June 2025 | Released July 18, 2025

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United States

Employment snapshot

• In June, among the 50 states and the District of Columbia unemployment fell in 11, rose in 7, and remained unchanged in 33.

• The highest unemployment rate was 5.9 percent in District of Columbia, and the lowest was 1.8 percent in South Dakota. Nationally, the unemployment rate fell by 0.1 percentage point to 4.1 percent.

• In June, payroll jobs rose in 27 states and fell in 24. The largest payroll job percent increase was 0.9 percent in Alaska. The largest payroll job percent decline was 0.5 percent in Rhode Island.

Alaska

Employment snapshot

• In June, Alaska added 3,100 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.7 percent. In the prior month, Alaska added 500 net payroll jobs.

• Over the past 12 months, Alaska added 7,200 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate rose by 0.1 percentage point from 4.6 percent.

• Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 147,000 in June, or 0.1 percent. Alaska ranks 4th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

• In June, Alaska’s private sector added 1,800 net private payroll jobs, and over the past 12 months it added 4,500 private payroll jobs. In the prior month, Alaska added 800 net private payroll jobs.

• In June, employment in Alaska rose by 67, and over the past 12 months it rose by 4,698.

• Alaska’s labor force participation rate remained steady at 65.2 percent in June and ranks 12th in the nation. In the past 12 months, the labor force participation rate has risen by 0.5 percentage points.

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Alaska

Payroll employment

• Alaska added 3,100 net payroll jobs, or 0.9 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during June. In the prior month, Alaska added 500 jobs. Alaska nonfarm payroll employment has increased in 9 of the past 12 months.

• Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 147,000 in June, or 0.1 percent. Alaska ranks 4th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

• Alaska added 1,800 private sector jobs, or 0.7 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during June. In the prior month, Alaska added 800 jobs. Alaska private sector payroll employment has increased in 8 of the past 12 months.

• Nationally, private sector payroll jobs rose by 74,000 jobs in June, or 0.1 percent. Alaska ranks 6th in the nation for percentage gain in private sector payroll employment over the past 12 months.

From May 2025 to June 2025:

• The best performing sectors were Manufacturing (+1,700) and State and Local Government (+1,200).
• The worst performing sectors were Leisure and Hospitality (-400) and Financial Activities (-200).

From June 2024 to June 2025:

• The best performing sectors were State and Local Government (+2,700) and Private Education and Health Services (+1,500).
• The worst performing sectors were Mining and Logging (-200) and Information (-200).

Alaska

Labor force

The labor force participation rate is the percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population age 16 and older who are employed or actively looking for work.

• The labor force participation rate in Alaska remained unchanged at 65.2 percent in June.

• Alaska ranks 12th in the nation.

• The 10-year high for the labor force participation rate in Alaska was 66.8 percent in June 2015, and the 10-year low was 61.7 percent in April 2020.

• The national labor force participation rate fell by 0.1 percentage points to 62.3 percent in June.