North Slope Borough, AK

FIPS 02185 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, North Slope Borough had an annual average of 11,794 jobs across 225 establishments, paying $1.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

11,794

+12% YoY

Establishments

225

Total Wages

$1.5B

Avg Annual Pay

$128,571

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.

Industry breakdown of employment and wages for North Slope Borough, AK, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
999 NAICS 999 — — — —
213 NAICS 213 4,113 24 $2,648 $566.3M
211 NAICS 211 1,629 6 $4,397 $372.4M
921 NAICS 921 1,259 16 $1,774 $101.3M
611 NAICS 611 471 17 $1,370 $33.5M
541 NAICS 541 385 18 $2,804 $56.2M
722 NAICS 722 373 10 $964 $18.7M
551 NAICS 551 221 5 $2,942 $33.8M
236 NAICS 236 161 7 $1,143 $9.6M
445 NAICS 445 132 6 $492 $3.4M
455 NAICS 455 64 7 $647 $2.1M
713 NAICS 713 49 1 $765 $1.9M
531 NAICS 531 38 1 $2,030 $4.0M
926 NAICS 926 34 4 $2,009 $3.6M
491 NAICS 491 13 6 $1,299 $0.9M
922 NAICS 922 12 3 $1,652 $1.0M
923 NAICS 923 4 1 $1,741 $0.3M
924 NAICS 924 1 2 $1,851 $0.1M
712 NAICS 712 1 1 $1,656 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.

Federal Government

17

jobs · $78,493 avg pay

State Government

52

jobs · $96,967 avg pay

Local Government

1,815

jobs · $77,502 avg pay

Private

9,910

jobs · $138,172 avg pay

AK Unemployment

The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.

4.7%

April 2026

Compare all state unemployment rates →

Other AK Counties

The largest counties in AK by total employment.