Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Arkansas Job Growth

There were 288,000 jobs in Fayetteville, Arkansas in November 2022 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 290,631 employed persons for the month. Fayetteville lost 300 jobs in November 2022 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 210 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Fayetteville job growth to job growth in other cities.

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 August 2022 at 289,200. Since then 1,200 jobs have been lost in Fayetteville according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 290,926 for Fayetteville in August 2022. 295 jobs have been lost in Fayetteville since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Fayetteville, Arkansas Employment History