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Unemployed people in Anchorage, AK

Unemployed people in Anchorage, AK was 5,851 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.6% from 2024.

2025, persons5,851
Change on 2024+2.6%
Series high11,5602020
Series low5,2332023

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Unemployed people in Anchorage, AK, 1990 to 2025

4,0006,0008,00010K12K19901996200220082014202020251990: 6,500 persons1991: 8,072 persons1992: 9,044 persons1993: 7,916 persons1994: 7,337 persons1995: 6,981 persons1996: 7,016 persons1997: 7,008 persons1998: 6,255 persons1999: 6,396 persons2000: 7,052 persons2001: 6,985 persons2002: 8,251 persons2003: 9,055 persons2004: 8,673 persons2005: 8,221 persons2006: 8,009 persons2007: 7,602 persons2008: 8,005 persons2009: 10,141 persons2010: 10,540 persons2011: 9,451 persons2012: 8,414 persons2013: 8,123 persons2014: 8,030 persons2015: 7,604 persons2016: 8,263 persons2017: 8,535 persons2018: 7,696 persons2019: 6,869 persons2020: 11,560 persons2021: 8,709 persons2022: 5,439 persons2023: 5,233 persons2024: 5,700 persons2025: 5,851 persons4,0006,0008,00010K12K19902002201420251990: 6,500 persons1991: 8,072 persons1992: 9,044 persons1993: 7,916 persons1994: 7,337 persons1995: 6,981 persons1996: 7,016 persons1997: 7,008 persons1998: 6,255 persons1999: 6,396 persons2000: 7,052 persons2001: 6,985 persons2002: 8,251 persons2003: 9,055 persons2004: 8,673 persons2005: 8,221 persons2006: 8,009 persons2007: 7,602 persons2008: 8,005 persons2009: 10,141 persons2010: 10,540 persons2011: 9,451 persons2012: 8,414 persons2013: 8,123 persons2014: 8,030 persons2015: 7,604 persons2016: 8,263 persons2017: 8,535 persons2018: 7,696 persons2019: 6,869 persons2020: 11,560 persons2021: 8,709 persons2022: 5,439 persons2023: 5,233 persons2024: 5,700 persons2025: 5,851 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
20255,851
20245,700
20235,233
20225,439
20218,709
202011,560
20196,869
20187,696
20178,535
20168,263
20157,604
20148,030
20138,123
20128,414
20119,451
201010,540
200910,141
20088,005
20077,602
20068,009
20058,221
20048,673
20039,055
20028,251
20016,985
20007,052
19996,396
19986,255
19977,008
19967,016
19956,981
19947,337
19937,916
19929,044
19918,072
19906,500

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Definition

Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. The survey definition, not a count of benefit claimants. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, Anchorage, AK, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Anchorage, AK, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/anchorage-ak. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, Anchorage, AK, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/anchorage-ak.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Anchorage, AK, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/anchorage-ak (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the unemployed people in Anchorage, AK?

Unemployed people in Anchorage, AK was 5,851 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.6% from 2024.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Anchorage, AK?

11,560 in 2020, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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