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Alaska Cities by Unemployment Rate

The unemployment rate is the share of the labor force that is jobless and actively seeking work — the standard measure of labor market health.

All 75 cities ranked by Unemployment Rate, from lowest to highest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs
# Cities Unemployment Rate ↑
1 Kodiak Station CDP, Alaska 0.0%
2 Funny River CDP, Alaska 0.0%
3 Steele Creek CDP, Alaska 0.9%
4 Mill Bay CDP, Alaska 0.9%
5 Prudhoe Bay CDP, Alaska 0.9%
6 College CDP, Alaska 1.7%
7 Salcha CDP, Alaska 2.4%
8 Delta Junction city, Alaska 2.5%
9 Diamond Ridge CDP, Alaska 2.6%
10 Kalifornsky CDP, Alaska 2.9%
11 Farmers Loop CDP, Alaska 3.0%
12 Sand Point city, Alaska 3.1%
13 Petersburg CDP, Alaska 3.3%
14 Fritz Creek CDP, Alaska 3.3%
15 Wrangell city and borough, Alaska 3.5%
16 Big Lake CDP, Alaska 3.9%
17 Deltana CDP, Alaska 3.9%
18 Juneau city and borough, Alaska 4.0%
19 Ester CDP, Alaska 4.0%
20 Ketchikan city, Alaska 4.1%
21 Unalaska city, Alaska 4.3%
22 Butte CDP, Alaska 4.3%
23 Goldstream CDP, Alaska 4.3%
24 Seward city, Alaska 4.4%
25 Gateway CDP, Alaska 4.5%
26 Knik-Fairview CDP, Alaska 4.5%
27 Anchorage municipality, Alaska 4.6%
28 Tanaina CDP, Alaska 4.8%
29 Dillingham city, Alaska 4.9%
30 Meadow Lakes CDP, Alaska 5.0%
31 Fishhook CDP, Alaska 5.0%
32 Ninilchik CDP, Alaska 5.2%
33 Soldotna city, Alaska 5.6%
34 King Cove city, Alaska 5.7%
35 Bethel city, Alaska 5.7%
36 Fairbanks city, Alaska 5.8%
37 Haines CDP, Alaska 5.8%
38 Willow CDP, Alaska 5.9%
39 North Pole city, Alaska 6.0%
40 Kotzebue city, Alaska 6.0%
41 Nikiski CDP, Alaska 6.1%
42 Craig city, Alaska 6.2%
43 Kodiak city, Alaska 6.5%
44 Chena Ridge CDP, Alaska 6.6%
45 Badger CDP, Alaska 6.9%
46 Sterling CDP, Alaska 7.0%
47 South Lakes CDP, Alaska 7.1%
48 Sitka city and borough, Alaska 7.1%
49 North Lakes CDP, Alaska 7.2%
50 Farm Loop CDP, Alaska 7.4%
51 Lazy Mountain CDP, Alaska 7.5%
52 Anchor Point CDP, Alaska 7.6%
53 Valdez city, Alaska 7.6%
54 Bear Creek CDP, Alaska 7.6%
55 Palmer city, Alaska 8.4%
56 Point MacKenzie CDP, Alaska 8.5%
57 Nome city, Alaska 8.5%
58 Wasilla city, Alaska 8.5%
59 Kenai city, Alaska 8.8%
60 Homer city, Alaska 8.8%
61 Metlakatla CDP, Alaska 8.9%
62 Utqiaġvik city, Alaska 9.3%
63 Skagway CDP, Alaska 9.8%
64 Tok CDP, Alaska 10.1%
65 Cordova city, Alaska 10.9%
66 Hooper Bay city, Alaska 11.0%
67 Susitna North CDP, Alaska 11.3%
68 Houston city, Alaska 11.7%
69 Ridgeway CDP, Alaska 11.9%
70 Eielson AFB CDP, Alaska 12.9%
71 Sutton-Alpine CDP, Alaska 13.1%
72 Cohoe CDP, Alaska 14.3%
73 Quinhagak city, Alaska 20.0%
74 Kotlik city, Alaska 21.1%
75 Salamatof CDP, Alaska 29.3%