Anchorage, Alaska Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Anchorage fell 0.0 percentage points in December 2011 to 6.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.9 percentage points lower than the Alaska rate. The unemployment rate in Anchorage peaked in September 2009 at 7.5% and is now 1.1 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 6.4% in November 2011, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Anchorage unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.5%	-0.2	-0.9
Alaska	7.3%	0.0	-0.6
Anchorage	6.4%	0.0	-0.9

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with December 2011 data as January 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 2,044 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Anchorage employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Anchorage, Alaska) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Anchorage	12,750	-68	-1,764

Number of Unemployed Persons

Anchorage, Alaska Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Alaska Unemployment Rate	Anchorage Unemployment Rate	Anchorage Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	7.3%	6.4%	12,750
November 2011	8.7%	7.3%	6.4%	12,818
October 2011	8.9%	7.4%	6.5%	13,047
September 2011	9.0%	7.5%	6.6%	13,321
August 2011	9.1%	7.7%	6.8%	13,686
July 2011	9.1%	7.7%	6.9%	13,821
June 2011	9.1%	7.5%	6.8%	13,606
May 2011	9.0%	7.3%	6.7%	13,214
April 2011	9.0%	7.3%	6.6%	13,111
March 2011	8.9%	7.4%	6.7%	13,218
February 2011	9.0%	7.6%	6.9%	13,577
January 2011	9.1%	7.8%	7.1%	14,158