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Source: Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Research and Analysis Section.

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Not Seasonally Adjusted Monthly and Annual Unemployment Rates for Alaska 1976 to 2016
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Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual
2016	7.3	7.7	7.3	6.9	6.6	6.7	6.1	5.9
2015	7.2	7.4	7.1	6.6	6.3	6.6	5.8	5.6	5.8	6.2	6.5	6.7	6.5
2014	7.8	8.0	7.6	7.2	6.8	7.1	6.3	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.5	6.6	6.9
2013	7.9	7.9	7.5	7.1	6.8	7.1	6.2	6.0	6.2	6.6	6.9	7.0	6.9
2012	8.3	8.3	8.0	7.5	7.1	7.2	6.4	6.1	6.2	6.4	6.8	7.2	7.1
2011	8.7	8.8	8.4	7.9	7.4	7.6	6.8	6.6	6.7	7.0	7.4	7.8	7.6
2010	8.9	9.1	8.9	8.3	7.8	7.8	7.0	6.8	7.0	7.3	7.7	8.0	7.9
2009	8.0	8.3	8.3	7.9	7.7	7.9	7.1	6.9	7.2	7.6	8.0	8.0	7.7
2008	7.4	7.6	7.3	6.9	6.6	6.7	6.0	5.8	5.9	6.3	6.8	7.0	6.7
2007	7.3	7.3	7.1	6.5	6.2	6.4	5.6	5.4	5.6	5.8	6.3	6.5	6.3
2006	7.9	7.9	7.5	7.0	6.6	6.5	5.8	5.5	5.7	6.0	6.4	6.6	6.6
2005	8.1	8.2	7.7	7.0	6.7	6.8	6.0	5.7	6.0	6.4	6.9	7.1	6.9
2004	8.8	8.9	8.5	7.8	7.4	7.6	6.5	6.2	6.5	6.8	7.2	7.3	7.5
2003	8.7	9.0	8.7	8.2	7.7	7.9	7.1	6.7	6.9	7.2	7.8	8.0	7.8
2002	7.8	8.0	8.0	7.6	7.2	7.4	6.6	6.3	6.6	6.9	7.4	7.7	7.3
2001	7.5	7.4	7.1	6.7	6.4	6.5	5.6	5.3	5.5	5.9	6.5	6.8	6.4
2000	7.4	7.5	7.2	6.7	6.4	6.4	5.5	5.2	5.6	5.8	6.3	6.5	6.4
1999	7.5	8.0	7.5	6.9	6.6	6.6	5.7	5.2	5.4	5.7	6.2	6.4	6.5
1998	7.5	7.6	7.2	6.5	6.2	6.5	5.5	5.2	5.5	5.8	6.3	6.5	6.3
1997	8.6	8.8	8.4	7.8	7.1	7.2	6.3	5.9	6.1	6.3	6.6	6.7	7.1
1996	9.0	9.0	8.7	8.1	7.4	7.5	6.7	6.3	6.5	6.9	7.4	7.8	7.6
1995	8.5	8.6	8.1	7.4	7.0	7.3	6.3	6.0	6.5	6.8	7.5	7.9	7.3
1994	8.8	9.0	8.7	8.2	7.9	7.6	6.8	6.3	6.4	6.8	7.3	7.5	7.6
1993	9.0	9.1	8.7	8.2	7.8	7.7	6.7	6.3	6.7	7.0	7.5	7.6	7.7
1992	10.6	10.7	10.2	9.5	9.1	9.1	7.9	7.5	7.8	8.1	8.4	8.3	8.9
1991	8.7	9.1	8.9	8.5	8.2	8.5	7.6	7.3	7.9	8.4	9.1	9.5	8.5
1990	8.5	8.6	8.2	7.6	7.2	7.1	6.1	6.0	6.2	6.7	7.2	7.5	7.2
1989	8.9	9.0	8.2	7.3	6.7	6.8	5.8	5.4	6.0	6.3	6.9	7.1	7.0
1988	10.5	10.8	10.4	9.5	9.1	8.9	7.7	7.3	7.5	7.8	8.2	8.0	8.8
1987	12.0	12.2	12.0	11.1	10.6	10.7	9.1	8.5	9.0	9.2	9.5	9.5	10.3
1986	11.4	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.1	11.3	10.2	9.8	9.9	10.2	10.6	11.0	10.9
1985	10.6	11.0	10.9	10.5	9.7	9.9	8.9	8.2	8.3	8.8	9.7	10.1	9.7
1984	11.7	11.8	11.3	10.8	10.1	10.0	8.7	8.1	8.5	8.7	9.4	9.3	9.8
1983	11.9	12.1	11.4	10.4	9.9	9.8	8.5	8.3	8.6	9.0	9.7	10.1	9.9
1982	11.4	11.6	11.1	10.3	9.9	10.1	8.7	8.2	8.6	9.1	10.0	10.3	9.9
1981	11.0	11.0	10.3	9.1	8.8	9.5	8.3	8.0	8.4	8.8	9.5	9.9	9.4
1980	10.2	10.9	10.8	10.6	9.6	10.2	8.8	8.2	8.5	8.8	9.3	9.6	9.6
1979	11.1	11.5	10.8	9.9	9.2	9.4	7.8	7.3	7.9	8.4	9.2	9.3	9.3
1978	12.9	12.6	12.5	11.7	11.2	10.9	9.2	8.6	9.1	9.4	10.0	10.1	10.6
1977	10.4	11.4	11.0	10.5	10.0	9.8	8.6	7.9	8.5	9.3	10.3	10.8	9.9
1976	9.3	9.4	8.9	7.5	7.0	7.5	5.7	5.6	6.4	7.0	8.3	8.7	7.6

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