Anchorage, Alaska Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Anchorage fell 0.1 percentage points in March 2012 to 6.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.8 percentage points lower than the Alaska rate. The unemployment rate in Anchorage peaked in September 2009 at 7.5% and is now 1.3 percentage points lower. You can also compare Anchorage unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.2%	-0.1	-0.7
Alaska	7.0%	0.0	-0.6
Anchorage	6.2%	-0.1	-0.5

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with March 2012 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Anchorage, Alaska, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Anchorage, Alaska Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Anchorage peaked in December 2009 at 14,794. There are now 2,350 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Anchorage employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Anchorage, Alaska) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Anchorage	12,444	-36	-774

Number of Unemployed Persons

Anchorage, Alaska Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Alaska Unemployment Rate	Anchorage Unemployment Rate	Anchorage Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	6.9%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	7.0%	6.2%	12,444
February 2012	8.3%	7.0%	6.3%	12,480
January 2012	8.3%	7.2%	6.3%	12,615
December 2011	8.5%	7.4%	6.4%	12,750
November 2011	8.7%	7.4%	6.4%	12,818
October 2011	8.9%	7.5%	6.5%	13,047
September 2011	9.0%	7.6%	6.6%	13,321
August 2011	9.1%	7.6%	6.8%	13,686
July 2011	9.1%	7.6%	6.9%	13,821
June 2011	9.1%	7.6%	6.8%	13,606
May 2011	9.0%	7.5%	6.7%	13,214
April 2011	9.0%	7.5%	6.6%	13,111