Alaska

International companies in Alaska employ 13,600 U.S. workers. Approximately 4,300 of those jobs are in the manufacturing sector. With 172 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

13,600 WORKERS

in Alaska are employed as a result of global investment.

4,300 MFG WORKERS

in Alaska - 31.6 percent of all FDI jobs in the state - are in the manufacturing sector.

CANADA, UNITED KINGDOM, AND JAPAN

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

172 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 19.8%
Oregon 19.4%
Idaho 34.9%