Counties in Alaska by unemployment rate

Kusilvak Census Area had the highest unemployment rate of 30 counties in September 2025, at 15.7%. Skagway Municipality had the lowest, at 1.9%. The median was 4% and the figure for Alaska was 4.7%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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All counties, September 2025

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Kusilvak Census AreaKusilvak Census Area: 15.7 %15.7Bethel Census AreaBethel Census Area: 11.5 %11.5Northwest Arctic BoroughNorthwest Arctic Borough: 9.6 %9.6Nome Census AreaNome Census Area: 9 %9Yukon-Koyukuk Census AreaYukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 8.8 %8.8Prince of Wales-Hyder Census AreaPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 7.5 %7.5Dillingham Census AreaDillingham Census Area: 7 %7Southeast Fairbanks Census AreaSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area: 6.2 %6.2Haines BoroughHaines Borough: 6 %6Lake and Peninsula BoroughLake and Peninsula Borough: 5.6 %5.6Copper River Census AreaCopper River Census Area: 5.3 %5.3Wrangell City and BoroughWrangell City and Borough: 5 %5Kenai Peninsula BoroughKenai Peninsula Borough: 4.4 %4.4Matanuska-Susitna BoroughMatanuska-Susitna Borough: 4.2 %4.2Petersburg BoroughPetersburg Borough: 4.1 %4.1Chugach Census AreaChugach Census Area: 3.9 %3.9Hoonah-Angoon Census AreaHoonah-Angoon Census Area: 3.8 %3.8Ketchikan Gateway BoroughKetchikan Gateway Borough: 3.7 %3.7Yakutat City and BoroughYakutat City and Borough: 3.7 %3.7Anchorage MunicipalityAnchorage Municipality: 3.5 %3.5Fairbanks North Star BoroughFairbanks North Star Borough: 3.5 %3.5Kodiak Island BoroughKodiak Island Borough: 3.4 %3.4North Slope BoroughNorth Slope Borough: 3.3 %3.3Juneau City and BoroughJuneau City and Borough: 3 %3Bristol Bay BoroughBristol Bay Borough: 2.7 %2.7Aleutians East BoroughAleutians East Borough: 2.4 %2.4Sitka City and BoroughSitka City and Borough: 2.4 %2.4Aleutians West Census AreaAleutians West Census Area: 2.3 %2.3Denali BoroughDenali Borough: 2.1 %2.1Skagway MunicipalitySkagway Municipality: 1.9 %1.9
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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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.

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Which county has the highest unemployment rate?

Kusilvak Census Area, with 15.7% in September 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Skagway Municipality, with 1.9% in September 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.

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