Labor Force Area Data

Unemployment Rates for
Matanuska-Susitna Borough and Alaska 2013 - 2024

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


Not Seasonally Adjusted Monthly and Annual Unemployment Rates for
Matanuska-Susitna Borough
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 5.7 6.2 5.6 5.0 4.6 5.5 4.9 4.2
2023 5.3 5.8 5.4 4.5 4.6 5.2 4.4 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.8 5.1 4.8
2022 6.7 6.5 6.0 5.1 4.5 5.0 4.3 3.6 3.6 3.9 4.4 4.4 4.8
2021 7.8 8.1 8.3 8.1 7.3 7.6 6.5 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.8 5.9 6.8
2020 6.6 6.4 8.1 13.2 12.1 11.8 11.0 7.5 7.6 6.8 7.3 7.2 8.8
2019 7.9 7.4 7.4 6.4 6.1 6.8 6.2 5.5 5.3 5.2 5.7 5.9 6.3
2018 8.4 8.5 8.1 7.4 6.6 7.2 6.4 6.0 5.8 5.9 6.3 6.8 6.9
2017 9.0 9.0 8.7 7.9 7.5 7.8 7.3 7.1 6.9 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.7
2016 8.3 8.7 8.6 8.1 7.5 8.1 7.5 7.1 7.4 7.4 7.7 8.1 7.9
2015 8.2 8.4 8.2 7.5 7.4 7.6 6.9 6.3 6.5 6.9 7.4 7.8 7.4
2014 8.9 9.3 9.2 8.1 7.8 8.1 7.8 7.3 7.0 6.8 7.3 7.4 7.9
2013 9.9 9.5 9.3 8.6 8.2 8.6 7.8 7.2 7.5 7.9 8.1 8.1 8.4
2012 10.0 10.2 10.0 9.1 8.7 9.1 8.5 7.7 7.7 7.6 8.2 8.7 8.8
2011 10.9 11.0 10.7 9.7 9.1 9.4 8.7 8.2 8.4 8.4 8.9 9.3 9.4
2010 11.2 11.6 11.7 10.4 9.5 9.5 8.6 8.4 8.5 8.6 9.6 9.8 9.8
2009 9.5 10.0 10.2 9.2 8.9 9.4 8.7 8.1 8.3 8.7 9.2 9.5 9.1
2008 8.0 8.4 8.4 7.4 7.0 7.3 6.8 6.4 6.4 6.7 7.5 7.9 7.3
2007 8.4 8.5 8.4 7.7 6.9 7.0 6.5 5.9 6.0 5.9 6.7 7.4 7.1
2006 8.9 9.3 9.1 8.0 7.1 6.8 7.1 6.4 6.3 6.1 7.1 7.5 7.5
2005 9.0 9.3 8.7 7.8 7.2 7.1 6.8 6.4 6.8 6.6 8.2 8.2 7.7
2004 10.2 10.3 10.1 8.9 7.8 8.3 7.3 6.9 6.9 7.0 8.1 8.3 8.3
2003 10.1 10.5 9.8 9.0 8.0 8.8 7.9 7.2 7.3 7.4 8.6 9.0 8.6
2002 8.9 9.0 9.1 8.7 7.6 8.0 7.4 7.1 7.0 7.3 8.6 9.1 8.2
2001 8.3 8.3 8.0 7.1 6.4 6.9 6.2 5.9 5.7 6.1 7.5 7.9 7.0
2000 8.1 8.3 8.3 7.8 7.2 7.2 6.5 6.3 6.2 6.4 7.4 7.4 7.3
1999 9.3 10.6 9.8 9.0 8.5 8.5 7.8 6.8 6.8 6.9 7.4 7.6 8.2
1998 9.0 9.5 9.1 7.6 6.8 7.9 6.9 5.9 6.4 6.8 7.3 7.7 7.6
1997 11.3 11.6 12.1 10.5 9.1 9.7 8.7 7.6 7.8 7.2 7.9 7.8 9.2
1996 12.6 12.4 12.0 11.6 10.3 9.8 9.7 8.5 8.8 8.6 10.0 9.6 10.3
1995 11.5 11.7 11.6 10.7 9.5 10.3 9.8 8.7 9.0 9.0 10.2 10.3 10.2
1994 12.1 12.4 11.7 11.3 10.2 11.1 10.1 9.5 9.1 9.3 9.6 9.5 10.5
1993 12.2 12.4 12.3 11.5 10.7 11.7 10.6 9.7 9.7 10.1 10.5 10.6 11.0
1992 14.4 15.1 14.9 13.7 13.0 14.0 12.6 11.8 11.6 11.7 11.8 11.6 13.0
1991 12.2 13.1 12.7 12.1 12.0 12.0 11.0 10.4 10.8 11.2 12.4 13.4 11.9
1990 14.6 14.0 13.0 13.3 12.6 12.2 11.6 11.7 10.8 10.8 11.1 11.2 12.2