Labor Force Area Data

Unemployment Rates for
Valdez-Cordova Census Area and Alaska 2013 - 2021

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


Not Seasonally Adjusted Monthly and Annual Unemployment Rates for
Valdez-Cordova Census Area
1990 to 2021

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
2021 8.5 9.8 10.3 8.9 7.5 6.0 5.0 4.2 5.6 7.2 8.3 8.2
2020 9.8 10.3 10.7 13.7 12.4 9.8 7.8 4.4 5.6 6.6 7.8 7.8 8.7
2019 10.9 10.0 9.1 7.6 6.2 5.6 4.3 3.9 4.7 7.4 9.2 8.8 7.0
2018 10.3 10.6 9.5 7.8 6.0 5.0 3.8 3.8 4.7 6.7 8.6 8.4 6.8
2017 10.6 11.0 10.1 8.4 6.4 5.6 4.6 4.4 5.1 7.3 8.3 9.0 7.2
2016 11.0 11.3 11.2 9.5 7.6 6.2 5.3 5.1 7.0 8.8 9.5 10.0 8.2
2015 11.7 12.1 11.5 9.6 7.7 6.6 5.4 4.9 5.9 8.9 9.7 9.9 8.4
2014 13.4 14.0 13.0 10.3 8.3 7.2 6.8 6.4 7.0 9.5 10.4 10.7 9.5
2013 13.8 13.1 12.0 10.7 9.4 7.9 6.9 6.4 7.6 11.1 11.9 12.1 10.0
2012 12.7 13.5 12.1 10.5 9.3 7.7 6.8 6.2 7.4 10.6 11.7 12.8 9.8
2011 13.7 13.8 12.6 11.4 9.2 8.1 6.7 6.3 7.6 10.9 11.6 12.8 10.1
2010 12.9 13.6 12.3 10.1 8.4 7.3 6.7 6.4 7.1 10.3 11.8 12.7 9.7
2009 12.6 13.0 11.8 10.0 7.8 6.8 5.6 5.2 5.9 9.7 10.4 10.6 8.7
2008 11.4 11.5 10.9 9.2 7.4 6.1 5.5 4.9 5.4 9.0 9.7 10.3 8.1
2007 12.6 12.6 11.7 10.1 7.8 6.1 5.4 4.8 5.5 8.1 9.5 9.7 8.4
2006 12.3 12.8 11.1 9.8 7.9 6.0 5.4 5.0 5.8 8.9 10.2 10.7 8.5
2005 13.3 14.5 12.6 10.6 8.7 7.4 6.3 5.5 7.0 10.1 11.0 11.2 9.6
2004 13.5 14.1 13.6 11.4 9.5 7.9 6.3 5.9 7.1 10.2 11.6 11.7 9.9
2003 13.6 14.1 12.3 11.2 9.0 8.0 6.5 6.4 7.7 10.5 11.6 11.4 10.0
2002 12.1 12.0 11.9 10.8 8.1 7.4 6.7 6.6 7.9 10.8 12.5 13.2 9.8
2001 11.6 12.0 10.8 10.7 8.3 6.6 5.2 4.8 5.9 9.1 10.0 10.9 8.6
2000 10.7 9.6 9.5 8.7 7.5 5.8 4.7 4.6 5.3 7.7 9.4 9.6 7.6
1999 13.0 11.5 10.4 9.8 8.0 8.1 5.2 4.8 6.2 10.0 10.9 11.1 9.0
1998 12.5 12.0 11.5 10.6 8.0 7.5 5.7 5.3 6.5 9.0 10.2 10.6 9.0
1997 13.4 12.7 12.9 11.6 8.2 8.2 7.0 6.1 7.4 9.8 10.6 10.8 9.8
1996 15.0 12.5 13.2 12.5 9.8 8.5 7.2 5.9 7.4 10.0 12.2 13.6 10.5
1995 12.8 11.0 11.5 11.2 9.4 8.1 7.2 8.0 6.7 9.6 11.6 11.7 9.8
1994 13.9 13.3 11.6 11.6 9.6 7.5 7.5 7.1 7.0 9.8 10.0 9.4 9.8
1993 12.6 12.6 11.4 10.6 8.8 8.2 6.7 5.9 6.3 9.8 10.8 11.2 9.4
1992 15.0 15.5 14.1 12.0 10.3 9.5 7.3 5.9 6.7 8.2 9.4 9.2 10.1
1991 12.9 13.4 14.0 11.7 8.7 7.7 5.6 6.1 5.4 7.9 10.7 10.6 9.4
1990 14.6 15.6 15.8 15.5 15.0 10.0 7.2 6.8 7.3 8.1 10.7 11.1 11.4