# Unemployment: Anchorage, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Anchorage, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 7.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with −3.1% in August 2025.
The level stood at 7,179.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −45.0% (May 2021) to 136.3% (Apr 2020), averaging 1.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-11260.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (440 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/unemployment-anchorage-ak-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 7,179.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 6,274.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 6,720.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 7,769.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 7,550.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 8,937.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 8,527.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 9,280.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 10,029 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 8,962.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 9,356.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 7,560.0 thousands | 7.1 |
| August 2025 | 6,760.0 thousands | −3.1 |
| July 2025 | 7,570.0 thousands | −3.1 |
| June 2025 | 8,868.0 thousands | −0.7 |
| May 2025 | 8,096.0 thousands | 2.4 |
| April 2025 | 8,722.0 thousands | 3.4 |
| March 2025 | 8,979.0 thousands | 0.2 |
| February 2025 | 9,624.0 thousands | −2.0 |
| January 2025 | 9,542.0 thousands | 3.6 |
| December 2024 | 8,158.0 thousands | −1.6 |
| November 2024 | 8,600.0 thousands | 8.4 |
| October 2024 | 7,620.0 thousands | 4.3 |
| September 2024 | 7,060.0 thousands | 0.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-11260.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-11260.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```