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Petersburg Borough, AK jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Petersburg Borough’s unemployment rate is 2.2%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Petersburg Borough economy

  • 2.2%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    3.3% the month before

  • 1,717

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 3,394

    people in Petersburg Borough

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $77,026

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 24%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Petersburg Borough layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Petersburg Borough 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

Workforce development and job centers

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

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Laid off or looking for work in Petersburg Borough?

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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.