# Unemployment: Anchorage Borough/municipality, AK (U)

Unemployment: Anchorage Borough/municipality, AK (U) was up 7.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with −3.9% in August 2025.
The level stood at 5,072.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −46.7% (May 2021) to 151.4% (Apr 2020), averaging 1.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-AK-02020.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-borough-municipality-ak-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 5,072.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 4,442.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 4,721.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 5,408.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 5,298.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 6,205.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 5,848.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 6,350.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 6,928.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 6,150.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 6,462.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 5,323.0 thousands | 7.0 |
| August 2025 | 4,740.0 thousands | −3.9 |
| July 2025 | 5,204.0 thousands | −3.7 |
| June 2025 | 6,048.0 thousands | −2.2 |
| May 2025 | 5,580.0 thousands | 0.7 |
| April 2025 | 5,951.0 thousands | 2.6 |
| March 2025 | 5,976.0 thousands | 0.2 |
| February 2025 | 6,476.0 thousands | −2.2 |
| January 2025 | 6,448.0 thousands | 3.4 |
| December 2024 | 5,487.0 thousands | −2.8 |
| November 2024 | 5,889.0 thousands | 8.4 |
| October 2024 | 5,356.0 thousands | 4.5 |
| September 2024 | 4,976.0 thousands | 0.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-AK-02020.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-AK-02020.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```