Fairbanks, AK jobs, layoffs and employers
Jobs in Fairbanks
- Project ManagerGranite Construction Company
- Safety & Health Specialist IIIGranite Construction Company
- Engineer IIGranite Construction Company
- Administrator - FairbanksCrowley
- Chief AccountantFairbanks North Star Borough
- UAF/SO HR Business PartnerUniversity of Alaska Fairbanks
- Senior Grants & Contracts Manager - Hybrid Work EligibleUniversity of Alaska
- Compliance ManagerAlaska Power Association
- Entry Level Background Investigator (West Region) TOP SECRET CLEARANCE REQUIREDCaci, Inc. - Federal
- Language Revitalization Program DirectorDoyon Technical Services
Employers hiring most in Fairbanks
- Doyon Management Services5 open roles
- Granite Construction Company3 open roles
- Amazon2 open roles
- Fairbanks North Star Borough2 open roles
- Foundation Health Partners2 open roles
- University of Alaska Fairbanks2 open roles
- Alaska Power Association1 open role
- Blue Signal Search1 open role
- CACI International1 open role
- Caci, Inc. - Federal1 open role
Fairbanks layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Fairbanks in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Colleges in Fairbanks
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| University of Alaska Fairbanks | Public 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Fairbanks. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- Alaska Workforce Investment Board
Serves all of Alaska
Fairbanks Job Center
Fairbanks · Comprehensive · 907-451-5901
8:00am - 5:00pm Monday - Friday
Fairbanks North Star Borough economy
3.1%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.1% the month before
44,826
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
95,555
people in Fairbanks North Star Borough
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$84,722
median household income
Source: Census ACS
40%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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See your options after a layoffSources: WARN notices from Alaska’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures.