Employment: At A Glance

The most recent complete statistics available for the Alaska Department of Labor and Work-force Development are for 2001. Data for 2002 will be available around May, according to a department official. Below are ranked the top 10 Kenai Peninsula employers in the Kenai Peninsula Borough for 2001 and 2000:

2001

1. Kenai Peninsula Borough

School District 1,426

2. State of Alaska 856*

3. U.S. Government 414

4. Peak Oilfield Services 367

5. Central Peninsula General

Hospital 342

6. Safeway/Eagle Stores 342

7. Kenai Peninsula Borough 328

8. Agrium Inc. 292

9. Fred Meyer 249

10.South Peninsula Hospital 226

2000

1. KPBSD 1,414

2. State of Alaska 833*

3. U.S. Government 436

4. Peak Oilfield Services 355

5. Safeway 340

6. Kenai Peninsula Borough 338

7. CPGH 308

8. Fred Meyer 243

9. South Peninsula Hospital 234

10. AK Petroleum Contractors 226

* Does not include University of Alaska employees.