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Business establishments (QCEW) in Fairbanks North Star Borough

Business establishments (QCEW) in Fairbanks North Star Borough was 2,472 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.3% from 2024. That is the 3rd highest of 30 counties in 2025.

2025, count2,472
Change on 2024+1.3%
Rank3rd of 30Counties in Alaska ranked
Series high2,4722025
Series low2,0172001

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Business establishments (QCEW) in Fairbanks North Star Borough, 2001 to 2025

2,0002,1002,2002,3002,4002,50020012005200920132017202120252001: 2,017 count2002: 2,018 count2003: 2,110 count2004: 2,170 count2005: 2,237 count2006: 2,247 count2007: 2,244 count2008: 2,240 count2009: 2,242 count2010: 2,254 count2011: 2,292 count2012: 2,320 count2013: 2,299 count2014: 2,305 count2015: 2,294 count2016: 2,264 count2017: 2,267 count2018: 2,275 count2019: 2,270 count2020: 2,269 count2021: 2,321 count2022: 2,350 count2023: 2,421 count2024: 2,441 count2025: 2,472 count2,0002,2002,4002,6002001201020252001: 2,017 count2002: 2,018 count2003: 2,110 count2004: 2,170 count2005: 2,237 count2006: 2,247 count2007: 2,244 count2008: 2,240 count2009: 2,242 count2010: 2,254 count2011: 2,292 count2012: 2,320 count2013: 2,299 count2014: 2,305 count2015: 2,294 count2016: 2,264 count2017: 2,267 count2018: 2,275 count2019: 2,270 count2020: 2,269 count2021: 2,321 count2022: 2,350 count2023: 2,421 count2024: 2,441 count2025: 2,472 count
count. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-08-21.
All 25 values
Periodcount
20252,472
20242,441
20232,421
20222,350
20212,321
20202,269
20192,270
20182,275
20172,267
20162,264
20152,294
20142,305
20132,299
20122,320
20112,292
20102,254
20092,242
20082,240
20072,244
20062,247
20052,237
20042,170
20032,110
20022,018
20012,017

Compared with Alaska and United States

Place2025
Fairbanks North Star Borough2,472
Alaska25,169
United States12,112,924

Fairbanks North Star Borough compared with nearby places

Aleutians East Borough: 90 countAleutians West Census Area: 155 countAnchorage Municipality: 8,763 countBethel Census Area: 302 countBristol Bay Borough: 114 countChugach Census Area: 399 countCopper River Census Area: 146 countDenali Borough: 148 countDillingham Census Area: 151 countFairbanks North Star Borough: 2,472 countHaines Borough: 166 countHoonah-Angoon Census Area: 140 countJuneau City and Borough: 1,170 countKenai Peninsula Borough: 2,406 countKetchikan Gateway Borough: 630 countKodiak Island Borough: 480 countKusilvak Census Area: 124 countLake and Peninsula Borough: 109 countMatanuska-Susitna Borough: 2,892 countNome Census Area: 292 countNorth Slope Borough: 228 countNorthwest Arctic Borough: 152 countPetersburg Borough: 175 countPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 240 countSitka City and Borough: 415 countSkagway Municipality: 110 countSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area: 252 countWrangell City and Borough: 99 countYakutat City and Borough: 43 countYukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 244 count
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  • 110 to 150
  • 150 to 200
  • 200 to 300
  • 300 to 720
  • 720 and over
Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. Fairbanks North Star Borough is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Average number of establishments with jobs covered by unemployment insurance during the year, all industries, private and government, from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. An establishment is a single place of business, such as a factory, store or office; a company with several locations has several.

Counts places of business, not firms: for firms use employer_firms. Changes in how large employers report their locations can move the count without any change in activity.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties (Business establishments (QCEW), Fairbanks North Star Borough, 2001 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv

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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Business establishments (QCEW), Fairbanks North Star Borough, 2001 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/business-establishments/fairbanks-north-star-borough-alaska. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Business establishments (QCEW), Fairbanks North Star Borough, 2001 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/business-establishments/fairbanks-north-star-borough-alaska.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Business establishments (QCEW), Fairbanks North Star Borough, 2001 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/business-establishments/fairbanks-north-star-borough-alaska (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the business establishments (QCEW) in Fairbanks North Star Borough?

Business establishments (QCEW) in Fairbanks North Star Borough was 2,472 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.3% from 2024. That is the 3rd highest of 30 counties in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest business establishments (QCEW) in Fairbanks North Star Borough?

2,472 in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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