Kenai Peninsula Borough: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Kenai Peninsula Borough'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
10.3%
2023
8.0%
Total change
-2.3 pp
% change
-22.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.3% | — |
| 2019 | 8.8% | -1.5 pp (-14.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 6.0% | — |
| 2022 | 7.0% | +1.0 pp (16.7%) |
| 2023 | 8.0% | +1.0 pp (14.3%) |