Fairchild AFB, WA jobs, layoffs and employers
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- HR SPECIALIST (EMP BEN / COMPENSATION (GS-7/9)Air National Guard Units
- Supervisory Recreation Specialist (Arts and Crafts Director) (NF-4)Air Mobility Command
- FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ANALYST (GS-11)Air National Guard Units
- IT SPEC (CUSTSPT) (GS-11)Air National Guard Units
- TRAINING INSTRUCTOR (GG-11)Department of the Air Force Headquarters
- TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST (GS-11)Air National Guard Units
Employers hiring most in Fairchild AFB
- Air National Guard Units4 open roles
- Air Mobility Command1 open role
- Department of the Air Force Headquarters1 open role
Fairchild AFB layoffs
No layoff notices naming Fairchild 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.
Spokane County outlook: Building
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 1.6% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 3.2% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.2%, down 0.4 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+4,221 jobs), transportation & warehousing (+1,073 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: finance & insurance (−959 jobs), construction (−917 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Fairchild AFB. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Alaska Airlines plans permanent job cuts in Renton, SeaTac and SpokaneKOMO on MSN · Nov 3, 2026
- Alaska Layoffs to Affect 121 Workers Across Washingtonairguide · Nov 3, 2026
- Woodinville manufacturing plant to close, laying off 103 workersYahoo · Oct 31, 2026
- Starbucks To Lay Off 51 Employees and Close 5 Stores Across WashingtonLatestLY · Oct 10, 2026
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- Spokane Workforce Council
Spokane
Spokane County economy
3.2%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.6% the month before
261,925
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
544,323
people in Spokane County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$73,513
median household income
Source: Census ACS
40%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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