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Anchorage, Alaska Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Anchorage fell 0.1 percentage points in March 2023 to 3.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points lower than the Alaska rate. The unemployment rate in Anchorage peaked in April 2020 at 12.4% and is now 9.2 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.2% in January 2023, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Anchorage unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate March 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.5% -0.1 -0.1
Alaska 3.7% -0.1 -0.6
Anchorage 3.2% -0.1 -0.9
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with March 2023 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Anchorage, Alaska, National

Anchorage, Alaska monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Anchorage, Alaska Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Anchorage peaked in May 2020 at 24,026. There are now 17,538 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 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Anchorage 6,488 -85 -1,711

Number of Unemployed Persons

Anchorage, Alaska Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Alaska
Unemployment Rate
Anchorage
Unemployment Rate
Anchorage
Unemployed
April
2023
3.4%
March
2023
3.5% 3.7% 3.2% 6,488
February
2023
3.6% 3.8% 3.3% 6,573
January
2023
3.4% 3.8% 3.2% 6,562
December
2022
3.5% 3.7% 3.3% 6,590
November
2022
3.6% 3.7% 3.3% 6,569
October
2022
3.7% 3.8% 3.3% 6,560
September
2022
3.5% 3.7% 3.3% 6,625
August
2022
3.7% 3.6% 3.3% 6,732
July
2022
3.5% 3.8% 3.4% 6,872
June
2022
3.6% 3.9% 3.5% 7,067
May
2022
3.6% 3.9% 3.7% 7,347

1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers.