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Nome Census Area, AK jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Nome Census Area’s unemployment rate is 8.5%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 17 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Nome Census Area economy

  • 8.5%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    10.3% the month before

  • 3,965

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 9,925

    people in Nome Census Area

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $76,643

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 38%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Nome Census Area layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Nome 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 Nome 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. Norton Sound Health14 open roles
  2. Albertsons Companies1 open role
  3. Nome Public Schools1 open role
  4. Safeway1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Nome Job Center

    Nome · Affiliate · 907-443-2626

    Monday-Friday, 8:30am-4:30pm

Cities in Nome Census Area

Other Alaska counties

All of Alaska

Laid off or looking for work in Nome 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.