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Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Fairbanks North Star Borough’s unemployment rate is 3.1%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 25 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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

Fairbanks North Star Borough layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Fairbanks North Star Borough in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Fairbanks North Star Borough

Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.

  1. Doyon Management Services5 open roles
  2. Amazon2 open roles
  3. Foundation Health Partners2 open roles
  4. Granite Construction Company2 open roles
  5. University of Alaska Fairbanks2 open roles
  6. Air Education and Training Command1 open role
  7. Air Force Civilian Career Training1 open role
  8. Air National Guard Units1 open role
  9. Alaska Power Association1 open role
  10. Blue Signal Search1 open role

Colleges in Fairbanks North Star Borough

Colleges in Fairbanks North Star Borough
CollegeCityTypeStudents
University of Alaska FairbanksFairbanksPublic 4-year5,000–9,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Fairbanks North Star Borough. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

Cities in Fairbanks North Star Borough

Other Alaska counties

All of Alaska

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Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from Alaska’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.