Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK
FIPS 02122 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Kenai Peninsula Borough had an annual average of 21,475 jobs across 2,367 establishments, paying $1.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
21,475
+1.9% YoY
Establishments
2,367
Total Wages
$1.3B
Avg Annual Pay
$62,396
Industry Breakdown (2024 annual averages, by NAICS sector)
Employment, establishments, and pay by 2-digit NAICS industry sector. Each industry name links to its national profile. Sectors with all cells suppressed by BLS won't appear.
| NAICS | Industry | Employment | Establishments | Avg Weekly Wage | Total Wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 928 | NAICS 928 | — | 1 | $3,185 | $0.1M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 1,812 | 55 | $1,174 | $104.8M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 1,676 | 203 | $528 | $46.0M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 1,583 | 29 | $1,415 | $99.7M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 1,071 | 137 | $1,020 | $56.8M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 929 | 117 | $714 | $34.5M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 791 | 10 | $714 | $29.4M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 618 | 38 | $672 | $21.6M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 611 | 1 | $2,056 | $65.3M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 563 | 170 | $1,339 | $39.2M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 550 | 74 | $641 | $18.3M |
| 213 | NAICS 213 | 544 | 21 | $2,255 | $63.8M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 541 | 180 | $2,578 | $44.0M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 461 | 27 | $905 | $21.7M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 436 | 77 | $894 | $20.2M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 429 | 14 | $3,089 | $37.8M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 376 | 92 | $482 | $9.4M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 312 | 78 | $1,066 | $17.3M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 310 | 16 | $796 | $12.8M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 295 | 36 | $1,061 | $16.2M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 291 | 17 | $1,896 | $23.4M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 284 | 22 | $2,585 | $21.2M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 278 | 27 | $795 | $11.5M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 267 | 14 | $1,244 | $17.3M |
| 487 | NAICS 487 | 257 | 49 | $862 | $11.5M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 232 | 93 | $705 | $8.5M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 231 | 11 | $2,196 | $15.0M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 227 | 65 | $522 | $6.2M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 224 | 57 | $978 | $11.4M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 223 | 9 | $2,622 | $28.6M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 168 | 28 | $2,144 | $10.6M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 144 | 27 | $1,753 | $13.0M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 135 | 39 | $601 | $4.2M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 133 | 7 | $670 | $4.6M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 132 | 17 | $1,714 | $11.3M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 122 | 20 | $1,972 | $12.5M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 120 | 12 | $1,552 | $9.7M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 120 | 14 | $1,218 | $7.6M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 119 | 17 | $1,833 | $11.3M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 118 | 20 | $1,384 | $8.5M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 105 | 17 | $874 | $4.8M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 103 | 54 | $1,183 | $4.1M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 103 | 8 | $1,390 | $7.4M |
| 483 | NAICS 483 | 98 | 36 | $1,534 | $7.8M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 83 | 11 | $1,491 | $6.4M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 80 | 14 | $1,520 | $6.3M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 77 | 23 | $1,311 | $5.3M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 72 | 16 | $642 | $2.4M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 68 | 8 | $859 | $3.0M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 65 | 7 | $1,476 | $4.3M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 63 | 18 | $410 | $1.3M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 55 | 10 | $579 | $1.6M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 44 | 5 | $800 | $1.8M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 38 | 3 | $1,054 | $2.1M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 35 | 7 | $522 | $0.9M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 31 | 6 | $1,853 | $3.0M |
| 114 | NAICS 114 | 30 | 22 | $1,732 | $2.7M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 26 | 8 | $910 | $1.3M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 22 | 4 | $850 | $1.0M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 20 | 10 | $1,570 | $1.7M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 18 | 15 | $592 | $0.5M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 14 | 5 | $1,120 | $0.8M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 11 | 4 | $553 | $0.3M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 10 | 4 | $514 | $0.3M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 4 | 8 | $904 | $0.2M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
397
jobs · $99,695 avg pay
State Government
1,258
jobs · $72,334 avg pay
Local Government
3,480
jobs · $70,032 avg pay
Private
16,340
jobs · $59,102 avg pay
AK Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.7%
April 2026
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