# Unemployment: North Slope Borough, AK (U)

Unemployment: North Slope Borough, AK (U) was up 9.9% year on year in September 2025, compared with 6.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 211.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −28.1% (Sep 2022) to 25.8% (Apr 2021), averaging −1.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-AK-02185.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-north-slope-borough-ak-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 211.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 188.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 179.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 204.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 193.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 218.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 203.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 204.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 234.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 207.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 231.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 199.0 thousands | 9.9 |
| August 2025 | 171.0 thousands | 6.2 |
| July 2025 | 198.0 thousands | 7.0 |
| June 2025 | 229.0 thousands | 7.5 |
| May 2025 | 200.0 thousands | 7.5 |
| April 2025 | 193.0 thousands | 1.6 |
| March 2025 | 190.0 thousands | 8.6 |
| February 2025 | 201.0 thousands | 0.5 |
| January 2025 | 201.0 thousands | 11.7 |
| December 2024 | 168.0 thousands | 3.1 |
| November 2024 | 212.0 thousands | 19.8 |
| October 2024 | 190.0 thousands | 15.9 |
| September 2024 | 181.0 thousands | 11.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-AK-02185.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-AK-02185.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```