Rocky Mount, NC

Rocky Mount, NC
Data Series	Nov 2025	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026	Mar 2026	Apr 2026
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)	(2)63.4	(2)63.3	62.7	62.9	(p)63.0
Employment(1)	(2)60.1	(2)60.3	59.2	59.5	(p)60.1
Unemployment(1)	(2)3.3	(2)3.0	3.6	3.3	(p)3.0
Unemployment Rate(3)	(2)5.2	(2)4.7	5.7	5.3	(p)4.7
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)	55.7	55.9	54.8	54.9	55.1	(p)55.2
12-month % change	-0.7	-0.7	-0.9	-1.1	-0.9	(p)-0.5
Mining, Logging, and Construction(4)	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	(p)3.2
12-month % change	6.9	3.3	3.3	6.7	6.7	(p)3.2
Manufacturing(4)	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	(p)10.6
12-month % change	-5.3	-6.1	-4.5	-2.7	-3.6	(p)-1.9
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)	10.7	11.0	10.5	10.1	10.1	(p)10.1
12-month % change	-1.8	-0.9	-2.8	-5.6	-4.7	(p)-4.7
Professional and Business Services(4)	4.1	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	(p)4.1
12-month % change	0.0	-4.8	-2.4	-4.7	-2.4	(p)-2.4
Education and Health Services(4)	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	(p)6.3
12-month % change	0.0	0.0	1.6	1.6	1.6	(p)1.6
Leisure and Hospitality(4)	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.9	(p)5.1
12-month % change	0.0	-2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)2.0
Government(4)	11.9	11.8	11.5	11.7	11.8	(p)11.8
12-month % change	1.7	2.6	1.8	1.7	1.7	(p)1.7
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) Data were subject to revision on May 19, 2026. (3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary

Data extracted on: May 28, 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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