Unemployment Rate in Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
4.4% −16.6% vs nat'l
Rank #1,606 of 3,222
50th percentile

How Fairbanks North Star Borough Compares

Fairbanks North Star Borough
4.4%
Alaska Average
4.4%
Rank #11 of 30 in state
National
5.3%
16.6% below

National Distribution

Where Fairbanks North Star Borough falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.

0.0% 28.6%

■ Fairbanks North Star Borough: 4.4%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#1,603 Hays County, TX 4.4%
#1,604 Pinellas County, FL 4.4%
#1,605 Navarro County, TX 4.4%
#1,606 Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK 4.4%
#1,607 Haralson County, GA 4.4%
#1,608 Swift County, MN 4.4%
#1,609 Nassau County, FL 4.4%
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Unemployment Rate in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska

Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska has a unemployment rate of 4.4%, which ranks #1,606 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 16.6% below the national value of 5.3%.

Within Alaska, Fairbanks North Star Borough ranks #11 of 30 out of 30 counties. This places it in the 50th percentile nationally.

Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.