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Economy
	Met the target of creating and maintaining 19,000 jobs in four years with 20,339 new jobs in the four years of 2005 – 2008.
	The value of the minerals industry decreased from $4,014.9 M in 2007 to $3,129.8 in 2008, a decrease of 22.05%; 2009 results will not be available until this time next year, however, current projections are for a further decrease in the total value of the industry of $230 million due mainly to curtailment in exploration and development expenditures; production values should increase slightly in 2009 (3.17%). The overall average increase in the minerals industry between 2002 and 2009 will be approximately 20.07%.

Education
	The number of participants trained in Alaska Workforce Investment Board priority industries continues to exceed the 60% target, coming in at 78.4% for FY 2009.
	The rate at which trained workforce participants, who complete training and enter employment remained above the target of 95% during FY 2009.
	In 2009, 79.5% of the students tested in grades 3-10 were proficient in reading, 75.8% in writing, 68.5% in mathematics, and 54.6% in science. The science assessment is administered in grades 4, 8 & 10. Proficiency rates increased in science (1.9%) and in writing (2.2%) compared to 2008. Proficiency rates decreased in reading (-2.2%) and in mathematics (-1.7%) compared to 2008.
	66% of students graduated on time for the 2008-2009 school year, which represents an increase of 3.4% over the 2007-2008 school year.

Government
	$6.6 billion Constitutional Budget Reserve FY2009 beginning balance, a 229% increase over FY2004
	In FY2008, 100% of recurring expenditures were paid for with current year revenues
	Aa2, AA+, and AA credit rating
	The Permanent Fund FY2009 year end value was $29.9 billion, down $6.6 billion from the prior year with a .6% long-term real rate of return 2000 - 2009, short of the 5% target
	70% of agencies show progress towards achieving desired results in 2008

Health
	There has been a 51% decline in youth smoking over 12 years, bringing the 2007 prevalance rate of 18% within 1 percentage point of the 17% target.
	The post-neonatal death rate for 2008 was 3.0 per 1,000 live births, above the target of 2.3 per 1,000 live births, but below the rate of 3.3 per 1,000 in 2007.
	In 2007, 70% of two year olds were fully immunized, which was below the 80% target rate, but slightly above the 67% in FY06. Alaska ranked 45th in the country for fully immunized two year olds.
	Preliminary data for 2008 indicates an Alaska suicide death rate of 24.6 suicides for all ages per 100,000 population. This rate is more than double the stated target of 10.6.
	The adult obesity rate was 27.9% in 2008, below the 28.2% in 2007. However, this was higher than the 26.6% national average and did not meet the 18% target rate.

Safety
	The target to decrease the rate of substantiated allegations of child maltreatment in Alaska was not met in FY09, as there was a 1.6% increase in the rate of maltreatment per 1,000 children from FY08 to FY09.
	The 2007 death rate caused by unintentional injuries was 57.3 per 100,000 population, above the 50/100,000 target and representing a nearly 10% increase from the 2006 rate. The rate dropped by 12% from 2002 to 2006.
	In the three year period ending 6/30/10, 86% of the 31 eligible jurisdictions met the state's Three Year Emergency Exercise Plan requirements. This is an increase from 64% in 2007.
	Of the offenders released between FY2003 and FY2008, the percentage who committed new crimes within 365 days of their release from an institution of supervision increased from 33.0% to 34.3%. However, of the offenders released within the past two fiscal years, there was a slight decrease in these new crimes, from 35.66% to 34.3%.

Transportation
	The square footage of state-owned bridges that are structurally deficient decreased by 17.3% in 2008, continuing the five year improvement trend
	Three new resource development roads added to design or construction in 2008, meeting the annual target: Ketchikan to Shelter Cove, Kake to Petersburg and Willer-Kash Roads
	In 2008 Alaska experienced 1.29 traffic fatalities per 100 million VMT, a decrease of 18.87% from 2007, and compared to the national 2008 average of 1.27.
	Alaska Marine Highway System port calls decreased 8% in FY2008 from 7,626 to 7,019, and short of the 8,007 target
	Infrastructure deferred maintenance needs increased $174 million between 2006 and 2008 to a total of $535.8 million