0:40
Brock Wilson
34:16 - 34:56
"when you look at rural counties, they are more reliant on the federal workforce than urban centers. The Denali, for example, a large component of their GDP is the federal workforce. So changes that, you know, these national-level changes are going to be falling harder on these rural parts of Alaska, given that they're more reliant on the Alaska federal workforce."
“when you look at rural counties, they are more reliant on the federal workforce than urban centers. The Denali, for example, a large component of their GDP is the federal workforce. So changes that, you know, these national-level changes are going to be falling harder on these rural parts of Alaska, given that they're more reliant on the Alaska federal workforce.”
- Speaker
- Brock Wilson
- Timestamp
- 34:16 – 34:56
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Alaska
- Captured at
- June 26, 2026
From the transcript
But I think what Bob showed earlier is really important to highlight. It's not thinking about the concentration, but instead thinking about the per capita relevance of this federal workforce. And that is to say, when you look at rural counties, they are more reliant on the federal workforce than urban centers. The Denali, for example, a large component of their GDP is the federal workforce. So changes that, you know, these national-level changes are going to be falling harder on these rural parts of Alaska, given that they're more reliant on the Alaska federal workforce.
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