Alaska Unemployment Rate By County in May, 2021
Updated on April 6, 2023.

The seasonally adjusted Unemployment Rate of Alaska in May, 2021 was 6.8%, according to recent data from the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The 3 counties with the highest unemployment rate (not seasonally adjusted) in May, 2021 were:

  1. Kusilvak: 21.4%
  2. Bethel: 14.5%
  3. Skagway: 13.3%

On the other hand, the 3 counties with the lowest unemployment rate (not seasonally adjusted) in May, 2021 were:

  1. Aleutians East: 3%
  2. Sitka: 4.6%
  3. Bristol Bay: 5%

Use the interactive visualization and table below to explore this data for each Alaska county for May, 2021. You can also see links at the bottom of this page for similar data for other months, and also the historical unemployment rate for each of Alaska's counties.

See also: Historical Alaska Unemployment Rate.

Alaska Unemployment Rate By County in May, 2021 (%)
Alaska Unemployment Rate By County in May, 2021
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County Unemployment Rate (%)
Aleutians East 3
Aleutians West 5.6
Anchorage 6.4
Bethel 14.5
Bristol Bay 5
Denali 8.9
Dillingham 9.9
Fairbanks North Star 5.4
Haines 11.2
Hoonah-Angoon 9.8
Juneau 5.3
Kenai Peninsula 7.6
Ketchikan Gateway 8.2
Kodiak Island 7.4
Kusilvak 21.4
Lake and Peninsula 10.1
Matanuska-Susitna 7.3
Nome 10.9
North Slope 6.5
Northwest Arctic 12.7
Petersburg 6.9
Prince of Wales-Hyder 8
Sitka 4.6
Skagway 13.3
Southeast Fairbanks 6.5
Wrangell 7.2
Yakutat 7
Yukon-Koyukuk 12.5

Alaska Unemployment Rate For Other Months and Years

Use the following links to see Alaska's unemployment rate for other months and years. Or see links for all the available months and years here.
2020
2021
2022