SW Alaska News

Aleutians East Borough recorded an unemployment rate of 4.5% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 105 people out of the 3,409 living in Aleutians East Borough at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Aleutians East Borough has increased compared to the 3.6% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Aleutians East Borough was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 6.5%.

Of the 2,217 people who had a job during that time, 4 were employed in the Armed Forces and 2,213 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	105	4.5%
Employed	2,217	95.5%
Employed in civilian labor force	2,213	95.3%
Employed in armed forces	4	0.2%