Eielson AFB, AK jobs, layoffs and employers

Jobs in Eielson AFB

• Contract Specialist (GS-7)Air Force Civilian Career Training
• HOUSING MANAGEMENT (GS-7/9)Air Education and Training Command
• ASSISTANT CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER DIRECTOR (GS-10)Pacific Air Forces
• FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTOR (GS-11)Pacific Air Forces
• HR SPEC (INFORMATION SYSTEMS/MILITARY) (GS-11)Air National Guard Units
• PROGRAM ANALYST (GS-12)Pacific Air Forces

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Employers hiring most in Eielson AFB

1. Pacific Air Forces3 open roles
2. Air Education and Training Command1 open role
3. Air Force Civilian Career Training1 open role
4. Air National Guard Units1 open role

Eielson AFB layoffs

No layoff notices naming Eielson AFB in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

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Fairbanks North Star Borough outlook: Steady

Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.

• Private-sector jobs up 6.6% from 2022 to 2025
• Population down 1.4% from 2020 to 2025
• Unemployment 3.5%, unchanged from a year ago
• Sectors adding the most jobs: transportation & warehousing (+724 jobs), health care (+494 jobs)

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Eielson AFB. Each link goes to the publisher.

• Alaska Airlines to lay off 200 employees amid high fuel costsTravelPulse on MSN · Nov 5, 2026
• Alaska Airlines Lays Off Employees as Losses MountRecommend · Nov 5, 2026
• Amazon, Alaska Airlines cut jobs in Washington stateKUOW · Nov 4, 2026
• Alaska Airlines plans permanent job cuts in Renton, SeaTac and SpokaneKOMO on MSN · Nov 3, 2026
• Alaska Airlines To Lay Off 200 Non-Union EmployeesAM 600 WMT - NewsRadio · Oct 31, 2026
• Alaska Airlines to lay off about 200 employees, citing 'challenging operating environment'KHOU · Oct 31, 2026
• Alaska Air layoffs: Airline to slash 200 jobs as soaring oil prices squeezes earnings : ReportET Now on MSN · Oct 31, 2026
• Report: Alaska to Lay Off 200 EmployeesAirlineGeeks on MSN · Oct 30, 2026

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Fairbanks North Star Borough economy

• 3.5%

  unemployment, Sep 2026

  3.5% the month before

• 45,010

  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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