg. annual pay
    $63,827
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −0.7%
    Location quotient
    0.28
  • 339Miscellaneous manufacturing
    Employment
    165
    Establishments
    34
    Avg. annual pay
    $58,454
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −32.4%
    Location quotient
    0.13
  • 334Computer and electronic product manufacturing
    Employment
    142
    Establishments
    22
    Avg. annual pay
    $118,831
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −27.6%
    Location quotient
    0.07
  • 325Chemical manufacturing
    Employment
    55
    Establishments
    17
    Avg. annual pay
    $45,711
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −62.9%
    Location quotient
    0.03
  • 314Textile product mills
    Employment
    54
    Establishments
    13
    Avg. annual pay
    $32,045
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −43.9%
    Location quotient
    0.27
  • 326Plastics and rubber products manufacturing
    Employment
    54
    Establishments
    4
    Avg. annual pay
    $69,357
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −2.3%
    Location quotient
    0.04
  • 331Primary metal manufacturing
    Employment
    22
    Establishments
    7
    Avg. annual pay
    $73,884
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −20.9%
    Location quotient
    0.03
  • 315Apparel manufacturing
    Employment
    17
    Establishments
    8
    Avg. annual pay
    $25,754
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −56.9%
    Location quotient
    0.10
  • 336Transportation equipment manufacturing
    Employment
    Not disclosed
    Establishments
    49
    Avg. annual pay
    Not disclosed
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    —
    Location quotient
    Not disclosed
  • 337Furniture and related product manufacturing
    Employment
    Not disclosed
    Establishments
    17
    Avg. annual pay
    Not disclosed
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    —
    Location quotient
    Not disclosed
  • 333Machinery manufacturing
    Employment
    Not disclosed
    Establishments
    13
    Avg. annual pay
    Not disclosed
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    —
    Location quotient
    Not disclosed
  • 316Leather and allied product manufacturing
    Employment
    Not disclosed
    Establishments
    4
    Avg. annual pay
    Not disclosed
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    —
    Location quotient
    Not disclosed
  • 335Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing
    Employment
    Not disclosed
    Establishments
    3
    Avg. annual pay
    Not disclosed
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    —
    Location quotient
    Not disclosed
  • 313Textile mills
    Employment
    Not disclosed
    Establishments
    1
    Avg. annual pay
    Not disclosed
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    —
    Location quotient
    Not disclosed
  • 322Paper manufacturing
    Employment
    Not disclosed
    Establishments
    1
    Avg. annual pay
    Not disclosed
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    —
    Location quotient
    Not disclosed

03By year

Alaska manufacturing, 2022–2025

Wages are in nominal dollars (not adjusted for inflation). BLS cautions that QCEW is not designed as a time series, so treat year-to-year differences as indicative.

Private manufacturing in Alaska by year, annual averages, nominal dollars
YearEmploymentAvg. annual payvs. U.S.Calc
202212,113$65,545−17.5%
202312,777$69,566−15.8%
202411,967$67,323−21.2%
2025Not disclosedNot disclosed—

04About this data

Source, definitions, and limits

Source
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
File
data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/31_33.csv
Retrieved
October 12, 2026 (UTC)
Period
Annual average, 2025 (final BLS data)
Industry
NAICS 2022, sector 31–33 and its three-digit subsectors
Ownership
Private employers only
Geography
Statewide; compared with the U.S. total
Citation
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).

What these numbers cover

  • Jobs reported to state unemployment insurance programs, about 95% of U.S. wage and salary jobs. Self-employed workers and proprietors are excluded; people with two jobs may be counted twice.
  • Averages describe all employers combined and do not represent any single manufacturer. Where a subsector has few establishments or jobs, its averages can swing widely and are less representative.
  • Not disclosed: BLS withheld the value to protect employer confidentiality. It is never shown as zero. No BLS data: BLS publishes no figures for that combination.

Calculations

  • Share of U.S. = state value ÷ U.S. value.
  • vs. U.S. = state value ÷ U.S. value − 1.
  • Both inputs come from the same BLS file: same year, industry, and ownership. Not calculated when either value is withheld (shown as —).
  • Location quotient is published by BLS: the industry's share of all local jobs (all industries and ownerships) divided by its share nationally.

Read our methodology