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 355,815 355,953 354,732 354,242 358,939 366,399 367,841 363,197 358,305 355,713 355,153 354,603
Employment 324,009 323,268 322,237 324,903 330,087 335,868 340,896 337,443 331,087 326,816 325,878 322,761
Unemployment 31,806 32,685 32,495 29,339 28,852 30,531 26,945 25,754 27,218 28,897 29,275 31,842
Rate 8.9 9.2 9.2 8.3 8.0 8.3 7.3 7.1 7.6 8.1 8.2 9.0
ANCHORAGE 2009
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Labor Force 156,914 155,798 154,425 154,649 153,705 155,207 154,052 152,496 153,122 156,988 157,531 157,710
Employment 146,370 144,959 143,460 144,451 143,318 143,998 143,992 142,766 142,624 146,282 147,124 146,732
Unemployment 10,544 10,839 10,965 10,198 10,387 11,209 10,060 9,730 10,498 10,706 10,407 10,978
Rate 6.7 7.0 7.1 6.6 6.8 7.2 6.5 6.4 6.9 6.8 6.6 7.0
ANCHORAGE, METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA 2009
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Labor Force 199,126 197,757 196,034 195,863 194,375 196,320 194,747 192,665 193,356 198,449 199,402 199,925
Employment 184,086 182,312 180,426 181,673 180,248 181,103 181,095 179,553 179,375 183,976 185,034 184,542
Unemployment 15,040 15,445 15,608 14,190 14,127 15,217 13,652 13,112 13,981 14,473 14,368 15,383
Rate 7.6 7.8 8.0 7.2 7.3 7.8 7.0 6.8 7.2 7.3 7.2 7.7
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 44,826 44,850 44,727
Employment 40,608 41,001 41,454 42,215 43,458 42,971 43,383 43,263 42,092 41,538 41,411 41,009
Unemployment 3,846 3,827 3,729 3,254 3,324 3,559 3,084 2,900 3,076 3,288 3,439 3,718
Rate 8.7 8.5 8.3 7.2 7.1 7.6 6.6 6.3 6.8 7.3 7.7 8.3
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 25,978 25,881 25,944
Employment 22,235 22,123 22,336 22,742 24,641 25,776 26,134 25,800 24,122 23,176 22,980 22,753
Unemployment 3,084 3,240 3,189 2,852 2,664 2,742 2,452 2,389 2,503 2,802 2,901 3,191
Rate 12.2 12.8 12.5 11.1 9.8 9.6 8.6 8.5 9.4 10.8 11.2 12.3
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 6,207 6,217 5,939
Employment 5,616 5,848 5,660 5,724 5,679 6,083 6,203 6,292 6,097 5,730 5,504 5,108
Unemployment 443 436 452 443 468 542 402 384 419 477 713 831
Rate 7.3 6.9 7.4 7.2 7.6 8.2 6.1 5.8 6.4 7.7 11.5 14.0
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 4,636 4,505 4,322
Employment 4,013 4,059 4,051 4,250 4,916 5,645 5,851 5,771 5,504 4,142 4,006 3,785
Unemployment 631 645 605 516 454 444 387 365 364 494 499 537
Rate 13.6 13.7 13.0 10.8 8.5 7.3 6.2 5.9 6.2 10.7 11.1 12.4
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 2,263 897 824 846
Employment 753 818 868 941 2,174 2,705 2,810 2,781 2,186 756 674 684
Unemployment 190 185 175 134 99 88 82 70 77 141 150 162
Rate 20.1 18.4 16.8 12.5 4.4 3.2 2.8 2.5 3.4 15.7 18.2 19.1
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 3,660 3,723 3,586
Employment 3,131 3,099 3,195 3,350 3,290 3,414 3,476 3,437 3,366 3,308 3,358 3,170
Unemployment 466 470 454 404 365 370 320 291 292 352 365 416
Rate 13.0 13.2 12.4 10.8 10.0 9.8 8.4 7.8 8.0 9.6 9.8 11.6
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 2,991 3,061 2,922
Employment 2,316 2,453 2,336 2,409 2,426 2,482 2,361 2,493 2,437 2,585 2,634 2,458
Unemployment 509 522 510 469 456 467 401 357 372 406 427 464
Rate 18.0 17.5 17.9 16.3 15.8 15.8 14.5 12.5 13.2 13.6 13.9 15.9
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 4,202 4,133 4,133
Employment 3,792 3,680 3,702 3,552 3,547 3,410 3,118 3,298 3,553 3,740 3,673 3,646
Unemployment 520 535 537 522 518 533 497 485 462 462 460 487
Rate 12.1 12.7 12.7 12.8 12.7 13.5 13.7 12.8 11.5 11.0 11.1 11.8
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 5,438 5,468 5,553
Employment 5,090 5,067 5,022 5,036 4,881 4,724 4,734 4,830 4,945 5,126 5,182 5,274
Unemployment 215 256 265 245 258 283 262 264 289 312 286 279
Rate 4.1 4.8 5.0 4.6 5.0 5.7 5.2 5.2 5.5 5.7 5.2 5.0
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 3,056 2,990 2,980
Employment 2,675 2,651 2,596 2,572 2,469 2,559 2,567 2,589 2,558 2,702 2,640 2,602
Unemployment 372 401 407 393 407 447 395 361 364 354 350 378
Rate 12.2 13.1 13.6 13.3 14.2 14.9 13.3 12.2 12.5 11.6 11.7 12.7
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 1,232 1,122 1,091
Employment 909 860 885 1,053 1,273 1,349 1,776 1,780 1,454 1,107 995 949
Unemployment 181 196 188 154 119 120 100 98 98 125 127 142
Rate 16.6 18.6 17.5 12.8 8.5 8.2 5.3 5.2 6.3 10.1 11.3 13.0
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 17,731 17,861 18,077
Employment 17,231 17,169 17,202 17,496 17,812 17,662 17,947 17,719 17,162 16,595 16,747 16,890
Unemployment 1,281 1,319 1,331 1,132 1,085 1,176 1,023 980 1,052 1,136 1,114 1,187
Rate 6.9 7.1 7.2 6.1 5.7 6.2 5.4 5.2 5.8 6.4 6.2 6.6
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 7,982 7,676 7,768
Employment 6,805 6,776 6,920 7,191 7,882 8,222 8,881 8,750 8,284 7,369 7,030 6,996
Unemployment 773 815 784 653 591 592 520 495 523 613 646 772
Rate 10.2 10.7 10.2 8.3 7.0 6.7 5.5 5.4 5.9 7.7 8.4 9.9
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 2,350 2,271 2,347
Employment 1,823 1,771 1,840 1,922 1,978 2,166 2,070 2,080 2,116 2,011 1,925 1,952
Unemployment 515 540 511 409 361 372 339 325 334 339 346 395
Rate 22.0 23.4 21.7 17.5 15.4 14.7 14.1 13.5 13.6 14.4 15.2 16.8
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 4,362 4,403
Employment 3,905 3,964 4,159 4,223 4,261 4,441 4,567 4,635 4,376 4,012 4,060 4,056
Unemployment 358 349 357 278 299 308 275 260 271 306 302 347
Rate 8.4 8.1 7.9 6.2 6.6 6.5 5.7 5.3 5.8 7.1 6.9 7.9
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 1,698 1,489 1,520
Employment 1,082 1,079 1,135 1,316 2,057 2,248 2,250 2,275 2,043 1,391 1,153 1,146
Unemployment 428 447 416 318 217 212 172 162 164 307 336 374
Rate 28.3 29.3 26.8 19.5 9.5 8.6 7.1 6.6 7.4 18.1 22.6 24.6
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 2,564 2,615 2,578
Employment 2,134 2,213 2,239 2,376 2,367 2,545 3,071 3,036 2,548 2,292 2,327 2,205
Unemployment 428 423 403 327 294 314 265 252 272 272 288 373
Rate 16.7 16.0 15.3 12.1 11.0 11.0 7.9 7.7 9.6 10.6 11.0 14.5
YAKUTAT BOROUGH 2009
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Labor Force 301 270 280 334 358 331 357 339 330 323 286 294
Employment 261 223 231 303 329 308 342 321 309 303 254 257
Unemployment 40 47 49 31 29 23 15 18 21 20 32 37
Rate 13.3 17.4 17.5 9.3 8.1 6.9 4.2 5.3 6.4 6.2 11.2 12.6
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 1,096 919 684
Employment 1,148 1,146 1,171 1,171 715 975 1,315 1,260 1,057 982 804 546
Unemployment 120 100 103 109 125 116 103 104 114 114 115 138
Rate 9.5 8.0 8.1 8.5 14.9 10.6 7.3 7.6 9.7 10.4 12.5 20.2
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 2,923 2,474 2,016
Employment 3,641 4,154 3,898 2,369 1,967 2,726 2,857 2,828 2,661 2,650 2,278 1,739
Unemployment 214 193 165 253 336 237 167 151 245 273 196 277
Rate 5.6 4.4 4.1 9.6 14.6 8.0 5.5 5.1 8.4 9.3 7.9 13.7
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 7,036 6,977 6,981
Employment 5,917 5,780 5,841 5,789 5,822 5,906 5,596 5,422 6,043 6,068 6,023 5,948
Unemployment 1,136 1,157 1,141 1,141 1,133 1,194 1,061 1,035 1,031 968 954 1,033
Rate 16.1 16.7 16.3 16.5 16.3 16.8 15.9 16.0 14.6 13.8 13.7 14.8
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 1,186 462 486 480
Employment 366 349 380 475 1,031 1,736 2,599 1,765 1,145 421 438 415
Unemployment 71 70 70 63 57 52 44 40 41 41 48 65
Rate 16.2 16.7 15.6 11.7 5.2 2.9 1.7 2.2 3.5 8.9 9.9 13.5
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 1,925 1,786 1,768
Employment 1,657 1,740 1,809 1,754 1,722 1,978 2,338 2,192 2,084 1,716 1,586 1,555
Unemployment 238 270 267 259 264 275 226 211 217 209 200 213
Rate 12.6 13.4 12.9 12.9 13.3 12.2 8.8 8.8 9.4 10.9 11.2 12.0
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 1,062 1,070 1,001
Employment 723 881 827 869 1,047 1,082 1,448 1,119 1,347 987 989 908
Unemployment 107 129 125 115 106 103 78 72 80 75 81 93
Rate 12.9 12.8 13.1 11.7 9.2 8.7 5.1 6.0 5.6 7.1 7.6 9.3
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 2,672 2,707 2,718
Employment 2,093 2,050 2,054 2,131 2,096 1,653 2,108 2,156 2,223 2,133 2,175 2,166
Unemployment 600 667 655 674 699 745 622 571 554 539 532 552
Rate 22.3 24.5 24.2 24.0 25.0 31.1 22.8 20.9 19.9 20.2 19.7 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 41,461 41,871 42,215
Employment 37,716 37,353 36,966 37,222 36,930 37,105 37,103 36,787 36,751 37,694 37,910 37,810
Unemployment 4,496 4,606 4,643 3,992 3,740 4,008 3,592 3,382 3,483 3,767 3,961 4,405
Rate 10.7 11.0 11.2 9.7 9.2 9.7 8.8 8.4 8.7 9.1 9.5 10.4
* 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.