Labor Force Area Data
Unemployment Rates for
Anchorage/Mat-Su MSA and Alaska 2013 - 2025
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2026
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| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | |
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| 2025 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.3 | |||
| 2024 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.2 | |
| 2023 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.8 | |
| 2022 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.9 | |
| 2021 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 6.2 | |
| 2020 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 6.2 | 12.3 | 12.0 | 11.2 | 10.5 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 8.1 | |
| 2019 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 5.1 | |
| 2018 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.6 | |
| 2017 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.1 | |
| 2016 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.0 | |
| 2015 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.5 | |
| 2014 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.7 | |
| 2013 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.8 | |
| 2012 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 6.1 | |
| 2011 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.7 | |
| 2010 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.3 | |
| 2009 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | |
| 2008 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.7 | |
| 2007 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 | |
| 2006 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.7 | |
| 2005 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.9 | |
| 2004 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.4 | |
| 2003 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.7 | |
| 2002 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.1 | |
| 2001 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.3 | |
| 2000 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.4 | |
| 1999 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 5.1 | |
| 1998 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 5.0 | |
| 1997 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 5.8 | |
| 1996 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 6.1 | |
| 1995 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 6.0 | |
| 1994 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 6.3 | |
| 1993 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 6.7 | |
| 1992 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.9 | |
| 1991 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.3 | |
| 1990 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.1 | |