Unemployment rate: zip codes ranked in Alaska

Share of people in the civilian labor force (working or looking for work) who don't have a job. Lower is better. These lists rank zip codes in Alaska with at least 1,000 residents, using the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

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Zip codes with the highest unemployment

#	Zip	City	Unemployment	Population
1	99655	Quinhagak	22.2%	1,311
2	99703	Fort Wainwright	13.9%	8,304
3	99661	Sand Point	13.4%	1,071
4	99702	Eielson Afb	13.3%	3,260
5	99694	Houston	12.3%	1,516
6	99610	Kasilof	11.8%	2,222
7	99686	Valdez	10.2%	3,862
8	99559	Bethel	9.6%	7,241
9	99762	Nome	9.1%	4,156
10	99840	Skagway	9.1%	1,244
11	99723	Barrow	9%	4,785
12	99674	Sutton	9%	1,774
13	99612	King Cove	9%	1,352
14	99574	Cordova	8.7%	2,551
15	99517	Anchorage	8.3%	16,486
16	99688	Willow	8.3%	2,739
17	99611	Kenai	7.9%	16,510
18	99556	Anchor Point	7.9%	2,866
19	99780	Tok	7.9%	1,884
20	99576	Dillingham	7.3%	2,454
21	99669	Soldotna	7.2%	15,395
22	99926	Metlakatla	7%	1,334
23	99603	Homer	6.8%	11,693
24	99835	Sitka	6.8%	8,368
25	99705	North Pole	6.7%	21,769
26	99587	Girdwood	6.7%	1,949
27	99508	Anchorage	6.5%	36,458
28	99654	Wasilla	6.1%	44,647
29	99504	Anchorage	6%	42,093
30	99506	Jber	6%	7,028
31	99701	Fairbanks	5.9%	18,061
32	99752	Kotzebue	5.9%	3,056
33	99623	Wasilla	5.5%	23,424
34	99639	Ninilchik	5.5%	1,175
35	99737	Delta Junction	5.4%	4,774
36	99501	Anchorage	5.3%	16,175
37	99827	Haines	5.1%	2,168
38	99676	Talkeetna	5.1%	1,628
39	99645	Palmer	5%	32,103
40	99672	Sterling	5%	4,091
41	99615	Kodiak	4.6%	12,194
42	99709	Fairbanks	4.3%	29,551
43	99503	Anchorage	4.3%	12,964
44	99929	Wrangell	4.3%	2,087
45	99652	Big Lake	4.2%	4,313
46	99664	Seward	4.1%	4,698
47	99921	Craig	4.1%	1,596
48	99801	Juneau	4%	29,588
49	99685	Unalaska	3.9%	3,747
50	99833	Petersburg	3.8%	3,409
51	99505	Jber	3.7%	5,015
52	99515	Anchorage	3.6%	21,870
53	99567	Chugiak	3.5%	6,452
54	99824	Douglas	3.5%	2,190
55	99507	Anchorage	3.3%	37,301
56	99577	Eagle River	3.3%	28,477
57	99502	Anchorage	3.3%	25,006
58	99516	Anchorage	3.3%	21,500
59	99901	Ketchikan	3.1%	13,768
60	99712	Fairbanks	1.9%	12,477
61	99518	Anchorage	1.9%	9,764
62	99714	Salcha	1.8%	1,106
63	99588	Glennallen	1.7%	1,037
64	99519	Anchorage	1.5%	1,297
65	99734	Prudhoe Bay	0.7%	1,203

Zip codes with the lowest unemployment

#	Zip	City	Unemployment	Population
1	99734	Prudhoe Bay	0.7%	1,203
2	99519	Anchorage	1.5%	1,297
3	99588	Glennallen	1.7%	1,037
4	99714	Salcha	1.8%	1,106
5	99518	Anchorage	1.9%	9,764
6	99712	Fairbanks	1.9%	12,477
7	99901	Ketchikan	3.1%	13,768
8	99516	Anchorage	3.3%	21,500
9	99502	Anchorage	3.3%	25,006
10	99577	Eagle River	3.3%	28,477
11	99507	Anchorage	3.3%	37,301
12	99824	Douglas	3.5%	2,190
13	99567	Chugiak	3.5%	6,452
14	99515	Anchorage	3.6%	21,870
15	99505	Jber	3.7%	5,015
16	99833	Petersburg	3.8%	3,409
17	99685	Unalaska	3.9%	3,747
18	99801	Juneau	4%	29,588
19	99921	Craig	4.1%	1,596
20	99664	Seward	4.1%	4,698
21	99652	Big Lake	4.2%	4,313
22	99929	Wrangell	4.3%	2,087
23	99503	Anchorage	4.3%	12,964
24	99709	Fairbanks	4.3%	29,551
25	99615	Kodiak	4.6%	12,194
26	99672	Sterling	5%	4,091
27	99645	Palmer	5%	32,103
28	99676	Talkeetna	5.1%	1,628
29	99827	Haines	5.1%	2,168
30	99501	Anchorage	5.3%	16,175
31	99737	Delta Junction	5.4%	4,774
32	99639	Ninilchik	5.5%	1,175
33	99623	Wasilla	5.5%	23,424
34	99752	Kotzebue	5.9%	3,056
35	99701	Fairbanks	5.9%	18,061
36	99506	Jber	6%	7,028
37	99504	Anchorage	6%	42,093
38	99654	Wasilla	6.1%	44,647
39	99508	Anchorage	6.5%	36,458
40	99587	Girdwood	6.7%	1,949
41	99705	North Pole	6.7%	21,769
42	99835	Sitka	6.8%	8,368
43	99603	Homer	6.8%	11,693
44	99926	Metlakatla	7%	1,334
45	99669	Soldotna	7.2%	15,395
46	99576	Dillingham	7.3%	2,454
47	99780	Tok	7.9%	1,884
48	99556	Anchor Point	7.9%	2,866
49	99611	Kenai	7.9%	16,510
50	99688	Willow	8.3%	2,739
51	99517	Anchorage	8.3%	16,486
52	99574	Cordova	8.7%	2,551
53	99612	King Cove	9%	1,352
54	99674	Sutton	9%	1,774
55	99723	Barrow	9%	4,785
56	99840	Skagway	9.1%	1,244
57	99762	Nome	9.1%	4,156
58	99559	Bethel	9.6%	7,241
59	99686	Valdez	10.2%	3,862
60	99610	Kasilof	11.8%	2,222
61	99694	Houston	12.3%	1,516
62	99702	Eielson Afb	13.3%	3,260
63	99661	Sand Point	13.4%	1,071
64	99703	Fort Wainwright	13.9%	8,304
65	99655	Quinhagak	22.2%	1,311

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