# Unemployment: Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK (U)

Unemployment: Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK (U) was up 7.8% year on year in September 2025, compared with −2.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 1,172.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since July 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −42.6% (Aug 2022) to 130.5% (May 2020), averaging −0.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-AK-02122.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-kenai-peninsula-borough-ak-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,172.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 1,029.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 1,108.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 1,250.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 1,240.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 1,500.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 1,588.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 1,726.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 1,795.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 1,667.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 1,663.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 1,235.0 thousands | 7.8 |
| August 2025 | 1,095.0 thousands | −2.2 |
| July 2025 | 1,270.0 thousands | −0.2 |
| June 2025 | 1,470.0 thousands | 1.8 |
| May 2025 | 1,363.0 thousands | 4.8 |
| April 2025 | 1,487.0 thousands | 6.4 |
| March 2025 | 1,644.0 thousands | 1.4 |
| February 2025 | 1,771.0 thousands | −4.0 |
| January 2025 | 1,724.0 thousands | 2.4 |
| December 2024 | 1,443.0 thousands | −2.0 |
| November 2024 | 1,497.0 thousands | 6.2 |
| October 2024 | 1,290.0 thousands | 2.4 |
| September 2024 | 1,146.0 thousands | −1.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-AK-02122.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-AK-02122.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```