Anchorage, Alaska Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Anchorage fell 0.0 percentage points in September 2019 to 5.5%. 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 August 2009 at 7.4% and is now 1.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 5.5% in August 2019, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Anchorage unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	September 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.5%	-0.2	-0.2
Alaska	6.2%	0.0	-0.3
Anchorage	5.5%	0.0	-0.4

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with September 2019 data as October 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 14,559. There are now 3,702 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Anchorage employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Anchorage, Alaska) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	September 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Anchorage	10,857	-33	-918

Number of Unemployed Persons

Anchorage, Alaska Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Alaska Unemployment Rate	Anchorage Unemployment Rate	Anchorage Unemployed
October 2019	3.6%	—	—	—
September 2019	3.5%	6.2%	5.5%	10,857
August 2019	3.7%	6.2%	5.5%	10,890
July 2019	3.7%	6.3%	5.6%	11,009
June 2019	3.7%	6.4%	5.7%	11,151
May 2019	3.6%	6.4%	5.7%	11,282
April 2019	3.6%	6.5%	5.8%	11,374
March 2019	3.8%	6.5%	5.8%	11,559
February 2019	3.8%	6.5%	5.9%	11,589
January 2019	4.0%	6.5%	5.9%	11,654
December 2018	3.9%	6.5%	5.9%	11,694
November 2018	3.7%	6.5%	5.9%	11,689