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Which counties in Alaska have the lowest unemployment?

Aleutians East Borough (3.0%), Sitka City and Borough (3.0%) and Aleutians West Census Area (3.1%) had the lowest unemployment in Alaska in 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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All 28 ranked Alaska counties

Alaska counties ranked by lowest unemployment rate
RankCountyRate 2025Change since 2019Residents
1Aleutians East Borough3.0%+0.6 pts3,479
2Sitka City and Borough3.0%−0.7 pts8,319
3Aleutians West Census Area3.1%−0.1 pts5,240
4North Slope Borough3.2%−0.5 pts10,582
5Juneau City and Borough3.4%−0.8 pts31,609
6Anchorage Municipality3.9%−0.7 pts287,155
7Fairbanks North Star Borough4.1%−0.8 pts93,972
8Ketchikan Gateway Borough4.2%−1.2 pts13,549
9Kodiak Island Borough4.3%−0.8 pts12,387
10Denali Borough4.9%−1.2 pts1,616
11Matanuska-Susitna Borough5.1%−1.2 pts118,666
12Wrangell City and Borough5.2%−2.6 pts2,007
13Kenai Peninsula Borough5.3%−1.3 pts61,951
14Petersburg Borough5.4%−2.3 pts3,394
15Lake and Peninsula Borough5.8%−2.8 pts1,357
16Chugach Census Area5.9%−1.8 pts6,553
17Skagway Municipality6.7%−1.8 pts1,104
18Hoonah-Angoon Census Area6.9%−3.3 pts2,271
19Southeast Fairbanks Census Area6.9%−1.9 pts7,270
20Dillingham Census Area7.7%+0.5 pts4,483
21Copper River Census Area7.9%−3.0 pts2,666
22Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area8.3%−1.8 pts5,777
23Haines Borough9.0%−0.9 pts2,068
24Nome Census Area9.6%−0.6 pts9,830
25Northwest Arctic Borough10.0%−2.5 pts7,095
26Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area10.0%−2.3 pts5,028
27Bethel Census Area12.0%+0.1 pts18,391
28Kusilvak Census Area17.4%−0.3 pts7,932

2 of 30 Alaska counties are not ranked on this measure.

How this is ranked

The annual average unemployment rate for 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics). Lowest first. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

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Questions

Which county in Alaska has the lowest unemployment rate?

Aleutians East Borough: 3.0%, ahead of Sitka City and Borough (3.0%) and Aleutians West Census Area (3.1%), of 28 Alaska counties ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

The annual average unemployment rate for 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics). Lowest first. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

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