Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Arkansas Job Growth

There were 261,100 jobs in Fayetteville, Arkansas in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 267,541 employed persons for the month. Fayetteville added 400 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 609 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Fayetteville job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	261,100	+400	+3,400
CPS	267,541	+609	-93

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 October 2018 is at a new high of 261,100.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 268,776 for Fayetteville in May 2018. 1,235 jobs have been lost in Fayetteville since then according to the household survey. From a August 2018 low of 266,894, Fayetteville has added 647 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Fayetteville, Arkansas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	261,100	400	267,541	609
September 2018	260,700	1,200	266,932	38
August 2018	259,500	1,500	266,894	-486
July 2018	258,000	-399	267,380	134
June 2018	258,399	-1,300	267,246	-1,530
May 2018	259,700	1,000	268,776	691
April 2018	258,700	700	268,085	677
March 2018	258,000	899	267,408	804
February 2018	257,100	800	266,604	1,926
January 2018	256,300	400	264,678	-889
December 2017	255,900	0	265,567	-1,262
November 2017	255,900	-1,800	266,829	-805