Labor Force Area Data

Unemployment Rates for
Lake and Peninsula Borough and Alaska 2013 - 2024

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2024


Not Seasonally Adjusted Monthly and Annual Unemployment Rates for
Lake and Peninsula Borough
1990 to 2023

Note: A change in the way labor force statistics are calculated for sub-state areas makes data prior to 2010 not comparable with later data.

Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
2024 7.3 7.7
2023 7.1 7.7 6.3 6.0 5.5 5.2 3.9 5.1 5.5 6.0 7.3 7.2 5.9
2022 9.1 8.5 8.7 6.9 5.2 5.4 4.3 3.3 4.1 5.1 6.7 6.7 5.9
2021 11.1 12.3 12.4 11.3 10.1 9.7 5.7 5.9 6.9 7.5 7.8 7.3 8.7
2020 11.6 11.7 14.3 14.5 15.3 14.0 12.3 8.9 8.1 8.2 9.2 10.0 11.6
2019 13.0 14.3 13.2 11.3 9.0 9.1 6.9 6.5 6.9 7.1 8.2 9.2 9.3
2018 14.2 13.5 12.6 10.9 9.6 9.1 7.4 8.2 8.1 9.2 11.7 12.1 10.2
2017 14.8 14.3 12.8 12.5 9.7 9.3 8.1 9.5 8.4 11.1 13.3 13.2 11.0
2016 15.1 15.5 15.6 15.5 12.6 12.4 9.2 8.9 8.8 9.7 11.7 12.5 11.9
2015 16.9 16.9 15.6 14.5 12.0 11.0 9.6 8.5 8.1 11.1 13.2 12.7 12.1
2014 21.5 22.7 22.1 18.9 14.8 14.7 11.5 14.6 12.7 13.6 14.9 15.3 16.1
2013 22.0 20.6 20.1 17.8 14.8 13.0 9.8 12.6 12.2 15.3 16.1 17.6 15.6
2012 22.2 22.0 20.9 18.6 14.9 13.2 9.7 10.9 11.6 13.0 15.9 18.4 15.4
2011 22.6 23.1 22.1 19.6 15.2 12.9 9.2 12.0 12.2 12.5 14.3 16.3 15.4
2010 21.6 22.8 20.8 17.9 14.3 12.7 8.6 11.1 10.5 13.2 15.1 17.5 14.9
2009 11.1 13.3 12.4 11.3 8.7 6.7 5.1 6.1 5.9 6.6 8.5 9.2 8.4
2008 10.9 10.1 9.8 8.9 6.8 5.9 4.2 4.8 4.4 5.4 5.0 6.9 6.6
2007 8.1 7.9 7.3 6.5 5.8 4.6 3.5 4.0 3.7 4.5 5.5 6.1 5.4
2006 10.4 10.8 9.4 8.6 7.0 4.7 4.2 3.5 4.5 4.2 5.0 5.1 6.0
2005 10.8 10.4 9.5 9.0 7.1 6.1 5.1 5.1 5.2 6.4 7.8 8.3 7.3
2004 15.5 15.3 16.0 13.8 11.1 7.1 4.9 5.6 7.0 9.6 13.1 13.2 9.8
2003 12.0 13.6 14.6 12.5 9.0 6.5 4.0 4.0 5.9 7.0 9.2 11.3 8.1
2002 10.3 11.5 11.2 10.2 8.8 6.4 4.0 4.9 6.0 7.7 8.1 8.9 7.5
2001 9.7 11.7 10.1 9.9 7.2 5.0 2.9 3.5 4.4 5.6 7.4 9.1 6.2
2000 7.7 8.1 8.7 8.6 6.3 4.4 2.2 3.1 3.4 5.7 8.4 8.0 5.2
1999 8.1 9.8 9.5 9.3 8.5 9.4 6.3 7.0 3.5 3.8 4.1 9.5 7.5
1998 8.6 7.7 10.6 9.8 11.4 10.2 6.7 7.3 3.9 4.5 6.9 6.9 7.9
1997 6.2 6.5 6.5 9.2 6.5 6.9 4.6 6.6 7.4 5.1 4.9 6.9 6.5
1996 9.6 5.4 8.2 7.1 7.5 11.1 9.0 6.5 5.1 5.4 7.2 8.7 7.7
1995 7.6 6.4 8.4 7.5 7.3 8.8 7.1 8.1 6.4 5.1 4.9 7.3 7.1
1994 7.3 6.4 7.6 7.4 6.5 7.1 4.6 6.6 5.0 4.4 5.7 3.4 6.1
1993 7.5 9.2 9.6 8.1 9.2 7.9 5.2 5.3 4.9 6.5 7.7 9.2 7.5
1992 7.5 10.1 11.3 10.8 9.0 12.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.8 7.2 7.2 8.8
1991 4.8 5.9 9.2 9.2 7.7 6.8 5.3 5.0 4.8 8.8 8.9 8.8 7.0
1990 8.7 8.0 9.7 11.8 9.0 4.6 3.2 2.7 1.5 3.5 5.5 4.7 6.1