Anchorage, Alaska Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Anchorage fell 1.8 percentage points in May 2020 to 13.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points higher than the Alaska rate. The unemployment rate in Anchorage peaked in April 2020 at 14.8% and is now 1.8 percentage points lower. You can also compare Anchorage unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Alaska	12.6%	-0.9	+6.4
Anchorage	13.0%	-1.8	+7.5

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June 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 April 2020 at 28,340. There are now 3,798 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Anchorage employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Anchorage, Alaska) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Anchorage	24,542	-3,798	+13,825

Number of Unemployed Persons

Anchorage, Alaska Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Alaska Unemployment Rate	Anchorage Unemployment Rate	Anchorage Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	—	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	12.6%	13.0%	24,542
April 2020	14.7%	13.5%	14.8%	28,340
March 2020	4.4%	5.2%	5.5%	10,641
February 2020	3.5%	5.8%	5.2%	10,059
January 2020	3.6%	6.0%	5.4%	10,466
December 2019	3.5%	6.1%	5.4%	10,465
November 2019	3.5%	6.1%	5.5%	10,530
October 2019	3.6%	6.1%	5.5%	10,598
September 2019	3.5%	6.2%	5.5%	10,666
August 2019	3.7%	6.2%	5.5%	10,720
July 2019	3.7%	6.2%	5.5%	10,748