North Slope Borough, AK Unemployment Rate Report

North Slope Borough, AK Historical Unemployment Trends

Since 2005 the unemployment rate in North Slope Borough, Alaska has ranged from 2.1% in April 1995 to 12.1% in September 2003. The current unemployment rate for North Slope Borough is 4.9% in August 2022. See how other local areas compare by using our Unemployment Compare tool.

North Slope Borough, AK Unemployment Rate by Month

High Unemployment Area

North Slope Borough, AK Current Unemployment - 4.9%

North Slope Borough, AK Unemployment Rate

Month/Year	North Slope Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 2022	6.2%	6.1%	4.0%
2 / 2022	6.1%	5.5%	3.8%
3 / 2022	5.4%	5.0%	3.6%
4 / 2022	5.5%	4.8%	3.6%
5 / 2022	5.7%	4.5%	3.6%
6 / 2022	6.2%	4.6%	3.6%
7 / 2022	5.5%	4.3%	3.5%
8 / 2022	4.9%	3.5%	3.7%

Month/Year	North Slope Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 2021	6.3%	6.9%	6.3%
2 / 2021	6.7%	7.1%	6.2%
3 / 2021	6.6%	7.1%	6.0%
4 / 2021	6.7%	7.0%	6.1%
5 / 2021	6.5%	6.4%	5.8%
6 / 2021	7.4%	6.6%	5.9%
7 / 2021	6.4%	6.0%	5.4%
8 / 2021	5.7%	5.3%	5.2%
9 / 2021	6.5%	5.2%	4.7%
10 / 2021	6.4%	5.2%	4.6%
11 / 2021	5.6%	5.3%	4.2%
12 / 2021	4.6%	5.2%	3.9%

Month/Year	North Slope Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 2020	5.9%	6.6%	3.6%
2 / 2020	4.7%	5.9%	3.5%
3 / 2020	4.4%	5.9%	4.4%
4 / 2020	5.6%	12.1%	14.7%
5 / 2020	8.1%	12.6%	13.3%
6 / 2020	9.2%	12.3%	11.1%
7 / 2020	8.2%	10.8%	10.2%
8 / 2020	4.9%	6.4%	8.4%
9 / 2020	5.4%	6.5%	7.9%
10 / 2020	5.6%	5.4%	6.9%
11 / 2020	6.3%	6.3%	6.7%
12 / 2020	5.5%	6.6%	6.7%

Month/Year	North Slope Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 2019	5.9%	6.9%	4.0%
2 / 2019	6.0%	7.0%	3.8%
3 / 2019	6.1%	6.8%	3.8%
4 / 2019	6.0%	6.3%	3.6%
5 / 2019	6.6%	6.0%	3.6%
6 / 2019	7.0%	6.3%	3.7%
7 / 2019	7.0%	5.6%	3.7%
8 / 2019	6.6%	5.3%	3.7%
9 / 2019	7.2%	5.5%	3.5%
10 / 2019	7.0%	5.7%	3.6%
11 / 2019	6.4%	6.1%	3.5%
12 / 2019	5.7%	6.1%	3.5%

Month/Year	North Slope Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 2018	6.8%	7.5%	4.1%
2 / 2018	7.0%	7.6%	4.1%
3 / 2018	6.6%	7.2%	4.0%
4 / 2018	7.0%	6.8%	3.9%
5 / 2018	7.1%	6.5%	3.8%
6 / 2018	7.8%	6.5%	4.0%
7 / 2018	7.2%	5.8%	3.9%
8 / 2018	6.9%	5.5%	3.8%
9 / 2018	7.3%	5.7%	3.7%
10 / 2018	6.5%	5.8%	3.8%
11 / 2018	6.0%	6.2%	3.7%
12 / 2018	5.7%	6.3%	3.9%

Month/Year	North Slope Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 2017	7.1%	7.8%	4.7%
2 / 2017	7.2%	7.9%	4.7%
3 / 2017	7.1%	7.6%	4.4%
4 / 2017	7.3%	7.2%	4.4%
5 / 2017	7.7%	6.9%	4.4%
6 / 2017	8.6%	6.9%	4.3%
7 / 2017	7.9%	6.3%	4.3%
8 / 2017	7.6%	6.1%	4.4%
9 / 2017	7.7%	6.3%	4.2%
10 / 2017	7.4%	6.4%	4.1%
11 / 2017	6.9%	6.8%	4.2%
12 / 2017	6.2%	7.0%	4.1%

Month/Year	North Slope Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 2016	5.5%	7.5%	4.9%
2 / 2016	6.0%	7.7%	4.9%
3 / 2016	5.9%	7.5%	5.0%
4 / 2016	6.3%	7.0%	5.0%
5 / 2016	7.1%	6.8%	4.8%
6 / 2016	7.9%	6.9%	4.9%
7 / 2016	7.6%	6.2%	4.8%
8 / 2016	7.4%	6.0%	4.9%
9 / 2016	7.4%	6.3%	5.0%
10 / 2016	7.1%	6.5%	4.9%
11 / 2016	7.2%	6.9%	4.7%
12 / 2016	6.4%	7.1%	4.7%

Month/Year	North Slope Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 2015	5.6%	7.3%	5.7%
2 / 2015	5.8%	7.4%	5.5%
3 / 2015	5.4%	7.2%	5.4%
4 / 2015	5.5%	6.7%	5.4%
5 / 2015	6.1%	6.4%	5.6%
6 / 2015	6.5%	6.5%	5.3%
7 / 2015	5.8%	5.8%	5.2%
8 / 2015	5.5%	5.5%	5.1%
9 / 2015	5.9%	5.8%	5.0%
10 / 2015	5.7%	6.2%	5.0%
11 / 2015	5.9%	6.6%	5.1%
12 / 2015	4.8%	6.8%	5.0%

Month/Year	North Slope Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 2014	6.0%	7.8%	6.6%
2 / 2014	6.2%	8.0%	6.7%
3 / 2014	5.8%	7.6%	6.7%
4 / 2014	5.7%	7.2%	6.2%
5 / 2014	6.7%	6.8%	6.3%
6 / 2014	7.0%	7.1%	6.1%
7 / 2014	6.1%	6.3%	6.2%
8 / 2014	5.9%	6.1%	6.1%
9 / 2014	5.7%	6.2%	5.9%
10 / 2014	5.4%	6.2%	5.7%
11 / 2014	5.6%	6.5%	5.8%
12 / 2014	4.9%	6.6%	5.6%

Month/Year	North Slope Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 2013	7.1%	7.9%	8.0%
2 / 2013	7.6%	7.9%	7.7%
3 / 2013	7.4%	7.5%	7.5%
4 / 2013	7.0%	7.1%	7.6%
5 / 2013	7.3%	6.8%	7.5%
6 / 2013	8.3%	7.1%	7.5%
7 / 2013	7.4%	6.2%	7.3%
8 / 2013	7.3%	6.0%	7.2%
9 / 2013	7.3%	6.2%	7.2%
10 / 2013	7.2%	6.6%	7.2%
11 / 2013	7.1%	6.9%	6.9%
12 / 2013	5.9%	7.0%	6.7%

Month/Year	North Slope Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 2012	7.7%	8.3%	8.3%
2 / 2012	8.1%	8.3%	8.3%
3 / 2012	8.1%	8.0%	8.2%
4 / 2012	7.4%	7.5%	8.2%
5 / 2012	7.7%	7.1%	8.2%
6 / 2012	8.8%	7.2%	8.2%
7 / 2012	7.8%	6.4%	8.2%
8 / 2012	7.5%	6.1%	8.1%
9 / 2012	7.9%	6.2%	7.8%
10 / 2012	7.6%	6.4%	7.8%
11 / 2012	7.4%	6.8%	7.7%
12 / 2012	7.0%	7.2%	7.9%

Month/Year	North Slope Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 2011	7.1%	8.7%	9.1%
2 / 2011	7.6%	8.8%	9.0%
3 / 2011	7.4%	8.4%	9.0%
4 / 2011	7.1%	7.9%	9.1%
5 / 2011	7.3%	7.4%	9.0%
6 / 2011	8.2%	7.6%	9.1%
7 / 2011	7.9%	6.8%	9.0%
8 / 2011	7.5%	6.6%	9.0%
9 / 2011	7.9%	6.7%	9.0%
10 / 2011	8.0%	7.0%	8.8%
11 / 2011	7.9%	7.4%	8.6%
12 / 2011	7.2%	7.8%	8.5%

Month/Year	North Slope Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 2010	8.2%	8.9%	9.8%
2 / 2010	8.4%	9.1%	9.8%
3 / 2010	8.4%	8.9%	9.9%
4 / 2010	7.9%	8.3%	9.9%
5 / 2010	8.3%	7.8%	9.6%
6 / 2010	8.8%	7.8%	9.4%
7 / 2010	8.1%	7.0%	9.4%
8 / 2010	7.6%	6.8%	9.5%
9 / 2010	7.8%	7.0%	9.5%
10 / 2010	7.7%	7.3%	9.4%
11 / 2010	7.8%	7.7%	9.8%
12 / 2010	7.2%	8.0%	9.3%

Month/Year	North Slope Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 2009	3.5%	8.0%	7.8%
2 / 2009	4.2%	8.3%	8.3%
3 / 2009	4.3%	8.3%	8.7%
4 / 2009	4.3%	7.9%	9.0%
5 / 2009	4.7%	7.7%	9.4%
6 / 2009	5.0%	7.9%	9.5%
7 / 2009	4.8%	7.1%	9.5%
8 / 2009	4.9%	6.9%	9.6%
9 / 2009	5.4%	7.2%	9.8%
10 / 2009	5.7%	7.6%	10.0%
11 / 2009	5.4%	8.0%	9.9%
12 / 2009	4.9%	8.0%	9.9%

Month/Year	North Slope Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 2008	4.3%	7.4%	5.0%
2 / 2008	4.7%	7.6%	4.9%
3 / 2008	4.5%	7.3%	5.1%
4 / 2008	4.1%	6.9%	5.0%
5 / 2008	4.6%	6.6%	5.4%
6 / 2008	5.0%	6.7%	5.6%
7 / 2008	4.4%	6.0%	5.8%
8 / 2008	4.1%	5.8%	6.1%
9 / 2008	4.4%	5.9%	6.1%
10 / 2008	3.9%	6.3%	6.5%
11 / 2008	3.8%	6.8%	6.8%
12 / 2008	3.3%	7.0%	7.3%

Month/Year	North Slope Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 2007	5.3%	7.3%	4.6%
2 / 2007	5.5%	7.3%	4.5%
3 / 2007	5.3%	7.1%	4.4%
4 / 2007	5.0%	6.5%	4.5%
5 / 2007	5.6%	6.2%	4.4%
6 / 2007	6.3%	6.4%	4.6%
7 / 2007	6.1%	5.6%	4.7%
8 / 2007	5.4%	5.4%	4.6%
9 / 2007	5.3%	5.6%	4.7%
10 / 2007	5.6%	5.8%	4.7%
11 / 2007	5.2%	6.3%	4.7%
12 / 2007	4.3%	6.5%	5.0%

Month/Year	North Slope Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 2006	7.8%	7.9%	4.7%
2 / 2006	7.9%	7.9%	4.8%
3 / 2006	7.2%	7.5%	4.7%
4 / 2006	6.6%	7.0%	4.7%
5 / 2006	7.1%	6.6%	4.6%
6 / 2006	7.7%	6.5%	4.6%
7 / 2006	6.8%	5.8%	4.7%
8 / 2006	6.3%	5.5%	4.7%
9 / 2006	6.7%	5.7%	4.5%
10 / 2006	6.9%	6.0%	4.4%
11 / 2006	6.3%	6.4%	4.5%
12 / 2006	5.3%	6.6%	4.4%

Month/Year	North Slope Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 2005	8.9%	8.1%	5.3%
2 / 2005	9.1%	8.2%	5.4%
3 / 2005	8.9%	7.7%	5.2%
4 / 2005	8.8%	7.0%	5.2%
5 / 2005	9.5%	6.7%	5.1%
6 / 2005	10.1%	6.8%	5.0%
7 / 2005	9.4%	6.0%	5.0%
8 / 2005	9.0%	5.7%	4.9%
9 / 2005	9.5%	6.0%	5.0%
10 / 2005	9.3%	6.4%	5.0%
11 / 2005	8.4%	6.9%	5.0%
12 / 2005	7.4%	7.1%	4.9%

Month/Year	North Slope Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 2004	10.8%	8.8%	5.7%
2 / 2004	10.9%	8.9%	5.6%
3 / 2004	10.5%	8.5%	5.8%
4 / 2004	9.9%	7.8%	5.6%
5 / 2004	10.2%	7.4%	5.6%
6 / 2004	11.1%	7.6%	5.6%
7 / 2004	10.9%	6.5%	5.5%
8 / 2004	9.9%	6.2%	5.4%
9 / 2004	10.1%	6.5%	5.4%
10 / 2004	10.5%	6.8%	5.5%
11 / 2004	9.5%	7.2%	5.4%
12 / 2004	8.6%	7.3%	5.4%

Month/Year	North Slope Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 2003	8.5%	8.7%	5.8%
2 / 2003	8.8%	9.0%	5.9%
3 / 2003	9.0%	8.7%	5.9%
4 / 2003	9.1%	8.2%	6.0%
5 / 2003	9.9%	7.7%	6.1%
6 / 2003	11.1%	7.9%	6.3%
7 / 2003	11.0%	7.1%	6.2%
8 / 2003	11.4%	6.7%	6.1%
9 / 2003	12.1%	6.9%	6.1%
10 / 2003	11.8%	7.2%	6.0%
11 / 2003	11.3%	7.8%	5.8%
12 / 2003	10.5%	8.0%	5.7%

Month/Year	North Slope Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 2002	7.5%	7.8%	5.7%
2 / 2002	7.8%	8.0%	5.7%
3 / 2002	8.1%	8.0%	5.7%
4 / 2002	8.0%	7.6%	5.9%
5 / 2002	8.8%	7.2%	5.8%
6 / 2002	9.8%	7.4%	5.8%
7 / 2002	9.1%	6.6%	5.8%
8 / 2002	9.4%	6.3%	5.7%
9 / 2002	9.8%	6.6%	5.7%
10 / 2002	9.4%	6.9%	5.7%
11 / 2002	9.0%	7.4%	5.9%
12 / 2002	7.9%	7.7%	6.0%

Month/Year	North Slope Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 2001	7.5%	7.5%	4.2%
2 / 2001	7.3%	7.4%	4.2%
3 / 2001	7.2%	7.1%	4.3%
4 / 2001	7.5%	6.7%	4.4%
5 / 2001	8.4%	6.4%	4.3%
6 / 2001	9.1%	6.5%	4.5%
7 / 2001	8.3%	5.6%	4.6%
8 / 2001	7.4%	5.3%	4.9%
9 / 2001	8.0%	5.5%	5.0%
10 / 2001	7.2%	5.9%	5.3%
11 / 2001	6.9%	6.5%	5.5%
12 / 2001	6.4%	6.8%	5.7%

Month/Year	North Slope Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 2000	7.5%	7.4%	4.0%
2 / 2000	7.9%	7.5%	4.1%
3 / 2000	7.7%	7.2%	4.0%
4 / 2000	7.5%	6.7%	3.8%
5 / 2000	8.4%	6.4%	4.0%
6 / 2000	10.3%	6.4%	4.0%
7 / 2000	9.2%	5.5%	4.0%
8 / 2000	9.3%	5.2%	4.1%
9 / 2000	9.8%	5.6%	3.9%
10 / 2000	8.7%	5.8%	3.9%
11 / 2000	8.1%	6.3%	3.9%
12 / 2000	7.0%	6.5%	3.9%

Month/Year	North Slope Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 1999	6.4%	7.5%	4.3%
2 / 1999	6.3%	8.0%	4.4%
3 / 1999	7.0%	7.5%	4.2%
4 / 1999	7.2%	6.9%	4.3%
5 / 1999	8.4%	6.6%	4.2%
6 / 1999	10.2%	6.6%	4.3%
7 / 1999	9.0%	5.7%	4.3%
8 / 1999	8.9%	5.2%	4.2%
9 / 1999	9.5%	5.4%	4.2%
10 / 1999	8.4%	5.7%	4.1%
11 / 1999	8.6%	6.2%	4.1%
12 / 1999	7.0%	6.4%	4.0%

Month/Year	North Slope Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 1998	4.5%	7.5%	4.6%
2 / 1998	5.3%	7.6%	4.6%
3 / 1998	5.3%	7.2%	4.7%
4 / 1998	4.6%	6.5%	4.3%
5 / 1998	5.6%	6.2%	4.4%
6 / 1998	6.2%	6.5%	4.5%
7 / 1998	6.4%	5.5%	4.5%
8 / 1998	6.0%	5.2%	4.5%
9 / 1998	7.2%	5.5%	4.6%
10 / 1998	6.3%	5.8%	4.5%
11 / 1998	6.0%	6.3%	4.4%
12 / 1998	5.8%	6.5%	4.4%

Month/Year	North Slope Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 1997	4.2%	8.6%	5.3%
2 / 1997	4.6%	8.8%	5.2%
3 / 1997	4.8%	8.4%	5.2%
4 / 1997	4.9%	7.8%	5.1%
5 / 1997	5.3%	7.1%	4.9%
6 / 1997	5.6%	7.2%	5.0%
7 / 1997	5.6%	6.3%	4.9%
8 / 1997	5.1%	5.9%	4.8%
9 / 1997	5.7%	6.1%	4.9%
10 / 1997	5.4%	6.3%	4.7%
11 / 1997	4.3%	6.6%	4.6%
12 / 1997	4.4%	6.7%	4.7%

Month/Year	North Slope Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 1996	4.0%	9.0%	5.6%
2 / 1996	4.1%	9.0%	5.5%
3 / 1996	4.4%	8.7%	5.5%
4 / 1996	4.8%	8.1%	5.6%
5 / 1996	6.1%	7.4%	5.6%
6 / 1996	6.5%	7.5%	5.3%
7 / 1996	5.0%	6.7%	5.5%
8 / 1996	3.7%	6.3%	5.1%
9 / 1996	4.5%	6.5%	5.2%
10 / 1996	4.5%	6.9%	5.2%
11 / 1996	4.3%	7.4%	5.4%
12 / 1996	4.5%	7.8%	5.4%

Month/Year	North Slope Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 1995	4.0%	8.5%	5.6%
2 / 1995	4.2%	8.6%	5.4%
3 / 1995	3.3%	8.1%	5.4%
4 / 1995	2.1%	7.4%	5.8%
5 / 1995	3.3%	7.0%	5.6%
6 / 1995	4.5%	7.3%	5.6%
7 / 1995	3.8%	6.3%	5.7%
8 / 1995	3.7%	6.0%	5.7%
9 / 1995	4.0%	6.5%	5.6%
10 / 1995	4.4%	6.8%	5.5%
11 / 1995	4.0%	7.5%	5.6%
12 / 1995	3.2%	7.9%	5.6%

Month/Year	North Slope Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 1994	3.5%	8.8%	6.6%
2 / 1994	3.6%	9.0%	6.6%
3 / 1994	3.9%	8.7%	6.5%
4 / 1994	3.4%	8.2%	6.4%
5 / 1994	3.7%	7.9%	6.1%
6 / 1994	4.5%	7.6%	6.1%
7 / 1994	4.4%	6.8%	6.1%
8 / 1994	4.1%	6.3%	6.0%
9 / 1994	4.6%	6.4%	5.9%
10 / 1994	3.9%	6.8%	5.8%
11 / 1994	3.3%	7.3%	5.6%
12 / 1994	3.0%	7.5%	5.5%

Month/Year	North Slope Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 1993	3.7%	9.0%	7.3%
2 / 1993	5.1%	9.1%	7.1%
3 / 1993	5.1%	8.7%	7.0%
4 / 1993	4.3%	8.2%	7.1%
5 / 1993	4.7%	7.8%	7.1%
6 / 1993	5.7%	7.7%	7.0%
7 / 1993	4.3%	6.7%	6.9%
8 / 1993	5.0%	6.3%	6.8%
9 / 1993	4.3%	6.7%	6.7%
10 / 1993	5.2%	7.0%	6.8%
11 / 1993	4.8%	7.5%	6.6%
12 / 1993	2.9%	7.6%	6.5%

Month/Year	North Slope Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 1992	4.6%	10.6%	7.3%
2 / 1992	4.2%	10.7%	7.4%
3 / 1992	3.2%	10.2%	7.4%
4 / 1992	4.2%	9.5%	7.4%
5 / 1992	4.6%	9.1%	7.6%
6 / 1992	5.6%	9.1%	7.8%
7 / 1992	4.6%	7.9%	7.7%
8 / 1992	4.0%	7.5%	7.6%
9 / 1992	4.7%	7.8%	7.6%
10 / 1992	3.9%	8.1%	7.3%
11 / 1992	3.7%	8.4%	7.4%
12 / 1992	3.8%	8.3%	7.4%

Month/Year	North Slope Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 1991	4.5%	8.7%	6.4%
2 / 1991	4.3%	9.1%	6.6%
3 / 1991	4.3%	8.9%	6.8%
4 / 1991	2.9%	8.5%	6.7%
5 / 1991	3.7%	8.2%	6.9%
6 / 1991	4.9%	8.5%	6.9%
7 / 1991	4.1%	7.6%	6.8%
8 / 1991	4.2%	7.3%	6.9%
9 / 1991	5.1%	7.9%	6.9%
10 / 1991	6.3%	8.4%	7.0%
11 / 1991	4.7%	9.1%	7.0%
12 / 1991	4.3%	9.5%	7.3%

Month/Year	North Slope Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 1990	5.3%	8.5%	5.4%
2 / 1990	3.9%	8.6%	5.3%
3 / 1990	3.7%	8.2%	5.2%
4 / 1990	3.5%	7.6%	5.4%
5 / 1990	4.3%	7.2%	5.4%
6 / 1990	4.2%	7.1%	5.2%
7 / 1990	3.8%	6.1%	5.5%
8 / 1990	2.7%	6.0%	5.7%
9 / 1990	2.7%	6.2%	5.9%
10 / 1990	3.3%	6.7%	5.9%
11 / 1990	3.1%	7.2%	6.2%
12 / 1990	3.1%	7.5%	6.3%