Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK
FIPS 02090 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Fairbanks North Star Borough had an annual average of 37,015 jobs across 2,441 establishments, paying $2.6 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
37,015
+2.4% YoY
Establishments
2,441
Total Wages
$2.6B
Avg Annual Pay
$69,700
Industry Breakdown (2024 annual averages, by NAICS sector)
Employment, establishments, and pay by 2-digit NAICS industry sector. Each industry name links to its national profile. Sectors with all cells suppressed by BLS won't appear.
| NAICS | Industry | Employment | Establishments | Avg Weekly Wage | Total Wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 4,098 | 43 | $1,680 | $258.8M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 2,787 | 196 | $528 | $76.5M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 2,284 | 176 | $1,465 | $174.0M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 1,350 | 274 | $1,979 | $106.5M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 1,306 | 8 | $793 | $51.2M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 1,279 | 7 | $1,839 | $121.8M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 1,218 | 36 | $955 | $52.5M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 1,148 | 178 | $1,804 | $107.7M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 1,073 | 63 | $843 | $46.2M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 1,051 | 32 | $2,824 | $154.4M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 927 | 157 | $1,223 | $55.8M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 872 | 9 | $2,283 | $82.0M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 838 | 50 | $1,833 | $79.9M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 803 | 11 | $2,394 | $59.8M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 788 | 42 | $1,220 | $49.9M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 750 | 70 | $611 | $22.3M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 684 | 107 | $1,752 | $62.3M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 622 | 88 | $1,360 | $44.0M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 601 | 8 | $1,680 | $51.0M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 512 | 28 | $1,111 | $21.2M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 487 | 23 | $888 | $22.5M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 486 | 65 | $601 | $13.4M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 469 | 14 | $2,070 | $50.5M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 431 | 14 | $2,470 | $37.2M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 403 | 37 | $1,737 | $29.3M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 382 | 11 | $1,322 | $26.2M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 373 | 39 | $1,030 | $20.0M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 361 | 25 | $1,535 | $28.8M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 357 | 6 | $2,026 | $23.8M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 315 | 1 | $2,028 | $33.3M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 309 | 25 | $2,505 | $28.7M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 306 | 73 | $1,078 | $15.2M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 305 | 65 | $1,876 | $18.1M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 282 | 20 | $1,370 | $20.1M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 254 | 16 | $1,409 | $18.6M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 244 | 46 | $718 | $9.1M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 222 | 25 | $551 | $6.4M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 198 | 15 | $674 | $6.9M |
| 487 | NAICS 487 | 189 | 8 | $825 | $8.1M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 175 | 14 | $1,682 | $15.3M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 156 | 12 | $1,996 | $16.2M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 148 | 7 | $1,912 | $12.4M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 128 | 12 | $1,266 | $8.5M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 125 | 10 | $599 | $3.9M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 124 | 13 | $1,085 | $7.0M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 116 | 10 | $2,008 | $9.4M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 113 | 10 | $2,318 | $13.6M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 104 | 29 | $1,089 | $5.9M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 82 | 9 | $576 | $2.5M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 71 | 16 | $630 | $2.3M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 63 | 7 | $1,103 | $3.6M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 47 | 6 | $1,610 | $3.9M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 35 | 6 | $656 | $1.2M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 25 | 3 | $1,068 | $1.4M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 18 | 18 | $544 | $0.5M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 15 | 12 | $791 | $0.6M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 13 | 7 | $5,945 | $3.9M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 8 | 6 | $1,080 | $0.5M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 6 | 1 | $862 | $0.3M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
3,258
jobs · $91,306 avg pay
State Government
3,878
jobs · $72,233 avg pay
Local Government
2,463
jobs · $63,279 avg pay
Private
27,416
jobs · $67,351 avg pay
AK Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.7%
April 2026
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