Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK Unemployment Rate Report

Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK Historical Unemployment Trends

Since 2005 the unemployment rate in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska has ranged from 3.8% in August 2022 to 20.6% in February 1992. The current unemployment rate for Kenai Peninsula Borough is 3.8% in August 2022. See how other local areas compare by using our Unemployment Compare tool.

Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK Unemployment Rate by Month

Moderate Unemployment Area

Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK Current Unemployment - 3.8%

Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK Unemployment Rate

Month/Year	Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 2022	7.4%	6.1%	4.0%
2 / 2022	7.0%	5.5%	3.8%
3 / 2022	6.3%	5.0%	3.6%
4 / 2022	5.8%	4.8%	3.6%
5 / 2022	4.9%	4.5%	3.6%
6 / 2022	5.1%	4.6%	3.6%
7 / 2022	4.6%	4.3%	3.5%
8 / 2022	3.8%	3.5%	3.7%

Month/Year	Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 2021	8.5%	6.9%	6.3%
2 / 2021	8.8%	7.1%	6.2%
3 / 2021	8.9%	7.1%	6.0%
4 / 2021	8.8%	7.0%	6.1%
5 / 2021	7.6%	6.4%	5.8%
6 / 2021	7.2%	6.6%	5.9%
7 / 2021	6.3%	6.0%	5.4%
8 / 2021	5.5%	5.3%	5.2%
9 / 2021	5.8%	5.2%	4.7%
10 / 2021	6.0%	5.2%	4.6%
11 / 2021	6.2%	5.3%	4.2%
12 / 2021	6.2%	5.2%	3.9%

Month/Year	Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 2020	7.0%	6.6%	3.6%
2 / 2020	7.3%	5.9%	3.5%
3 / 2020	7.2%	5.9%	4.4%
4 / 2020	17.2%	12.1%	14.7%
5 / 2020	14.1%	12.6%	13.3%
6 / 2020	13.4%	12.3%	11.1%
7 / 2020	11.7%	10.8%	10.2%
8 / 2020	6.8%	6.4%	8.4%
9 / 2020	7.5%	6.5%	7.9%
10 / 2020	6.8%	5.4%	6.9%
11 / 2020	9.1%	6.3%	6.7%
12 / 2020	7.3%	6.6%	6.7%

Month/Year	Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 2019	8.4%	6.9%	4.0%
2 / 2019	8.5%	7.0%	3.8%
3 / 2019	8.0%	6.8%	3.8%
4 / 2019	7.1%	6.3%	3.6%
5 / 2019	6.2%	6.0%	3.6%
6 / 2019	6.0%	6.3%	3.7%
7 / 2019	5.5%	5.6%	3.7%
8 / 2019	5.3%	5.3%	3.7%
9 / 2019	5.9%	5.5%	3.5%
10 / 2019	6.5%	5.7%	3.6%
11 / 2019	7.2%	6.1%	3.5%
12 / 2019	7.4%	6.1%	3.5%

Month/Year	Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 2018	9.5%	7.5%	4.1%
2 / 2018	9.7%	7.6%	4.1%
3 / 2018	9.3%	7.2%	4.0%
4 / 2018	8.2%	6.8%	3.9%
5 / 2018	7.2%	6.5%	3.8%
6 / 2018	6.9%	6.5%	4.0%
7 / 2018	6.0%	5.8%	3.9%
8 / 2018	5.8%	5.5%	3.8%
9 / 2018	6.3%	5.7%	3.7%
10 / 2018	6.9%	5.8%	3.8%
11 / 2018	7.5%	6.2%	3.7%
12 / 2018	7.5%	6.3%	3.9%

Month/Year	Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 2017	9.7%	7.8%	4.7%
2 / 2017	10.2%	7.9%	4.7%
3 / 2017	9.7%	7.6%	4.4%
4 / 2017	8.8%	7.2%	4.4%
5 / 2017	7.8%	6.9%	4.4%
6 / 2017	7.4%	6.9%	4.3%
7 / 2017	6.9%	6.3%	4.3%
8 / 2017	6.6%	6.1%	4.4%
9 / 2017	7.1%	6.3%	4.2%
10 / 2017	7.7%	6.4%	4.1%
11 / 2017	8.6%	6.8%	4.2%
12 / 2017	8.6%	7.0%	4.1%

Month/Year	Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 2016	9.7%	7.5%	4.9%
2 / 2016	10.3%	7.7%	4.9%
3 / 2016	10.0%	7.5%	5.0%
4 / 2016	9.1%	7.0%	5.0%
5 / 2016	8.3%	6.8%	4.8%
6 / 2016	7.9%	6.9%	4.9%
7 / 2016	7.1%	6.2%	4.8%
8 / 2016	7.0%	6.0%	4.9%
9 / 2016	7.5%	6.3%	5.0%
10 / 2016	8.1%	6.5%	4.9%
11 / 2016	8.6%	6.9%	4.7%
12 / 2016	8.8%	7.1%	4.7%

Month/Year	Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 2015	8.9%	7.3%	5.7%
2 / 2015	9.4%	7.4%	5.5%
3 / 2015	9.2%	7.2%	5.4%
4 / 2015	8.2%	6.7%	5.4%
5 / 2015	7.5%	6.4%	5.6%
6 / 2015	7.2%	6.5%	5.3%
7 / 2015	6.4%	5.8%	5.2%
8 / 2015	6.2%	5.5%	5.1%
9 / 2015	6.9%	5.8%	5.0%
10 / 2015	7.6%	6.2%	5.0%
11 / 2015	8.3%	6.6%	5.1%
12 / 2015	8.6%	6.8%	5.0%

Month/Year	Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 2014	9.4%	7.8%	6.6%
2 / 2014	9.7%	8.0%	6.7%
3 / 2014	9.3%	7.6%	6.7%
4 / 2014	8.6%	7.2%	6.2%
5 / 2014	7.3%	6.8%	6.3%
6 / 2014	7.4%	7.1%	6.1%
7 / 2014	6.5%	6.3%	6.2%
8 / 2014	6.4%	6.1%	6.1%
9 / 2014	7.1%	6.2%	5.9%
10 / 2014	7.3%	6.2%	5.7%
11 / 2014	7.7%	6.5%	5.8%
12 / 2014	8.0%	6.6%	5.6%

Month/Year	Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 2013	9.8%	7.9%	8.0%
2 / 2013	9.8%	7.9%	7.7%
3 / 2013	9.3%	7.5%	7.5%
4 / 2013	8.4%	7.1%	7.6%
5 / 2013	7.5%	6.8%	7.5%
6 / 2013	7.4%	7.1%	7.5%
7 / 2013	6.4%	6.2%	7.3%
8 / 2013	6.3%	6.0%	7.2%
9 / 2013	7.0%	6.2%	7.2%
10 / 2013	7.7%	6.6%	7.2%
11 / 2013	8.2%	6.9%	6.9%
12 / 2013	8.5%	7.0%	6.7%

Month/Year	Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 2012	10.9%	8.3%	8.3%
2 / 2012	11.0%	8.3%	8.3%
3 / 2012	10.4%	8.0%	8.2%
4 / 2012	9.3%	7.5%	8.2%
5 / 2012	8.3%	7.1%	8.2%
6 / 2012	8.1%	7.2%	8.2%
7 / 2012	7.1%	6.4%	8.2%
8 / 2012	6.9%	6.1%	8.1%
9 / 2012	7.5%	6.2%	7.8%
10 / 2012	7.9%	6.4%	7.8%
11 / 2012	8.4%	6.8%	7.7%
12 / 2012	8.8%	7.2%	7.9%

Month/Year	Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 2011	11.9%	8.7%	9.1%
2 / 2011	12.2%	8.8%	9.0%
3 / 2011	11.4%	8.4%	9.0%
4 / 2011	10.3%	7.9%	9.1%
5 / 2011	9.0%	7.4%	9.0%
6 / 2011	8.8%	7.6%	9.1%
7 / 2011	7.7%	6.8%	9.0%
8 / 2011	7.5%	6.6%	9.0%
9 / 2011	8.1%	6.7%	9.0%
10 / 2011	8.7%	7.0%	8.8%
11 / 2011	9.5%	7.4%	8.6%
12 / 2011	10.0%	7.8%	8.5%

Month/Year	Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 2010	12.2%	8.9%	9.8%
2 / 2010	12.6%	9.1%	9.8%
3 / 2010	12.0%	8.9%	9.9%
4 / 2010	10.8%	8.3%	9.9%
5 / 2010	9.3%	7.8%	9.6%
6 / 2010	8.9%	7.8%	9.4%
7 / 2010	8.1%	7.0%	9.4%
8 / 2010	7.8%	6.8%	9.5%
9 / 2010	8.6%	7.0%	9.5%
10 / 2010	9.3%	7.3%	9.4%
11 / 2010	10.1%	7.7%	9.8%
12 / 2010	10.5%	8.0%	9.3%

Month/Year	Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 2009	10.6%	8.0%	7.8%
2 / 2009	11.3%	8.3%	8.3%
3 / 2009	11.1%	8.3%	8.7%
4 / 2009	10.3%	7.9%	9.0%
5 / 2009	9.2%	7.7%	9.4%
6 / 2009	9.0%	7.9%	9.5%
7 / 2009	8.1%	7.1%	9.5%
8 / 2009	8.2%	6.9%	9.6%
9 / 2009	8.8%	7.2%	9.8%
10 / 2009	10.0%	7.6%	10.0%
11 / 2009	10.8%	8.0%	9.9%
12 / 2009	10.9%	8.0%	9.9%

Month/Year	Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 2008	10.1%	7.4%	5.0%
2 / 2008	10.6%	7.6%	4.9%
3 / 2008	9.9%	7.3%	5.1%
4 / 2008	9.0%	6.9%	5.0%
5 / 2008	7.5%	6.6%	5.4%
6 / 2008	7.1%	6.7%	5.6%
7 / 2008	6.4%	6.0%	5.8%
8 / 2008	6.1%	5.8%	6.1%
9 / 2008	7.0%	5.9%	6.1%
10 / 2008	7.8%	6.3%	6.5%
11 / 2008	8.6%	6.8%	6.8%
12 / 2008	9.0%	7.0%	7.3%

Month/Year	Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 2007	10.2%	7.3%	4.6%
2 / 2007	10.2%	7.3%	4.5%
3 / 2007	9.6%	7.1%	4.4%
4 / 2007	8.6%	6.5%	4.5%
5 / 2007	7.3%	6.2%	4.4%
6 / 2007	7.0%	6.4%	4.6%
7 / 2007	6.1%	5.6%	4.7%
8 / 2007	5.8%	5.4%	4.6%
9 / 2007	6.5%	5.6%	4.7%
10 / 2007	7.2%	5.8%	4.7%
11 / 2007	8.0%	6.3%	4.7%
12 / 2007	8.6%	6.5%	5.0%

Month/Year	Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 2006	11.1%	7.9%	4.7%
2 / 2006	11.2%	7.9%	4.8%
3 / 2006	10.2%	7.5%	4.7%
4 / 2006	9.1%	7.0%	4.7%
5 / 2006	7.5%	6.6%	4.6%
6 / 2006	7.0%	6.5%	4.6%
7 / 2006	6.2%	5.8%	4.7%
8 / 2006	5.8%	5.5%	4.7%
9 / 2006	6.5%	5.7%	4.5%
10 / 2006	7.4%	6.0%	4.4%
11 / 2006	8.3%	6.4%	4.5%
12 / 2006	8.8%	6.6%	4.4%

Month/Year	Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 2005	11.1%	8.1%	5.3%
2 / 2005	11.5%	8.2%	5.4%
3 / 2005	10.6%	7.7%	5.2%
4 / 2005	9.2%	7.0%	5.2%
5 / 2005	8.1%	6.7%	5.1%
6 / 2005	7.6%	6.8%	5.0%
7 / 2005	6.6%	6.0%	5.0%
8 / 2005	6.5%	5.7%	4.9%
9 / 2005	7.4%	6.0%	5.0%
10 / 2005	8.5%	6.4%	5.0%
11 / 2005	9.1%	6.9%	5.0%
12 / 2005	9.7%	7.1%	4.9%

Month/Year	Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 2004	12.6%	8.8%	5.7%
2 / 2004	12.6%	8.9%	5.6%
3 / 2004	11.8%	8.5%	5.8%
4 / 2004	10.5%	7.8%	5.6%
5 / 2004	9.1%	7.4%	5.6%
6 / 2004	8.8%	7.6%	5.6%
7 / 2004	7.3%	6.5%	5.5%
8 / 2004	7.2%	6.2%	5.4%
9 / 2004	8.0%	6.5%	5.4%
10 / 2004	8.8%	6.8%	5.5%
11 / 2004	9.5%	7.2%	5.4%
12 / 2004	9.8%	7.3%	5.4%

Month/Year	Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 2003	12.3%	8.7%	5.8%
2 / 2003	12.8%	9.0%	5.9%
3 / 2003	11.7%	8.7%	5.9%
4 / 2003	10.8%	8.2%	6.0%
5 / 2003	9.5%	7.7%	6.1%
6 / 2003	9.2%	7.9%	6.3%
7 / 2003	8.2%	7.1%	6.2%
8 / 2003	7.9%	6.7%	6.1%
9 / 2003	8.9%	6.9%	6.1%
10 / 2003	10.1%	7.2%	6.0%
11 / 2003	10.8%	7.8%	5.8%
12 / 2003	11.3%	8.0%	5.7%

Month/Year	Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 2002	10.9%	7.8%	5.7%
2 / 2002	11.3%	8.0%	5.7%
3 / 2002	11.1%	8.0%	5.7%
4 / 2002	10.0%	7.6%	5.9%
5 / 2002	9.1%	7.2%	5.8%
6 / 2002	8.7%	7.4%	5.8%
7 / 2002	7.7%	6.6%	5.8%
8 / 2002	7.6%	6.3%	5.7%
9 / 2002	8.8%	6.6%	5.7%
10 / 2002	9.7%	6.9%	5.7%
11 / 2002	10.4%	7.4%	5.9%
12 / 2002	10.9%	7.7%	6.0%

Month/Year	Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 2001	10.3%	7.5%	4.2%
2 / 2001	10.6%	7.4%	4.2%
3 / 2001	10.0%	7.1%	4.3%
4 / 2001	9.2%	6.7%	4.4%
5 / 2001	8.0%	6.4%	4.3%
6 / 2001	7.2%	6.5%	4.5%
7 / 2001	6.2%	5.6%	4.6%
8 / 2001	6.0%	5.3%	4.9%
9 / 2001	6.8%	5.5%	5.0%
10 / 2001	7.8%	5.9%	5.3%
11 / 2001	8.9%	6.5%	5.5%
12 / 2001	9.5%	6.8%	5.7%

Month/Year	Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 2000	11.5%	7.4%	4.0%
2 / 2000	11.3%	7.5%	4.1%
3 / 2000	10.4%	7.2%	4.0%
4 / 2000	9.4%	6.7%	3.8%
5 / 2000	8.0%	6.4%	4.0%
6 / 2000	6.9%	6.4%	4.0%
7 / 2000	6.1%	5.5%	4.0%
8 / 2000	5.8%	5.2%	4.1%
9 / 2000	6.3%	5.6%	3.9%
10 / 2000	7.4%	5.8%	3.9%
11 / 2000	8.3%	6.3%	3.9%
12 / 2000	8.8%	6.5%	3.9%

Month/Year	Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 1999	13.6%	7.5%	4.3%
2 / 1999	15.1%	8.0%	4.4%
3 / 1999	13.7%	7.5%	4.2%
4 / 1999	12.2%	6.9%	4.3%
5 / 1999	10.1%	6.6%	4.2%
6 / 1999	9.8%	6.6%	4.3%
7 / 1999	8.5%	5.7%	4.3%
8 / 1999	8.1%	5.2%	4.2%
9 / 1999	9.3%	5.4%	4.2%
10 / 1999	10.3%	5.7%	4.1%
11 / 1999	11.5%	6.2%	4.1%
12 / 1999	12.0%	6.4%	4.0%

Month/Year	Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 1998	13.9%	7.5%	4.6%
2 / 1998	13.9%	7.6%	4.6%
3 / 1998	13.1%	7.2%	4.7%
4 / 1998	11.5%	6.5%	4.3%
5 / 1998	9.5%	6.2%	4.4%
6 / 1998	9.9%	6.5%	4.5%
7 / 1998	7.8%	5.5%	4.5%
8 / 1998	7.0%	5.2%	4.5%
9 / 1998	8.7%	5.5%	4.6%
10 / 1998	10.5%	5.8%	4.5%
11 / 1998	11.1%	6.3%	4.4%
12 / 1998	11.7%	6.5%	4.4%

Month/Year	Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 1997	17.6%	8.6%	5.3%
2 / 1997	17.1%	8.8%	5.2%
3 / 1997	15.6%	8.4%	5.2%
4 / 1997	13.8%	7.8%	5.1%
5 / 1997	11.4%	7.1%	4.9%
6 / 1997	10.7%	7.2%	5.0%
7 / 1997	8.7%	6.3%	4.9%
8 / 1997	8.0%	5.9%	4.8%
9 / 1997	9.1%	6.1%	4.9%
10 / 1997	11.5%	6.3%	4.7%
11 / 1997	12.7%	6.6%	4.6%
12 / 1997	13.0%	6.7%	4.7%

Month/Year	Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 1996	16.9%	9.0%	5.6%
2 / 1996	17.4%	9.0%	5.5%
3 / 1996	15.6%	8.7%	5.5%
4 / 1996	14.8%	8.1%	5.6%
5 / 1996	13.0%	7.4%	5.6%
6 / 1996	11.6%	7.5%	5.3%
7 / 1996	10.1%	6.7%	5.5%
8 / 1996	9.0%	6.3%	5.1%
9 / 1996	11.7%	6.5%	5.2%
10 / 1996	13.8%	6.9%	5.2%
11 / 1996	15.5%	7.4%	5.4%
12 / 1996	15.5%	7.8%	5.4%

Month/Year	Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 1995	16.2%	8.5%	5.6%
2 / 1995	16.2%	8.6%	5.4%
3 / 1995	14.7%	8.1%	5.4%
4 / 1995	13.1%	7.4%	5.8%
5 / 1995	10.7%	7.0%	5.6%
6 / 1995	10.3%	7.3%	5.6%
7 / 1995	9.2%	6.3%	5.7%
8 / 1995	8.7%	6.0%	5.7%
9 / 1995	9.3%	6.5%	5.6%
10 / 1995	12.3%	6.8%	5.5%
11 / 1995	13.5%	7.5%	5.6%
12 / 1995	14.6%	7.9%	5.6%

Month/Year	Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 1994	15.8%	8.8%	6.6%
2 / 1994	16.1%	9.0%	6.6%
3 / 1994	15.2%	8.7%	6.5%
4 / 1994	14.1%	8.2%	6.4%
5 / 1994	11.7%	7.9%	6.1%
6 / 1994	11.0%	7.6%	6.1%
7 / 1994	9.8%	6.8%	6.1%
8 / 1994	8.8%	6.3%	6.0%
9 / 1994	9.1%	6.4%	5.9%
10 / 1994	12.2%	6.8%	5.8%
11 / 1994	12.3%	7.3%	5.6%
12 / 1994	13.7%	7.5%	5.5%

Month/Year	Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 1993	18.1%	9.0%	7.3%
2 / 1993	18.5%	9.1%	7.1%
3 / 1993	16.7%	8.7%	7.0%
4 / 1993	15.3%	8.2%	7.1%
5 / 1993	12.2%	7.8%	7.1%
6 / 1993	11.4%	7.7%	7.0%
7 / 1993	8.7%	6.7%	6.9%
8 / 1993	8.1%	6.3%	6.8%
9 / 1993	9.0%	6.7%	6.7%
10 / 1993	11.9%	7.0%	6.8%
11 / 1993	13.0%	7.5%	6.6%
12 / 1993	13.5%	7.6%	6.5%

Month/Year	Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 1992	19.8%	10.6%	7.3%
2 / 1992	20.6%	10.7%	7.4%
3 / 1992	18.6%	10.2%	7.4%
4 / 1992	16.7%	9.5%	7.4%
5 / 1992	14.3%	9.1%	7.6%
6 / 1992	13.8%	9.1%	7.8%
7 / 1992	11.3%	7.9%	7.7%
8 / 1992	9.9%	7.5%	7.6%
9 / 1992	11.4%	7.8%	7.6%
10 / 1992	14.0%	8.1%	7.3%
11 / 1992	14.9%	8.4%	7.4%
12 / 1992	15.6%	8.3%	7.4%

Month/Year	Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 1991	15.1%	8.7%	6.4%
2 / 1991	15.4%	9.1%	6.6%
3 / 1991	14.8%	8.9%	6.8%
4 / 1991	13.4%	8.5%	6.7%
5 / 1991	11.4%	8.2%	6.9%
6 / 1991	11.5%	8.5%	6.9%
7 / 1991	9.7%	7.6%	6.8%
8 / 1991	9.7%	7.3%	6.9%
9 / 1991	11.1%	7.9%	6.9%
10 / 1991	14.1%	8.4%	7.0%
11 / 1991	16.9%	9.1%	7.0%
12 / 1991	17.8%	9.5%	7.3%

Month/Year	Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK%	Alaska%	National %
1 / 1990	15.5%	8.5%	5.4%
2 / 1990	15.4%	8.6%	5.3%
3 / 1990	14.6%	8.2%	5.2%
4 / 1990	13.1%	7.6%	5.4%
5 / 1990	11.0%	7.2%	5.4%
6 / 1990	10.3%	7.1%	5.2%
7 / 1990	8.1%	6.1%	5.5%
8 / 1990	8.7%	6.0%	5.7%
9 / 1990	10.8%	6.2%	5.9%
10 / 1990	12.3%	6.7%	5.9%
11 / 1990	13.0%	7.2%	6.2%
12 / 1990	13.1%	7.5%	6.3%