Northwest Arctic Borough, AK

FIPS 02188 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Northwest Arctic Borough had an annual average of 2,999 jobs across 148 establishments, paying $0.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

2,999

+6.3% YoY

Establishments

148

Total Wages

$0.3B

Avg Annual Pay

$89,651

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 Northwest Arctic Borough, AK, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
999 NAICS 999 — — — —
921 NAICS 921 361 23 $2,475 $17.9M
611 NAICS 611 361 15 $1,455 $27.1M
455 NAICS 455 147 8 $653 $4.7M
722 NAICS 722 127 6 $846 $5.6M
481 NAICS 481 90 3 $2,073 $9.7M
238 NAICS 238 59 4 $3,029 $9.2M
922 NAICS 922 28 6 $2,734 $3.9M
237 NAICS 237 22 7 $632 $0.7M
925 NAICS 925 22 1 $522 $0.6M
491 NAICS 491 17 9 $858 $0.8M
712 NAICS 712 14 2 $1,788 $1.3M
445 NAICS 445 14 5 $518 $0.4M
457 NAICS 457 14 1 $822 $0.6M
926 NAICS 926 14 3 $2,395 $1.5M
924 NAICS 924 11 3 $1,751 $0.9M
923 NAICS 923 7 1 $2,214 $0.8M
221 NAICS 221 4 1 $784 $0.2M
928 NAICS 928 1 1 $2,246 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

45

jobs · $79,645 avg pay

State Government

58

jobs · $114,784 avg pay

Local Government

798

jobs · $58,644 avg pay

Private

2,098

jobs · $100,969 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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