Labor Force Area Data

Unemployment Rates for
Southeast Fairbanks 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
Southeast Fairbanks 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 7.4 7.4 7.4 6.7 6.4
2024 6.9 6.8 6.4 5.6 5.3 6.4 5.8 5.2 4.8 5.6 5.9 6.1 5.9
2023 6.4 6.5 6.0 5.2 5.3 6.0 5.0 4.8 4.7 5.2 5.4 5.5 5.5
2022 9.1 8.9 7.7 6.8 5.5 5.5 4.4 4.1 4.1 4.4 5.3 5.1 5.9
2021 8.3 8.3 8.5 8.0 7.0 7.4 6.4 5.7 6.0 6.4 7.0 6.6 7.1
2020 9.7 9.7 10.1 9.0 9.6 9.7 8.7 6.1 6.1 6.1 7.4 7.4 8.3
2019 12.1 11.8 10.7 9.3 8.1 8.7 7.9 6.8 6.6 7.3 7.8 8.3 8.8
2018 12.2 12.1 11.6 10.0 8.8 9.2 8.4 7.5 7.5 8.4 9.2 10.6 9.6
2017 13.2 13.2 11.7 10.7 9.3 9.7 9.1 8.7 8.2 9.2 11.0 11.2 10.5
2016 13.2 13.4 13.0 12.0 10.4 10.4 9.9 8.9 9.7 10.1 10.8 11.6 11.1
2015 13.1 13.0 12.2 10.7 10.2 9.7 8.9 8.3 8.2 9.2 10.3 10.4 10.3
2014 15.9 16.7 16.0 13.8 12.8 12.1 11.6 10.6 11.2 11.3 12.1 12.1 13.0
2013 16.0 15.1 14.4 13.1 12.2 12.9 11.4 10.4 11.0 12.7 13.6 14.1 13.1
2012 15.1 15.0 14.4 13.2 12.1 12.8 11.9 10.4 10.8 11.4 13.4 13.8 12.8
2011 15.4 15.2 14.2 13.0 11.5 11.1 10.7 10.0 11.1 11.5 12.8 13.6 12.5
2010 14.8 15.6 14.7 12.8 11.4 10.8 10.3 9.4 10.0 10.6 12.4 12.7 12.1
2009 12.0 12.0 11.6 10.6 9.4 9.4 8.3 7.5 7.6 9.2 9.8 10.3 9.8
2008 10.5 10.8 10.9 9.1 7.9 7.8 7.0 6.6 6.6 7.7 8.9 9.3 8.5
2007 10.9 11.4 10.5 9.2 8.4 8.0 7.3 6.7 6.5 7.0 8.3 9.1 8.6
2006 12.5 13.3 12.3 11.8 10.6 10.4 10.2 9.0 8.7 8.9 10.2 10.2 10.7
2005 14.4 14.8 14.5 12.0 9.8 8.9 8.1 7.2 7.7 8.9 11.0 11.0 10.5
2004 16.1 16.7 15.6 14.1 11.0 10.7 9.3 8.6 8.8 10.0 11.9 12.4 12.0
2003 17.8 18.0 16.4 14.6 12.2 11.0 9.7 9.1 9.3 10.7 12.9 13.1 12.7
2002 16.7 16.7 17.8 15.9 12.8 11.5 11.5 9.9 10.4 12.6 14.2 15.8 13.7
2001 15.9 15.7 14.9 14.6 12.0 11.3 9.8 9.4 9.7 12.3 14.0 14.8 12.8
2000 14.5 14.5 13.5 12.6 11.5 10.6 10.2 10.0 10.2 12.2 13.8 14.0 12.3
1999 13.7 14.2 13.6 11.1 8.3 5.9 7.2 6.8 7.5 9.3 10.9 11.5 10.0
1998 13.1 13.6 12.8 10.8 8.2 7.0 6.5 6.8 8.1 10.0 10.2 11.0 9.8
1997 15.6 16.6 15.5 14.3 10.4 9.8 9.3 8.0 7.7 8.0 9.5 9.5 11.2
1996 19.5 19.1 18.2 18.0 12.3 9.4 9.8 7.5 8.9 10.1 12.1 12.0 13.1
1995 16.7 16.1 15.1 13.6 9.9 9.7 9.3 8.8 10.0 12.5 14.0 14.2 12.5
1994 17.5 16.9 15.7 14.7 12.2 9.6 9.8 8.6 10.4 12.4 13.6 12.7 12.8
1993 16.2 17.2 15.1 14.7 11.0 11.7 10.4 8.1 8.5 13.4 14.4 14.2 12.9
1992 16.8 17.1 14.3 14.3 12.2 11.6 9.9 8.7 9.3 13.3 13.5 13.3 12.8
1991 17.7 18.1 16.5 14.3 13.2 12.4 10.7 9.1 10.0 11.0 13.1 14.8 13.4
1990 16.9 17.8 16.7 16.9 13.8 9.6 5.1 5.5 9.3 12.3 13.6 15.4 12.8