Unalakleet is considered a Small Town with a population of 686 and 81 businesses. 0 in 2018 were added to the Unalakleet Chamber of Commerce business directory which was less than 2017 which had 0.

The economy of Unalakleet employs 440 people and has an unemployment rate of 12%. Some of the largest industries in Unalakleet are Government Offices City & Village & Borough (7),Air Cargo & Package Express Services (6), and Government Offices Local (6).