Nonresident hire in Alaska up slightly in 2001, says state

by The Associated Press

The number of nonresidents working in Alaska increased slightly from 2000 to 2001. The state Department of Labor says nonresident workers made up 18.4 percent of the work force in Alaska in 2001. That's up from 17.9 percent in 2000. But the figures represent a big decline from 1992 when 78,000 non....