Full Title: Oil and Gas Industry Employment on Alaska’s North Slope
Author(s): McDowell Group
Publisher(s): McDowell Group
Publication Date: January 1, 2012
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Description (excerpt):
In September 2011, the Alaska State Senate Finance Committee contracted with McDowell Group to conduct a study of oil and gas industry employment on the North Slope. The study includes three general areas of investigation: • Analysis of recent oil and gas industry employment trends on the North Slope. Published reports of record high employment coupled with conflicting news of significant job losses in the industry raised questions about the real direction of North Slope employment. • Analysis of work activity on the North Slope. Oil production continues to trend steadily down, yet oil and gas industry employment in Alaska has been at historically high levels. Recognition of the forces that are driving employment on the North Slope is required to better understand recent employment trends. • Analysis of nonresident participation in Alaska’s oil and gas industry workforce. Nonresidents have always been a significant component of Alaska’s labor force, including in the oil and gas industry. However, preliminary data indicating a potential rise in nonresident new-hires suggested the need for a detailed analysis of nonresident participation in Alaska’s oil and gas industry work force.