Labor Force Area Data
Unemployment Rates for
Alaska 2013 2024
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2024
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| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual |
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| 2024 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.4 | |||
| 2023 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.2 |
| 2022 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
| 2021 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 6.4 |
| 2020 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 7.0 | 11.8 | 12.1 | 11.2 | 10.4 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 8.3 |
| 2019 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.6 |
| 2018 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 6.0 |
| 2017 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.5 |
| 2016 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 6.6 |
| 2015 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.3 |
| 2014 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.7 |
| 2013 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 7.0 |
| 2012 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 7.2 |
| 2011 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 7.8 |
| 2010 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.2 |
| 2008 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| 2007 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| 2006 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.6 |
| 2005 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 6.9 |
| 2004 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| 2003 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| 2002 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.2 |
| 2001 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| 2000 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| 1999 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| 1998 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| 1997 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 6.9 |
| 1996 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| 1995 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.3 |
| 1994 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.6 |
| 1993 | 9.1 | 9.3 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.8 |
| 1992 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 10.1 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 8.9 |
| 1991 | 8.7 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 8.9 | 8.3 | 8.3 |
| 1990 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.3 |
| 1989 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| 1988 | 10.3 | 10.5 | 10.2 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 8.5 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
| 1987 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 10.7 | 10.3 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 9.1 | 9.7 | 10.2 | 10.2 |
| 1986 | 11.0 | 12.4 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 11.5 | 11.4 | 10.3 | 9.5 | 10.2 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 11.1 |
| 1985 | 10.9 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 10.9 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 9.1 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 9.1 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 9.9 |
| 1984 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 11.3 | 11.1 | 10.2 | 9.5 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 9.0 | 9.4 | 9.9 | 9.9 |
| 1983 | 12.5 | 12.3 | 11.7 | 10.8 | 10.1 | 9.8 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 9.8 | 10.1 | 10.1 |
| 1982 | 11.2 | 11.6 | 11.2 | 10.6 | 9.8 | 10.1 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 9.3 | 10.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| 1981 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 10.2 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 9.2 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 8.9 | 9.6 | 9.2 | 9.2 |
| 1980 | 9.6 | 10.4 | 10.1 | 10.8 | 9.7 | 10.2 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 9.5 |
| 1979 | 10.7 | 11.2 | 10.7 | 9.6 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 9.1 |
| 1978 | 12.9 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 11.6 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 9.1 | 8.5 | 9.4 | 9.1 | 10.3 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| 1977 | 10.4 | 11.5 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 9.7 | 10.1 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 9.2 | 10.6 | 9.8 | 9.8 |
| 1976 | 9.3 | 9.7 | 8.7 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 7.3 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 9.2 | 7.6 | 7.6 |