Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK
FIPS 02130 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Ketchikan Gateway Borough had an annual average of 7,277 jobs across 623 establishments, paying $0.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
7,277
+1.9% YoY
Establishments
623
Total Wages
$0.5B
Avg Annual Pay
$62,610
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 751 | 11 | $1,476 | $57.5M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 454 | 8 | $1,131 | $26.2M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 410 | 44 | $565 | $12.1M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 378 | 16 | $905 | $17.8M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 319 | 4 | $1,897 | $29.3M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 293 | 9 | $1,455 | $22.2M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 279 | 7 | $642 | $9.3M |
| 487 | NAICS 487 | 224 | 28 | $1,009 | $11.8M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 214 | 10 | $2,533 | $15.4M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 212 | 11 | $735 | $8.1M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 212 | 28 | $640 | $7.0M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 212 | 14 | $872 | $9.6M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 177 | 9 | $1,346 | $12.4M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 169 | 26 | $1,884 | $16.6M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 162 | 11 | $1,284 | $10.8M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 148 | 23 | $577 | $4.4M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 132 | 30 | $608 | $4.2M |
| 483 | NAICS 483 | 116 | 9 | $2,475 | $14.6M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 114 | 27 | $2,397 | $6.5M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 108 | 26 | $946 | $5.3M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 106 | 4 | $1,843 | $8.9M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 104 | 28 | $1,345 | $7.3M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 99 | 7 | $1,122 | $5.8M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 97 | 5 | $2,127 | $5.2M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 96 | 27 | $737 | $3.7M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 91 | 5 | $2,709 | $8.3M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 90 | 7 | $994 | $4.7M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 58 | 5 | $975 | $2.9M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 56 | 19 | $681 | $2.0M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 42 | 5 | $2,898 | $6.3M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 35 | 7 | $1,199 | $2.2M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 34 | 6 | $1,331 | $2.3M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 28 | 5 | $817 | $1.2M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 25 | 9 | $584 | $0.8M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 25 | 2 | $1,775 | $2.3M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 23 | 4 | $254 | $0.3M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 21 | 3 | $1,072 | $1.2M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 18 | 11 | $1,094 | $1.0M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 16 | 3 | $625 | $0.5M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 8 | 5 | $1,600 | $0.7M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 3 | 5 | $555 | $0.1M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 3 | 1 | $1,101 | $0.2M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 2 | 1 | $3,558 | $0.4M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
206
jobs · $100,492 avg pay
State Government
530
jobs · $76,243 avg pay
Local Government
1,130
jobs · $70,436 avg pay
Private
5,411
jobs · $58,205 avg pay
AK Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.7%
April 2026
Other AK Counties
The largest counties in AK by total employment.
- Anchorage Municipality 147,256 jobs
- Fairbanks North Star Borough 37,015 jobs
- Matanuska-Susitna Borough 29,515 jobs
- Kenai Peninsula Borough 21,475 jobs
- Juneau City and Borough 17,698 jobs
- North Slope Borough 11,794 jobs
- Bethel Census Area 6,425 jobs
- Kodiak Island Borough 5,539 jobs