Anchorage city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Anchorage city's unemployment rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
2.9%
2023
4.5%
Total change
+1.6 pp
% change
+55.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.9% | — |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -1.1 pp (-37.9%) |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -0.2 pp (-11.1%) |
| 2021 | 1.7% | +0.1 pp (6.2%) |
| 2022 | 6.1% | +4.4 pp (258.8%) |
| 2023 | 4.5% | -1.6 pp (-26.2%) |