Alaska Labor Force Statistics By Region And Census Area: 2009
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ALASKA- STATEWIDE 2009
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Labor Force 355,815 355,953 354,732 354,242 358,939 366,399 367,841 363,197 358,305 356,461
Employment 324,009 323,268 322,237 324,903 330,087 335,868 340,896 337,443 331,087 326,978
Unemployment 31,806 32,685 32,495 29,339 28,852 30,531 26,945 25,754 27,218 29,483
Rate 8.9 9.2 9.2 8.3 8.0 8.3 7.3 7.1 7.6 8.3
ANCHORAGE 2009
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Labor Force 156,914 155,798 154,425 154,649 153,705 155,207 154,052 152,496 153,122 157,126
Employment 146,370 144,959 143,460 144,451 143,318 143,998 143,992 142,766 142,624 146,216
Unemployment 10,544 10,839 10,965 10,198 10,387 11,209 10,060 9,730 10,498 10,910
Rate 6.7 7.0 7.1 6.6 6.8 7.2 6.5 6.4 6.9 6.9
ANCHORAGE, METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA 2009
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Labor Force 199,126 197,757 196,034 195,863 194,375 196,320 194,747 192,665 193,356 198,635
Employment 184,086 182,312 180,426 181,673 180,248 181,103 181,095 179,553 179,375 183,893
Unemployment 15,040 15,445 15,608 14,190 14,127 15,217 13,652 13,112 13,981 14,742
Rate 7.6 7.8 8.0 7.2 7.3 7.8 7.0 6.8 7.2 7.4
FAIRBANKS, METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA 2009
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Labor Force 44,454 44,828 45,183 45,469 46,782 46,530 46,467 46,163 45,168 45,523
Employment 40,608 41,001 41,454 42,215 43,458 42,971 43,383 43,263 42,092 42,172
Unemployment 3,846 3,827 3,729 3,254 3,324 3,559 3,084 2,900 3,076 3,351
Rate 8.7 8.5 8.3 7.2 7.1 7.6 6.6 6.3 6.8 7.4
KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH 2009
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Labor Force 25,319 25,363 25,525 25,594 27,305 28,518 28,586 28,189 26,625 26,005
Employment 22,235 22,123 22,336 22,742 24,641 25,776 26,134 25,800 24,122 23,134
Unemployment 3,084 3,240 3,189 2,852 2,664 2,742 2,452 2,389 2,503 2,871
Rate 12.2 12.8 12.5 11.1 9.8 9.6 8.6 8.5 9.4 11.0
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH 2009
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Labor Force 6,059 6,284 6,112 6,167 6,147 6,625 6,605 6,676 6,516 6,166
Employment 5,616 5,848 5,660 5,724 5,679 6,083 6,203 6,292 6,097 5,678
Unemployment 443 436 452 443 468 542 402 384 419 488
Rate 7.3 6.9 7.4 7.2 7.6 8.2 6.1 5.8 6.4 7.9
VALDEZ-CORDOVA CENSUS AREA 2009
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Labor Force 4,644 4,704 4,656 4,766 5,370 6,089 6,238 6,136 5,868 4,692
Employment 4,013 4,059 4,051 4,250 4,916 5,645 5,851 5,771 5,504 4,190
Unemployment 631 645 605 516 454 444 387 365 364 502
Rate 13.6 13.7 13.0 10.8 8.5 7.3 6.2 5.9 6.2 10.7
DENALI BOROUGH 2009
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Labor Force 943 1,003 1,043 1,075 2,273 2,793 2,892 2,851 2,263 902
Employment 753 818 868 941 2,174 2,705 2,810 2,781 2,186 756
Unemployment 190 185 175 134 99 88 82 70 77 146
Rate 20.1 18.4 16.8 12.5 4.4 3.2 2.8 2.5 3.4 16.2
SOUTHEAST FAIRBANKS CENSUS AREA 2009
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Labor Force 3,597 3,569 3,649 3,754 3,655 3,784 3,796 3,728 3,658 3,574
Employment 3,131 3,099 3,195 3,350 3,290 3,414 3,476 3,437 3,366 3,217
Unemployment 466 470 454 404 365 370 320 291 292 357
Rate 13.0 13.2 12.4 10.8 10.0 9.8 8.4 7.8 8.0 10.0
YUKON-KOYUKUK CENSUS AREA 2009
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Labor Force 2,825 2,975 2,846 2,878 2,882 2,949 2,762 2,850 2,809 2,982
Employment 2,316 2,453 2,336 2,409 2,426 2,482 2,361 2,493 2,437 2,567
Unemployment 509 522 510 469 456 467 401 357 372 415
Rate 18.0 17.5 17.9 16.3 15.8 15.8 14.5 12.5 13.2 13.9
NOME CENSUS AREA 2009
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Labor Force 4,312 4,215 4,239 4,074 4,065 3,943 3,615 3,783 4,015 4,125
Employment 3,792 3,680 3,702 3,552 3,547 3,410 3,118 3,298 3,553 3,654
Unemployment 520 535 537 522 518 533 497 485 462 471
Rate 12.1 12.7 12.7 12.8 12.7 13.5 13.7 12.8 11.5 11.4
NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH 2009
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Labor Force 5,305 5,323 5,287 5,281 5,139 5,007 4,996 5,094 5,234 5,462
Employment 5,090 5,067 5,022 5,036 4,881 4,724 4,734 4,830 4,945 5,142
Unemployment 215 256 265 245 258 283 262 264 289 320
Rate 4.1 4.8 5.0 4.6 5.0 5.7 5.2 5.2 5.5 5.9
NORTHWEST ARCTIC BOROUGH 2009
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Labor Force 3,047 3,052 3,003 2,965 2,876 3,006 2,962 2,950 2,922 2,975
Employment 2,675 2,651 2,596 2,572 2,469 2,559 2,567 2,589 2,558 2,613
Unemployment 372 401 407 393 407 447 395 361 364 362
Rate 12.2 13.1 13.6 13.3 14.2 14.9 13.3 12.2 12.5 12.2
HAINES BOROUGH 2009
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Labor Force 1,090 1,056 1,073 1,207 1,392 1,469 1,876 1,878 1,552 1,240
Employment 909 860 885 1,053 1,273 1,349 1,776 1,780 1,454 1,113
Unemployment 181 196 188 154 119 120 100 98 98 127
Rate 16.6 18.6 17.5 12.8 8.5 8.2 5.3 5.2 6.3 10.2
JUNEAU BOROUGH 2009
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Labor Force 18,512 18,488 18,533 18,628 18,897 18,838 18,970 18,699 18,214 17,752
Employment 17,231 17,169 17,202 17,496 17,812 17,662 17,947 17,719 17,162 16,594
Unemployment 1,281 1,319 1,331 1,132 1,085 1,176 1,023 980 1,052 1,158
Rate 6.9 7.1 7.2 6.1 5.7 6.2 5.4 5.2 5.8 6.5
KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH 2009
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Labor Force 7,578 7,591 7,704 7,844 8,473 8,814 9,401 9,245 8,807 7,983
Employment 6,805 6,776 6,920 7,191 7,882 8,222 8,881 8,750 8,284 7,352
Unemployment 773 815 784 653 591 592 520 495 523 631
Rate 10.2 10.7 10.2 8.3 7.0 6.7 5.5 5.4 5.9 7.9
PRINCE OF WALES-OUTER KETCHIKAN CENSUS AREA 2009
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Labor Force 2,338 2,311 2,351 2,331 2,339 2,538 2,409 2,405 2,450 2,327
Employment 1,823 1,771 1,840 1,922 1,978 2,166 2,070 2,080 2,116 1,985
Unemployment 515 540 511 409 361 372 339 325 334 342
Rate 22.0 23.4 21.7 17.5 15.4 14.7 14.1 13.5 13.6 14.7
SITKA BOROUGH 2009
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Labor Force 4,263 4,313 4,516 4,501 4,560 4,749 4,842 4,895 4,647 4,318
Employment 3,905 3,964 4,159 4,223 4,261 4,441 4,567 4,635 4,376 4,003
Unemployment 358 349 357 278 299 308 275 260 271 315
Rate 8.4 8.1 7.9 6.2 6.6 6.5 5.7 5.3 5.8 7.3
SKAGWAY-HOONAH-ANGOON * 2009
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Labor Force 1,510 1,526 1,551 1,634 2,274 2,460 2,422 2,437 2,207 1,650
Employment 1,082 1,079 1,135 1,316 2,057 2,248 2,250 2,275 2,043 1,342
Unemployment 428 447 416 318 217 212 172 162 164 308
Rate 28.3 29.3 26.8 19.5 9.5 8.6 7.1 6.6 7.4 18.7
WRANGELL-PETERSBURG CENSUS AREA 2009
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Labor Force 2,562 2,636 2,642 2,703 2,661 2,859 3,336 3,288 2,820 2,486
Employment 2,134 2,213 2,239 2,376 2,367 2,545 3,071 3,036 2,548 2,208
Unemployment 428 423 403 327 294 314 265 252 272 278
Rate 16.7 16.0 15.3 12.1 11.0 11.0 7.9 7.7 9.6 11.2
YAKUTAT BOROUGH 2009
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Labor Force 301 270 280 334 358 331 357 339 330 299
Employment 261 223 231 303 329 308 342 321 309 279
Unemployment 40 47 49 31 29 23 15 18 21 20
Rate 13.3 17.4 17.5 9.3 8.1 6.9 4.2 5.3 6.4 6.7
ALEUTIANS EAST BOROUGH 2009
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Labor Force 1,268 1,246 1,274 1,280 840 1,091 1,418 1,364 1,171 1,108
Employment 1,148 1,146 1,171 1,171 715 975 1,315 1,260 1,057 987
Unemployment 120 100 103 109 125 116 103 104 114 121
Rate 9.5 8.0 8.1 8.5 14.9 10.6 7.3 7.6 9.7 10.9
ALEUTIAN ISLAND WEST CENSUS AREA 2009
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Labor Force 3,855 4,347 4,063 2,622 2,303 2,963 3,024 2,979 2,906 2,989
Employment 3,641 4,154 3,898 2,369 1,967 2,726 2,857 2,828 2,661 2,693
Unemployment 214 193 165 253 336 237 167 151 245 296
Rate 5.6 4.4 4.1 9.6 14.6 8.0 5.5 5.1 8.4 9.9
BETHEL CENSUS AREA 2009
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Labor Force 7,053 6,937 6,982 6,930 6,955 7,100 6,657 6,457 7,074 7,086
Employment 5,917 5,780 5,841 5,789 5,822 5,906 5,596 5,422 6,043 6,100
Unemployment 1,136 1,157 1,141 1,141 1,133 1,194 1,061 1,035 1,031 986
Rate 16.1 16.7 16.3 16.5 16.3 16.8 15.9 16.0 14.6 13.9
BRISTOL BAY BOROUGH 2009
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Labor Force 437 419 450 538 1,088 1,788 2,643 1,805 1,186 499
Employment 366 349 380 475 1,031 1,736 2,599 1,765 1,145 456
Unemployment 71 70 70 63 57 52 44 40 41 43
Rate 16.2 16.7 15.6 11.7 5.2 2.9 1.7 2.2 3.5 8.6
DILLINGHAM CENSUS AREA 2009
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Labor Force 1,895 2,010 2,076 2,013 1,986 2,253 2,564 2,403 2,301 1,926
Employment 1,657 1,740 1,809 1,754 1,722 1,978 2,338 2,192 2,084 1,715
Unemployment 238 270 267 259 264 275 226 211 217 211
Rate 12.6 13.4 12.9 12.9 13.3 12.2 8.8 8.8 9.4 11.0
LAKE AND PENINSULA BOROUGH 2009
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Labor Force 830 1,010 952 984 1,153 1,185 1,526 1,191 1,427 1,078
Employment 723 881 827 869 1,047 1,082 1,448 1,119 1,347 1,000
Unemployment 107 129 125 115 106 103 78 72 80 78
Rate 12.9 12.8 13.1 11.7 9.2 8.7 5.1 6.0 5.6 7.2
WADE HAMPTON CENSUS AREA 2009
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Labor Force 2,693 2,717 2,709 2,805 2,795 2,398 2,730 2,727 2,777 2,681
Employment 2,093 2,050 2,054 2,131 2,096 1,653 2,108 2,156 2,223 2,136
Unemployment 600 667 655 674 699 745 622 571 554 545
Rate 22.3 24.5 24.2 24.0 25.0 31.1 22.8 20.9 19.9 20.3
MATANUSKA-SUSITNA CENSUS AREA 2009
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Labor Force 42,212 41,959 41,609 41,214 40,670 41,113 40,695 40,169 40,234 41,509
Employment 37,716 37,353 36,966 37,222 36,930 37,105 37,103 36,787 36,751 37,677
Unemployment 4,496 4,606 4,643 3,992 3,740 4,008 3,592 3,382 3,483 3,832
Rate 10.7 11.0 11.2 9.7 9.2 9.7 8.8 8.4 8.7 9.2
* Note: Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon includes the Municipality of Skagway and the Hoonah-Angoon Census Area.
Separate data for the two areas will be published starting in January 2010.
The labor force statistics for the current year will go through a major revision process at the end of the year.
Because the revisions are often significant, the statistics from the current year should not be compared with
those from previous years.