Alaskans in 2007.

• Author: Woolam, Cami
• Position: Alaska Trends

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The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development estimates that there were 676,987 Alaskans in 2007.

Not all of these people were part of the work force, of course. A large number of them are children, for example. The number of employable Alaskans fluctuates from month to month, from a high of 361,702 in July to a low of 348,947 in January. The number is higher in the summer due to people returning to the state to work and teenagers taking summer jobs. The highest number of employed...