SW Alaska News

Kodiak Island Borough recorded an unemployment rate of 5.1% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 380 people out of the 13,218 living in Kodiak Island Borough at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Kodiak Island Borough has decreased compared to the 5.5% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 7,080 people who had a job during that time, 857 were employed in the Armed Forces and 6,223 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	380	5.1%
Employed	7,080	94.9%
Employed in civilian labor force	6,223	83.4%
Employed in armed forces	857	11.5%