SW Alaska News

Bristol Bay Borough recorded an unemployment rate of 2.4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 11 people out of the 849 living in Bristol Bay Borough at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Bristol Bay Borough has decreased compared to the 3.7% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 456 people who had a job during that time, 13 were employed in the Armed Forces and 443 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	11	2.4%
Employed	456	97.6%
Employed in civilian labor force	443	94.9%
Employed in armed forces	13	2.8%