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Fairbanks

Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Western - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Aug 2017
Occupational Employment and Wages in Fairbanks — May 2016 Employment, Pay News Release May 2017

Fairbanks, AK Economy at a Glance:

Fairbanks, AK
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Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 45.6 46.1 46.0 47.7 (p)46.4  

Employment(1)

 42.6 43.2 43.1 44.9 (p)43.5  

Unemployment(1)

 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.8 (p)2.9  

Unemployment Rate(2)

 6.5 6.2 6.1 6.0 (p)6.3  

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 35.7 35.9 36.6 38.4 38.1 (p)38.6

12-month % change

 -1.9 -2.2 -1.9 -2.5 -1.6 (p)-1.5

Mining and Logging(3)

 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 (p)0.9

12-month % change

 -12.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 12.5 (p)0.0

Construction(3)

 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.8 3.3 (p)3.5

12-month % change

 0.0 -4.2 -7.7 -6.7 -5.7 (p)-5.4

Manufacturing(3)

 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 (p)0.8

12-month % change

 -16.7 -16.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 (p)14.3

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 7.3 7.4 7.4 7.8 7.9 (p)8.0

12-month % change

 -2.7 -1.3 -3.9 -3.7 -2.5 (p)-2.4

Information(3)

 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 (p)0.5

12-month % change

 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 (p)0.0

Financial Activities(3)

 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 (p)1.2

12-month % change

 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -7.7 (p)-7.7

Professional and Business Services(3)

 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.2 (p)2.3

12-month % change

 0.0 -4.8 -4.5 0.0 -4.3 (p)-4.2

Education and Health Services(3)

 5.4 5.4 5.5 5.5 5.5 (p)5.6

12-month % change

 0.0 0.0 0.0 -1.8 1.9 (p)1.8

Leisure and Hospitality(3)

 3.6 3.7 3.8 4.4 4.9 (p)5.0

12-month % change

 -2.7 -2.6 0.0 -6.4 -3.9 (p)0.0

Other Services(3)

 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 (p)1.1

12-month % change

 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.0 (p)0.0

Government(3)

 11.1 11.1 11.3 11.5 9.9 (p)9.7

12-month % change

 -1.8 -2.6 -0.9 -0.9 -1.0 (p)-2.0

Footnotes
 (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(p) Preliminary