Anchorage, Alaska Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Anchorage fell 0.0 percentage points in February 2019 to 5.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.7 percentage points lower than the Alaska rate. The unemployment rate in Anchorage peaked in October 2009 at 7.5% and is now 1.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 5.6% in November 2014, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare Anchorage unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.2	-0.3
Alaska	6.5%	0.0	-0.2
Anchorage	5.8%	0.0	-0.9

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2019 data as March 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 October 2009 at 14,740. There are now 3,365 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 11,184 in September 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 191. Anchorage employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Anchorage, Alaska) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Anchorage	11,375	-159	-2,228

Number of Unemployed Persons

Anchorage, Alaska Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Alaska Unemployment Rate	Anchorage Unemployment Rate	Anchorage Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	6.5%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	6.5%	5.8%	11,375
January 2019	4.0%	6.5%	5.8%	11,534
December 2018	3.9%	6.5%	5.7%	11,351
November 2018	3.7%	6.5%	5.7%	11,308
October 2018	3.8%	6.5%	5.7%	11,333
September 2018	3.7%	6.5%	5.6%	11,184
August 2018	3.8%	6.5%	5.7%	11,291
July 2018	3.9%	6.6%	5.8%	11,595
June 2018	4.0%	6.6%	6.1%	12,227
May 2018	3.8%	6.6%	6.5%	13,063
April 2018	3.9%	6.7%	6.7%	13,511