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Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Arkansas Job Growth

There were 305,800 jobs in Fayetteville, Arkansas in March 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 304,287 employed persons for the month. Fayetteville added 1,200 jobs in March 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,636 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Fayetteville job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey March 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 305,800 +1,200 +15,200
CPS 304,287 +1,636 +9,286

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 March 2023 is at a new high of 305,800.

CPS employment in March 2023 for Fayetteville is at a new high of 304,287.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through March 2023

Fayetteville, Arkansas Employment History

Date CES
Employment
CES
Month/Month
CPS
Employment
CPS
Month/Month
March 2023 305,800 1,200 304,287 1,636
February 2023 304,600 -700 302,651 1,331
January 2023 305,300 3,300 301,320 953
December 2022 302,000 100 300,367 -122
November 2022 301,900 -1,000 300,489 6
October 2022 302,900 1,700 300,483 698
September 2022 301,200 1,700 299,785 1,024
August 2022 299,500 1,400 298,761 1,031
July 2022 298,100 5,300 297,730 843
June 2022 292,800 300 296,887 635
May 2022 292,500 1,400 296,252 563
April 2022 291,100 500 295,689 688