Labor Force Area Data

Unemployment Rates for
Lake and Peninsula Borough and Alaska 2013 - 2025

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


Not Seasonally Adjusted Monthly and Annual Unemployment Rates for
Lake and Peninsula Borough
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 6.6 7.3 6.9 5.2 4.3
2024 6.4 6.7 6.7 5.9 6.4 6.4 4.2 5.5 5.5 6.4 7.7 6.9 6.1
2023 6.7 7.1 5.5 5.0 4.5 4.0 3.1 4.0 4.5 5.6 7.3 7.2 5.1
2022 8.7 8.0 7.8 6.4 4.7 5.0 3.7 2.9 3.5 4.5 6.3 6.0 5.4
2021 10.5 11.7 11.6 10.9 9.6 8.9 5.2 5.4 6.2 7.1 7.3 6.8 8.1
2020 10.6 11.0 13.0 13.8 14.5 13.1 11.3 8.2 7.2 7.4 8.6 9.5 10.6
2019 12.1 13.7 12.3 10.7 8.5 8.4 6.1 6.0 6.3 6.6 7.4 8.7 8.6
2018 13.7 12.9 11.9 10.4 9.0 8.5 6.8 7.3 7.5 8.5 11.1 11.6 9.5
2017 13.9 13.6 12.4 12.1 9.2 8.8 7.4 8.7 7.9 10.5 12.8 12.7 10.4
2016 14.5 14.8 15.0 14.9 11.9 11.6 8.6 8.0 8.2 9.4 11.2 12.1 11.4
2015 17.1 17.0 15.7 14.7 12.0 10.9 9.5 8.2 8.0 11.1 13.2 12.9 12.1
2014 21.5 22.7 22.0 18.9 14.7 14.6 11.5 14.4 12.6 13.6 15.1 15.5 15.9
2013 21.7 20.5 20.0 17.8 14.6 12.9 9.7 12.3 12.1 15.2 16.1 17.6 15.5
2012 21.9 21.7 20.6 18.5 14.7 13.0 9.7 10.7 11.3 12.9 15.7 18.1 15.2
2011 22.4 22.8 21.8 19.5 14.9 12.7 9.0 11.6 11.9 12.2 14.0 16.0 15.1
2010 21.2 22.5 20.5 17.7 14.0 12.5 8.5 10.8 10.4 13.0 14.9 17.2 14.6
2009 11.1 13.2 12.2 11.2 8.6 6.6 5.1 6.0 5.8 6.5 8.3 9.1 8.2
2008 10.9 10.1 9.8 8.9 6.8 6.0 4.3 4.8 4.5 5.5 5.1 6.9 6.7
2007 8.1 7.8 7.2 6.6 5.7 4.6 3.5 4.0 3.7 4.5 5.6 6.1 5.4
2006 10.3 10.8 9.4 8.6 7.0 4.7 4.2 3.4 4.4 4.2 5.0 5.1 6.0
2005 10.7 10.3 9.4 9.1 7.1 6.1 5.1 5.1 5.2 6.4 7.8 8.2 7.3
2004 15.3 15.2 15.9 13.9 11.1 7.1 4.9 5.6 7.0 9.5 13.0 13.2 9.8
2003 12.0 13.6 14.6 12.6 9.0 6.6 4.1 4.0 5.9 7.0 9.2 11.2 8.0
2002 10.1 11.3 11.0 10.1 8.7 6.4 4.1 4.8 6.1 7.8 8.2 8.9 7.5
2001 9.7 11.7 10.1 9.9 7.1 5.0 2.9 3.5 4.3 5.6 7.4 9.0 6.2
2000 7.6 8.0 8.6 8.6 6.3 4.4 2.2 3.0 3.4 5.6 8.4 8.0 5.2
1999 8.0 9.6 9.4 9.2 8.3 9.4 6.3 6.8 3.5 3.8 4.2 9.3 7.4
1998 8.6 7.6 10.5 9.9 11.3 10.3 6.7 7.2 3.9 4.5 6.9 6.9 8.0
1997 6.3 6.5 6.5 9.4 6.5 6.9 4.8 6.6 7.4 5.1 4.9 6.9 6.5
1996 9.7 5.4 8.1 7.1 7.5 11.2 9.2 6.5 5.1 5.4 7.4 8.7 7.7
1995 7.4 6.4 8.2 7.5 7.3 8.8 7.2 8.1 6.4 5.1 4.9 7.3 7.1
1994 7.3 6.4 7.4 7.4 6.3 7.1 4.6 6.4 5.0 4.4 5.6 3.4 6.1
1993 7.5 9.2 9.6 8.2 9.2 7.9 5.2 5.3 4.9 6.5 7.7 9.2 7.5
1992 7.4 10.1 11.3 10.9 9.0 11.9 7.1 7.0 7.2 7.8 7.2 7.2 8.8
1991 4.7 5.9 9.0 9.1 7.5 6.8 5.2 5.0 4.8 9.0 8.9 8.8 7.0
1990 8.8 8.0 9.6 11.9 8.9 4.6 3.2 2.7 1.5 3.5 5.5 4.7 6.2