Northwest Arctic (County), Alaska Unemployment Rate
Updated on March 24, 2026.

According to data from the US BLS, the unemployment rate for Northwest Arctic (County), Alaska for Jan 2026 was 10.2% (nsa). It decreased by 0.9 compared to Dec 2025.

The chart and table below shows the unemployment rate (nsa) from Feb 2003 to Jan 2026.

You can see similar information for other Alaska counties and also for Alaska.

Northwest Arctic (County), Alaska Unemployment Rate
Table of Northwest Arctic (County), Alaska Unemployment Rate
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Month Unemployment Rate (%)
Feb 2003 12.4
Mar 2003 13.3
Apr 2003 13.2
May 2003 14.1
Jun 2003 14.1
Jul 2003 15.1
Aug 2003 14.1
Sep 2003 12.7
Oct 2003 12.8
Nov 2003 11.6
Dec 2003 11.7
Jan 2004 11.2
Feb 2004 12.8
Mar 2004 13.5
Apr 2004 14.4
May 2004 14.1
Jun 2004 14
Jul 2004 15.9
Aug 2004 14.1
Sep 2004 12.6
Oct 2004 13.4
Nov 2004 12.3
Dec 2004 12.1
Jan 2005 10.8
Feb 2005 11.3
Mar 2005 12
Apr 2005 12.1
May 2005 12.1
Jun 2005 12.5
Jul 2005 13.6
Aug 2005 11.7
Sep 2005 11
Oct 2005 12.5
Nov 2005 11.9
Dec 2005 11.4
Jan 2006 10.9
Feb 2006 11.1
Mar 2006 12
Apr 2006 11.6
May 2006 12
Jun 2006 12.1
Jul 2006 12.8
Aug 2006 11.9
Sep 2006 10.3
Oct 2006 11.1
Nov 2006 10.3
Dec 2006 10.8
Jan 2007 10
Feb 2007 11.3
Mar 2007 11.4
Apr 2007 10.9
May 2007 11.3
Jun 2007 12.3
Jul 2007 11.6
Aug 2007 11.1
Sep 2007 9.6
Oct 2007 9.8
Nov 2007 9.7
Dec 2007 9.5
Jan 2008 10
Feb 2008 11.1
Mar 2008 12
Apr 2008 12.7
May 2008 12.4
Jun 2008 12.8
Jul 2008 12.3
Aug 2008 11.6
Sep 2008 10.2
Oct 2008 10.8
Nov 2008 9.9
Dec 2008 9.4
Jan 2009 9.5
Feb 2009 11.3
Mar 2009 12.3
Apr 2009 12.8
May 2009 12.7
Jun 2009 13.4
Jul 2009 13.7
Aug 2009 12.4
Sep 2009 11.3
Oct 2009 12
Nov 2009 10.9
Dec 2009 11
Jan 2010 11.1
Feb 2010 13.5
Mar 2010 15.2
Apr 2010 15.1
May 2010 14.4
Jun 2010 14.5
Jul 2010 14.8
Aug 2010 13.1
Sep 2010 12.7
Oct 2010 13.1
Nov 2010 12.3
Dec 2010 12.6
Jan 2011 12.6
Feb 2011 15.5
Mar 2011 16.6
Apr 2011 16.3
May 2011 15.7
Jun 2011 15
Jul 2011 16.2
Aug 2011 14.9
Sep 2011 14.7
Oct 2011 15.6
Nov 2011 15.2
Dec 2011 15.4
Jan 2012 15.3
Feb 2012 16.4
Mar 2012 16.8
Apr 2012 17.7
May 2012 16.7
Jun 2012 16.4
Jul 2012 16.7
Aug 2012 15.4
Sep 2012 14.6
Oct 2012 14.7
Nov 2012 13.8
Dec 2012 14.2
Jan 2013 15
Feb 2013 17.1
Mar 2013 18
Apr 2013 16.7
May 2013 16
Jun 2013 16
Jul 2013 16.5
Aug 2013 15
Sep 2013 14.7
Oct 2013 16.3
Nov 2013 16
Dec 2013 16.7
Jan 2014 17
Feb 2014 19.1
Mar 2014 20.2
Apr 2014 19.5
May 2014 17.8
Jun 2014 17.4
Jul 2014 17.6
Aug 2014 16.8
Sep 2014 15
Oct 2014 15.5
Nov 2014 14.1
Dec 2014 14
Jan 2015 13.8
Feb 2015 15.9
Mar 2015 17.2
Apr 2015 16.6
May 2015 16.9
Jun 2015 16.8
Jul 2015 16.4
Aug 2015 16.1
Sep 2015 13.6
Oct 2015 14.5
Nov 2015 13.8
Dec 2015 14.1
Jan 2016 14.4
Feb 2016 14.5
Mar 2016 15.5
Apr 2016 15.4
May 2016 15.9
Jun 2016 15.5
Jul 2016 16.1
Aug 2016 15.1
Sep 2016 14.1
Oct 2016 13.7
Nov 2016 14.6
Dec 2016 13.6
Jan 2017 14
Feb 2017 15.7
Mar 2017 16.2
Apr 2017 15.4
May 2017 15.9
Jun 2017 16.2
Jul 2017 16.8
Aug 2017 16
Sep 2017 15.2
Oct 2017 13.3
Nov 2017 12.6
Dec 2017 13
Jan 2018 12.3
Feb 2018 14.1
Mar 2018 14.3
Apr 2018 13.1
May 2018 13.1
Jun 2018 12.6
Jul 2018 15.4
Aug 2018 13.1
Sep 2018 11.7
Oct 2018 10.7
Nov 2018 10.1
Dec 2018 10.5
Jan 2019 10.2
Feb 2019 12.7
Mar 2019 13.1
Apr 2019 12.6
May 2019 12.7
Jun 2019 12.8
Jul 2019 15.3
Aug 2019 13.8
Sep 2019 12.1
Oct 2019 11.4
Nov 2019 10.9
Dec 2019 12.1
Jan 2020 11.1
Feb 2020 11.4
Mar 2020 12.7
Apr 2020 13.6
May 2020 11.9
Jun 2020 14.4
Jul 2020 15.9
Aug 2020 16.3
Sep 2020 10.5
Oct 2020 10.6
Nov 2020 9.3
Dec 2020 10.3
Jan 2021 9.5
Feb 2021 10.9
Mar 2021 11.8
Apr 2021 12.8
May 2021 13
Jun 2021 12.1
Jul 2021 13
Aug 2021 12
Sep 2021 9.2
Oct 2021 9
Nov 2021 9.1
Dec 2021 9.1
Jan 2022 8.6
Feb 2022 9.6
Mar 2022 9.8
Apr 2022 9.7
May 2022 9.8
Jun 2022 9
Jul 2022 9.7
Aug 2022 9.3
Sep 2022 7.4
Oct 2022 8
Nov 2022 8
Dec 2022 10
Jan 2023 9.2
Feb 2023 10
Mar 2023 11
Apr 2023 10.6
May 2023 9
Jun 2023 9
Jul 2023 9.6
Aug 2023 8.3
Sep 2023 7.7
Oct 2023 8.1
Nov 2023 8
Dec 2023 8.6
Jan 2024 8.6
Feb 2024 9.5
Mar 2024 10.7
Apr 2024 10
May 2024 9.3
Jun 2024 8.7
Jul 2024 9.7
Aug 2024 9.9
Sep 2024 8.9
Oct 2024 8.4
Nov 2024 8.1
Dec 2024 9.1
Jan 2025 7.9
Feb 2025 9.7
Mar 2025 10.8
Apr 2025 10
May 2025 8.8
Jun 2025 9.4
Jul 2025 10.4
Aug 2025 10.2
Sep 2025 9.8
Oct 2025 10.1
Nov 2025
Dec 2025 11.1
Jan 2026 10.2