Alaska

International companies in Alaska employ 15,200 U.S. workers. Approximately 4,200 of those jobs are in the manufacturing sector. With 117 international companies in the Last Frontier, global investment grows Alaska’s economy. Discover how global investment is growing Alaska’s economy and providing high-quality jobs in local communities.

Globally Connected

15,200 WORKERS

in Alaska are employed as a result of global investment.

4,200 MFG WORKERS

in Alaska – 28 percent of all FDI jobs in the state – are in the manufacturing sector.

CANADA, JAPAN, AND UNITED KINGDOM

support the largest number of jobs in Alaska among all international employers.

117 GLOBAL EMPLOYERS

have operations in Alaska.

FROM 2015 TO 2020, ALASKA’S FDI EMPLOYMENT DECREASED

1 %

WHILE THE STATE’S OVERALL PRIVATE-SECTOR EMPLOYMENT DECREASED

1 %

FDI Employment Gains Over the Past Five Years in Neighboring States

Washington 12.6%
Oregon 7.1%
Idaho 14.1%