Fairbanks, Alaska Job Growth

There were 33,100 jobs in Fairbanks, Alaska in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 38,145 employed persons for the month. Fairbanks lost 4,500 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 3,693 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Fairbanks job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	33,100	-4,500	-5,000
CPS	38,145	-3,693	-4,306

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Fairbanks, Alaska Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Fairbanks as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Fairbanks, Alaska

CES employment for Fairbanks peaked in October 2012 at 39,900. Since then 6,800 jobs have been lost in Fairbanks according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 45,410 for Fairbanks in March 2012. 7,265 jobs have been lost in Fairbanks since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Fairbanks, Alaska Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2020	33,100	-4,500	38,145	-3,693
March 2020	37,600	-300	41,838	10
February 2020	37,900	0	41,828	-34
January 2020	37,900	0	41,862	30
December 2019	37,900	200	41,832	-70
November 2019	37,700	-100	41,902	-79
October 2019	37,800	-200	41,981	-89
September 2019	38,000	300	42,070	-93
August 2019	37,700	-300	42,163	-86
July 2019	38,000	200	42,249	-76
June 2019	37,800	0	42,325	-64
May 2019	37,800	-300	42,389	-62