# Unemployment: Northwest Arctic Borough, AK (U)

Unemployment: Northwest Arctic Borough, AK (U) was up 26.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with 18.5% in August 2025.
The level stood at 290.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since July 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −28.6% (Jul 2021) to 26.7% (Jul 2024), averaging −3.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-AK-02188.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-northwest-arctic-borough-ak-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 290.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 276.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 294.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 295.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 271.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 304.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 368.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 360.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 329.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 321.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 361.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 314.0 thousands | 26.1 |
| August 2025 | 307.0 thousands | 18.5 |
| July 2025 | 297.0 thousands | 4.2 |
| June 2025 | 316.0 thousands | 7.5 |
| May 2025 | 300.0 thousands | 14.1 |
| April 2025 | 279.0 thousands | −4.8 |
| March 2025 | 333.0 thousands | 3.1 |
| February 2025 | 345.0 thousands | 0.3 |
| January 2025 | 298.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| December 2024 | 263.0 thousands | −2.2 |
| November 2024 | 294.0 thousands | 10.5 |
| October 2024 | 255.0 thousands | 3.7 |
| September 2024 | 249.0 thousands | 8.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-AK-02188.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-AK-02188.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```