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Bethel Census Area, AK jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Bethel Census Area’s unemployment rate is 10.3%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 3 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Bethel Census Area economy

  • 10.3%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    12.6% the month before

  • 6,152

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 18,487

    people in Bethel Census Area

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $70,616

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 33%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Bethel Census Area layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Bethel Census Area in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Bethel Census Area

Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.

  1. Lower Kuskokwim School District1 open role
  2. Young World Physical Education1 open role
  3. Yukon-Kuskokwim Health1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Bethel Census Area. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

  • Anchorage Job Center Midtown

    Anchorage · Comprehensive · 907-269-4800

    Monday-Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm

  • Anchorage Job Center Midtown

    Anchorage · Affiliate · 907-269-4800

    8:30am - 5:00pm, Monday - Friday

  • Y-K Delta Job Center

    Bethel · Affiliate · 907-543-2210

    Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Cities in Bethel Census Area

Other Alaska counties

All of Alaska

Laid off or looking for work in Bethel Census Area?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from Alaska’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.