North Slope Borough, AK jobs, unemployment and layoffs

North Slope Borough’s unemployment rate is 3.0%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 4 open professional jobs are in its cities.

North Slope Borough economy

3.0%
unemployment, Aug 2026
2.9% the month before
6,200
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
10,891
people in North Slope Borough
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$86,313
median household income
Source: Census ACS
27%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

North Slope Borough layoffs

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

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Employers hiring most in North Slope Borough

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.

Carlile Transportation1 open role
Doyon Management Services1 open role
TOTE Maritime1 open role
Tote Services1 open role

Colleges in North Slope Borough

Colleges in North Slope Borough
College	City	Type	Students
Ilisagvik College	Barrow	Public 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving North Slope Borough. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

Alaska Workforce Investment Board
Serves all of Alaska

Cities in North Slope Borough

Prudhoe Bay4 jobs

Other Alaska counties

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Laid off or looking for work in North Slope Borough?

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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.