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Employment Data
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Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rates for
Alaska
1976 to 2013
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| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2013 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 6.0 | ||||||||
| 2012 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.6 |
| 2011 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.4 |
| 2010 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.8 |
| 2009 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.1 |
| 2008 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.8 |
| 2007 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 |
| 2006 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.2 |
| 2005 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| 2004 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.2 |
| 2003 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 |
| 2002 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.5 |
| 2001 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.4 |
| 2000 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.1 |
| 1999 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.0 |
| 1998 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 |
| 1997 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.3 |
| 1996 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 |
| 1995 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 |
| 1994 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.1 |
| 1993 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.6 |
| 1992 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.1 |
| 1991 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 9.2 |
| 1990 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.2 |
| 1989 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| 1988 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 7.9 |
| 1987 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 10.5 | 10.3 | 10.1 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 9.3 |
| 1986 | 10.2 | 10.6 | 10.9 | 11.2 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 11.4 | 11.3 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 10.9 | 10.8 |
| 1985 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 9.8 |
| 1984 | 10.1 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 10.1 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 9.3 |
| 1983 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.2 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 10.1 |
| 1982 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 10.2 |
| 1981 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 9.6 |
| 1980 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 9.1 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 9.3 | 9.0 |
| 1979 | 9.6 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 8.8 |
| 1978 | 10.7 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 10.1 | 9.9 |
| 1977 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 10.2 | 10.4 |
| 1976 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.7 |
Seasonal adjustment is a statistical method for removing predictable seasonal fluctuations in the unemployment rates so that the underlying trends are easier to see. For example, Alaska’s unemployment rates are typically lower in the summer when construction, fishing, and tourism jobs are all at their yearly high points. Removing that expected seasonal fluctuation provides a clearer picture of whether rates are rising or falling, aside from their normal ups and downs over the course of the year.
A change in the way the labor force statistics are calculated for boroughs and census areas makes data prior to 2000 not comparable with later data.
Read more about seasonal adjustment and how it works.
Download a CSV txt file including all years of seasonally adjusted data for Alaska.
