North Slope Borough: Unemployment Rate Trend
How North Slope 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
9.5%
2023
6.6%
Total change
-2.9 pp
% change
-30.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.5% | — |
| 2019 | 9.0% | -0.5 pp (-5.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 9.2% | — |
| 2022 | 6.8% | -2.4 pp (-26.1%) |
| 2023 | 6.6% | -0.2 pp (-2.9%) |