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From 1990-2000, total employment for the Bering Strait region (also known as the Nome Census Area) grew from 2,892 to 2,954, a gain of 62 new employees. Throughout the decade, employment in the region was as little as 2,757 in 1992, and as high as 3,083 in 1998. 
In 1998, 39% (1,380) of all employees in the Nome Census Area worked for local, state or federal government. The services and retail industries were the largest private employers in the region, each with 30% and 12% of the total workforce. Nine Percent (9%) of the region's workforce worked for the Transportation, Communication & Utilities Industry, while 7% worked in the Finance, Insurance & Real Estate (FIRE) Industry. Industries with the smallest share of employment included Mining, Construction, and Manufacturing (1% each). Private industries with less than 1% of total employment were Wholesale Trade (.2%), and Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (.1%) 
Between 1994 & 1998, the greatest growth in private employment occurred in the Transportation, Communications & Utilities (+111), Finance, Insurance & Real Estates (FIRE) (+106) industries, followed by the Service (+70) and Retail (+42) industries. Declines in private employment occurred in Construction (-25), Mining (-7), Manufacturing (-2), and Wholesale Trade (-1). Meanwhile, as employment grew in local government (+42), employment declined for the federal (-3) and state governments (-21).  In 1995, approximately 14,000 tourists traveled to Nome, an increase of 32% since 1990. Nome's 14,000 visitors may have spent as much as $4.9 million on local goods and services in 1995. These items probably include auto rentals and cab service; paid tours; hunting and fishing licenses; food and alcohol; and gifts and souvenirs such as T-shirts, post cards, jewelry, furs, prints, and arts and crafts.  Source: Nome Convention & Visitor's Bureau and Kawerak CED |
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