BLS Open Data · April 2026

Alaska Unemployment Rate by County

Statewide rate: 4.7% (April 2026)

Unemployment Rate in Alaska and Neighbouring States

Average county unemployment rate ranked against all states with BLS data.

Lower unemployment than 2% of states · 52th of 52

Lowest: North Dakota(2.4%)

Highest: Alaska(7.1%)

County	Unemployment Rate
Aleutians East Borough, Alaska	3.1%
Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska	2.7%
Anchorage Municipality, Alaska	4.1%
Bethel Census Area, Alaska	11%
Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska	8.1%
Chugach Census Area, Alaska	6.7%
Copper River Census Area, Alaska	10.7%
Denali Borough, Alaska	9.5%
Dillingham Census Area, Alaska	9%
Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska	4.4%
Haines Borough, Alaska	10.8%
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska	7.3%
Juneau City and Borough, Alaska	3.5%
Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska	5.4%
Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska	4.1%
Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska	4%
Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska	17.3%
Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska	9%
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska	5.2%
Nome Census Area, Alaska	9.2%
North Slope Borough, Alaska	3.3%
Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska	9.5%
Petersburg Borough, Alaska	4.2%
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska	9%
Sitka City and Borough, Alaska	3.3%
Skagway Municipality, Alaska	9.9%
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska	7.2%
Wrangell City and Borough, Alaska	5.5%
Yakutat City and Borough, Alaska	6.2%
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska	10.9%

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Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (LAUS), public domain. Reference month: April 2026.