Labor Force Area Data

Unemployment Rates for
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area and Alaska 2013 - 2024

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2024


Not Seasonally Adjusted Monthly and Annual Unemployment Rates for
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
1990 to 2024

Note: A change in the way labor force statistics are calculated for sub-state areas makes data prior to 2010 not comparable with later data.

Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
2024 7.2 7.3 6.5 5.6 5.2 6.2 5.4 4.7 4.4 5.2
2023 5.8 5.8 5.5 4.7 4.9 5.6 4.7 4.7 4.5 5.3 5.5 5.6 5.2
2022 8.4 8.1 7.1 6.1 5.1 5.1 4.2 3.9 3.9 4.0 4.9 4.7 5.4
2021 7.7 7.7 7.8 7.5 6.5 6.9 6.0 5.4 5.6 5.9 6.5 6.1 6.6
2020 9.1 9.1 9.6 8.5 9.0 9.1 8.1 5.7 5.7 5.8 7.0 6.9 7.8
2019 11.2 11.0 10.0 8.7 7.5 8.2 7.5 6.5 6.2 6.9 7.4 7.8 8.2
2018 11.3 11.1 10.7 9.2 8.2 8.6 7.9 7.2 7.0 7.8 8.5 9.7 8.9
2017 12.2 12.2 10.8 9.7 8.6 8.9 8.5 8.2 7.6 8.5 10.0 10.2 9.6
2016 12.2 12.5 12.0 11.0 9.7 9.7 9.1 8.5 9.1 9.5 10.0 10.7 10.3
2015 13.0 12.9 12.1 10.6 10.3 9.8 8.9 8.5 8.2 9.3 10.2 10.3 10.3
2014 15.8 16.7 16.0 13.7 12.8 12.2 11.7 10.8 11.2 11.2 12.0 12.0 13.0
2013 16.2 15.2 14.5 13.1 12.4 13.1 11.5 10.6 11.2 12.8 13.6 14.1 13.2
2012 15.3 15.3 14.6 13.3 12.3 13.0 12.0 10.7 11.0 11.7 13.6 14.1 13.0
2011 15.7 15.5 14.5 13.1 11.7 11.3 10.9 10.3 11.3 11.6 13.0 13.9 12.7
2010 15.0 15.8 14.9 12.9 11.6 11.0 10.4 9.7 10.1 10.7 12.6 13.0 12.3
2009 12.0 12.1 11.8 10.7 9.6 9.6 8.4 7.7 7.8 9.4 10.0 10.5 9.9
2008 10.5 10.9 10.9 9.0 7.9 7.7 6.9 6.6 6.6 7.6 8.8 9.3 8.5
2007 11.0 11.4 10.6 9.2 8.4 8.0 7.2 6.7 6.5 7.0 8.2 9.1 8.6
2006 12.6 13.3 12.4 11.8 10.5 10.3 10.1 9.2 8.8 9.0 10.2 10.3 10.7
2005 14.5 14.8 14.6 11.9 9.8 8.9 8.0 7.2 7.7 8.9 11.0 11.1 10.6
2004 16.1 16.8 15.7 14.0 10.9 10.7 9.2 8.6 8.8 10.0 11.9 12.5 12.0
2003 17.8 18.0 16.4 14.5 12.2 11.0 9.7 9.2 9.3 10.8 12.9 13.3 12.8
2002 16.9 16.9 18.1 16.0 13.0 11.6 11.4 9.9 10.3 12.5 14.0 15.7 13.7
2001 16.0 15.7 15.0 14.5 12.2 11.3 9.7 9.5 9.7 12.3 14.1 15.0 12.8
2000 14.6 14.6 13.5 12.5 11.6 10.6 10.2 10.1 10.3 12.2 13.9 14.1 12.3
1999 13.8 14.4 13.8 11.2 8.5 5.9 7.2 7.0 7.6 9.4 11.0 11.6 10.1
1998 13.2 13.7 13.0 10.8 8.3 7.1 6.4 6.9 8.1 10.0 10.2 11.1 9.9
1997 15.5 16.5 15.4 14.1 10.3 9.6 9.1 8.0 7.7 7.9 9.4 9.5 11.1
1996 19.6 19.1 18.3 18.0 12.3 9.4 9.6 7.5 8.8 10.0 11.9 12.0 13.1
1995 16.9 16.2 15.3 13.6 9.9 9.7 9.2 8.8 10.0 12.5 14.0 14.3 12.5
1994 17.6 17.0 15.9 14.8 12.4 9.6 9.9 8.7 10.5 12.5 13.6 12.8 12.9
1993 16.1 17.1 15.1 14.6 11.1 11.7 10.2 8.1 8.5 13.4 14.4 14.2 12.9
1992 16.8 17.2 14.3 14.2 12.2 11.6 9.8 8.7 9.3 13.2 13.4 13.2 12.8
1991 17.9 18.3 16.7 14.4 13.4 12.4 10.6 9.1 9.9 10.9 13.1 14.8 13.5
1990 16.9 17.8 16.9 17.0 13.9 9.5 5.0 5.6 9.3 12.4 13.7 15.5 12.9