Labor Force Area Data

Unemployment Rates for
Bethel Census Area and Alaska 2013 - 2025

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2025


Not Seasonally Adjusted Monthly and Annual Unemployment Rates for
Bethel Census Area
1990 to 2025

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
2025 11.5 12.5 12.1 11.2
2024 10.7 11.4 10.9 10.5 10.6 11.9 11.4 11.4 10.0 10.0 10.3 10.5 10.8
2023 9.2 9.8 9.4 9.1 9.7 10.3 9.8 9.6 10.2 9.8 10.0 10.0 9.7
2022 11.0 11.2 10.3 10.2 9.5 9.8 9.1 7.8 7.8 7.7 8.2 7.8 9.2
2021 12.8 13.9 14.2 15.2 14.3 15.1 13.5 12.5 11.5 10.5 10.7 10.1 12.9
2020 11.1 11.6 12.9 11.1 14.1 15.0 15.0 11.3 11.3 10.2 11.2 11.6 12.2
2019 13.2 13.2 12.8 12.4 12.0 12.6 12.6 12.4 11.2 10.0 10.1 10.0 11.9
2018 13.0 13.1 12.4 12.0 11.7 13.3 12.5 12.2 10.8 10.6 10.9 11.3 12.0
2017 13.7 13.4 12.8 12.8 13.5 14.2 13.8 13.6 11.9 11.0 11.5 11.9 12.9
2016 14.2 14.9 14.8 14.5 14.5 15.3 14.1 13.5 12.6 12.7 12.1 11.9 13.8
2015 14.9 15.2 14.7 14.4 14.9 14.2 14.0 13.1 13.4 12.7 12.3 13.3 13.9
2014 17.4 18.0 17.4 16.2 16.1 16.2 16.2 15.2 15.3 14.0 13.6 13.9 15.8
2013 16.7 17.1 16.3 16.4 16.6 17.2 15.5 15.0 16.2 15.1 15.0 15.5 16.1
2012 15.9 16.2 15.8 15.4 15.3 16.6 15.7 14.8 14.9 14.0 14.2 15.1 15.3
2011 16.2 16.2 15.6 15.4 15.6 16.1 14.9 14.4 14.6 13.8 13.5 14.3 15.1
2010 15.3 16.1 16.3 16.0 15.6 16.0 14.8 13.8 13.5 13.0 14.0 14.1 14.9
2009 14.5 15.0 15.0 15.4 15.2 15.8 14.2 14.2 13.9 12.5 12.9 12.9 14.3
2008 13.6 13.9 14.0 14.0 14.1 14.6 14.3 14.2 12.5 12.0 11.9 12.6 13.5
2007 12.8 13.0 12.5 12.8 13.0 14.0 13.5 12.4 11.9 11.5 12.0 12.4 12.6
2006 13.8 14.1 13.7 14.6 14.4 14.3 13.9 12.4 11.8 11.6 11.9 11.9 13.2
2005 12.7 13.2 12.6 13.0 13.6 14.0 13.0 12.1 12.5 12.4 12.6 12.5 12.9
2004 12.2 12.5 12.9 12.6 13.2 14.0 13.7 13.0 12.4 11.8 11.7 11.6 12.6
2003 10.9 12.1 12.2 12.7 13.2 13.4 12.8 12.3 11.4 11.3 11.7 11.0 12.1
2002 9.6 9.8 10.8 10.4 11.0 11.3 11.5 10.5 10.6 9.9 9.8 9.9 10.4
2001 9.0 9.1 9.5 10.3 10.3 11.6 10.9 10.4 9.9 8.9 8.8 8.4 9.7
2000 8.1 8.6 8.7 9.3 10.3 10.2 10.3 9.7 8.9 7.6 7.7 7.6 8.9
1999 7.4 7.7 7.4 8.7 10.0 11.5 8.6 8.6 8.5 7.6 7.5 8.0 8.4
1998 6.9 6.4 7.1 7.3 8.4 10.5 8.6 8.0 9.2 8.4 8.7 8.6 8.2
1997 7.2 6.8 8.0 8.1 8.0 9.4 8.9 8.6 8.4 7.5 6.7 7.8 8.0
1996 11.4 9.6 10.5 11.0 10.4 10.0 8.7 7.5 8.0 7.5 6.5 8.1 9.2
1995 7.7 7.2 7.5 8.4 9.1 9.3 7.7 7.9 8.1 7.4 8.1 7.9 8.0
1994 5.7 6.0 7.1 7.5 8.9 8.3 6.9 7.8 7.5 8.4 7.3 6.4 7.3
1993 6.0 6.2 6.5 7.2 8.4 8.8 6.5 7.4 6.8 7.5 7.1 6.6 7.1
1992 8.1 7.9 8.5 8.8 9.2 10.6 8.7 8.1 8.8 8.9 8.5 7.9 8.7
1991 8.2 8.1 8.6 9.2 8.8 9.5 7.5 7.6 8.2 8.7 7.8 8.0 8.3
1990 6.6 5.3 6.4 7.9 8.1 8.1 6.6 7.3 7.5 8.0 7.2 8.1 7.3