Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Arkansas Job Growth

There were 260,600 jobs in Fayetteville, Arkansas in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 270,625 employed persons for the month. Fayetteville added 700 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,509 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Fayetteville job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	260,600	+700	+3,700
CPS	270,625	+1,509	+4,021

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

Fayetteville, Arkansas Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Fayetteville 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 Fayetteville, Arkansas

CES employment for Fayetteville in February 2019 is at a new high of 260,600.

CPS employment in February 2019 for Fayetteville is at a new high of 270,625.

Employment: CES, CPS

Fayetteville, Arkansas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	260,600	700	270,625	1,509
January 2019	259,899	0	269,116	721
December 2018	259,899	299	268,395	202
November 2018	259,600	100	268,193	740
October 2018	259,500	300	267,453	521
September 2018	259,200	400	266,932	38
August 2018	258,800	600	266,894	-486
July 2018	258,200	800	267,380	134
June 2018	257,399	-900	267,246	-1,530
May 2018	258,300	800	268,776	691
April 2018	257,500	200	268,085	677
March 2018	257,300	400	267,408	804