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Chapter II. Overview of the Southeast 

 Alaska Economy 



With an annual average employment level of 3,050 workers, the Tongass timber 

 industry accounts for 30% of all private basic industry employment in Southeast 

 Alaska. The entire forest products industry, including employment in private 

 timber harvests, accounts for about 40% of the region's private basic industry. 



The seafood Industry generates the annual equivalent of 3,990 jobs Including 2,730 

 in seafood harvesting and 1,260 in seafood processing. Tourism adds an estimated 

 1,300 jobs to Southeast's basic economy. Both the seafood and tourism industries 

 are largely seasonal industries with high participation levels but also with high non- 

 resident components. 



Southeast Alaska's 

 Private Basic Economy 



Al Other B«sie Indmry: 2% 200lo6i (Measured In Terns o( Annual Average Bnptoyment) 



^-M te. 1989 



Touftom: 13%, 1,300 jot* 



MHng:K l 300jote iL t TOTflW ta«t Product* 30\ 3,050 |cbl 



Al 0th«c Fore* Produdi: 10%, looojob* 

 Seetood: 40%, 3990 jot* 

 (rHtfVMUng: 2,730 job*, FW»fog: 1,260 job) 



State and federal government are also important components in Southeast Alaska's 

 basic economy. State government is the largest basic industry in Juneau but plays a 

 comparatively small role in the economy of the rest of the region. State 

 government employs about 5,000 workers in Southeast, including about 4,200 in 

 Juneau. About 60% of the state government employment serves a statewide 

 function and as such can be classified as basic industry. The remainder serves only 

 the region's population and is therefore a part of the support sector. 



