Counties in Alaska by unemployment rate

Kusilvak Census Area had the highest unemployment rate of 30 counties in August 2025, at 18.4%. Skagway Municipality had the lowest, at 1.5%. The median was 3.4% and the figure for Alaska was 4.6%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Median3.430 counties
Alaska4.6History

All counties, August 2025

CSVChart (SVG)

Kusilvak Census AreaKusilvak Census Area: 18.4 %18.4Bethel Census AreaBethel Census Area: 12.6 %12.6Nome Census AreaNome Census Area: 10.3 %10.3Northwest Arctic BoroughNorthwest Arctic Borough: 9.5 %9.5Yukon-Koyukuk Census AreaYukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 8.7 %8.7Prince of Wales-Hyder Census AreaPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 7.4 %7.4Lake and Peninsula BoroughLake and Peninsula Borough: 5.9 %5.9Southeast Fairbanks Census AreaSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area: 5.8 %5.8Dillingham Census AreaDillingham Census Area: 5.6 %5.6Haines BoroughHaines Borough: 5.5 %5.5Copper River Census AreaCopper River Census Area: 4.7 %4.7Wrangell City and BoroughWrangell City and Borough: 4.4 %4.4Matanuska-Susitna BoroughMatanuska-Susitna Borough: 3.9 %3.9Kenai Peninsula BoroughKenai Peninsula Borough: 3.6 %3.6Hoonah-Angoon Census AreaHoonah-Angoon Census Area: 3.5 %3.5Petersburg BoroughPetersburg Borough: 3.3 %3.3Anchorage MunicipalityAnchorage Municipality: 3.2 %3.2Ketchikan Gateway BoroughKetchikan Gateway Borough: 3.2 %3.2Fairbanks North Star BoroughFairbanks North Star Borough: 3.1 %3.1Chugach Census AreaChugach Census Area: 3 %3Kodiak Island BoroughKodiak Island Borough: 2.9 %2.9North Slope BoroughNorth Slope Borough: 2.9 %2.9Yakutat City and BoroughYakutat City and Borough: 2.7 %2.7Juneau City and BoroughJuneau City and Borough: 2.5 %2.5Aleutians West Census AreaAleutians West Census Area: 2.2 %2.2Sitka City and BoroughSitka City and Borough: 1.8 %1.8Aleutians East BoroughAleutians East Borough: 1.7 %1.7Denali BoroughDenali Borough: 1.6 %1.6Bristol Bay BoroughBristol Bay Borough: 1.5 %1.5Skagway MunicipalitySkagway Municipality: 1.5 %1.5
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

Other periods

About this ranking

Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work. Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over. EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74. United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states and counties. Other countries and the World: ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank, aged 15 and over.

Survey-based. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states and US counties, not Spanish municipalities. For municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate. US national and state rates are seasonally adjusted; county rates are not. Countries without a national or Eurostat series get the annual ILO modelled estimate, a model output rather than a survey result.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank Counties in Alaska by unemployment rate using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"unemployment_rate","level":"province","within":"Alaska","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=unemployment_rate&level=province&within=Alaska&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

Which county has the highest unemployment rate?

Kusilvak Census Area, with 18.4% in August 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Skagway Municipality, with 1.5% in August 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Unemployment rate: other rankings

Counties in Alaska: more rankings