10-Year Forecast: Industries and Occupations

Alaska is projected to gain 36,113 jobs between 2012 and 2022 for a growth rate of 10.8 percent. The health care and social assistance sector will grow the most at a projected 25 percent, followed closely by mining - minus oil and gas - at 24.8 percent. Two other notable categories - oil and gas extraction and professional and business services - are likely to grow at a faster rate than the economy overall. On the other end of the spectrum, we expect construction and information to grow slower than overall employment.