Fairbanks, AK jobs, layoffs and employers

Jobs in Fairbanks

• Language Revitalization Program DirectorDoyon Management Services
• Compliance Director/Associate General Counsel (Fairbanks, AK)Doyon Management Services
• Administrator - FairbanksCrowley Energy Anchorage
• Engineer Associate/Engineer-Architect 1/2 - Forest EngineerAlaska Staffing
• Private Client AdvisorKeyBank
• Project ManagerGranite Construction
• Safety & Health Specialist IIIGranite Construction
• Engineer IIGranite Construction
• Payroll and Timekeeping AnalystFoundation Health Partners
• HESS Administrative CoordinatorPrincess Cruises / Holland America Line

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Employers hiring most in Fairbanks

1. Fairbanks Native Association7 open roles
2. Foundation Health Services5 open roles
3. Kinross Gold4 open roles
4. Granite Construction3 open roles
5. University of Alaska3 open roles
6. University of Alaska - External Careers3 open roles
7. Albertsons Companies2 open roles
8. Amazon2 open roles
9. Doyon Management Services2 open roles
10. Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology2 open roles

Fairbanks layoffs

No layoff notices naming Fairbanks 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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Colleges in Fairbanks

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 Fairbanks. 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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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.

Laid off in Alaska? How to file for unemployment in Alaska (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).

• 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

• 3.5%

  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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