Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Arkansas Job Growth

There were 241,800 jobs in Fayetteville, Arkansas in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 244,058 employed persons for the month. Fayetteville lost 24,700 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 31,495 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Fayetteville job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	241,800	-24,700	-20,000
CPS	244,058	-31,495	-27,359

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 peaked in January 2020 at 268,700. Since then 26,900 jobs have been lost in Fayetteville according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 277,040 for Fayetteville in February 2020. 32,982 jobs have been lost in Fayetteville since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Fayetteville, Arkansas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2020	241,800	-24,700	244,058	-31,495
March 2020	266,500	-1,100	275,553	-1,487
February 2020	267,600	-1,100	277,040	621
January 2020	268,700	500	276,419	-564
December 2019	268,200	2,100	276,983	673
November 2019	266,100	100	276,310	810
October 2019	266,000	1,100	275,500	933
September 2019	264,900	400	274,567	987
August 2019	264,500	800	273,580	880
July 2019	263,700	1,200	272,700	614
June 2019	262,500	300	272,086	387
May 2019	262,200	400	271,699	282