Southeast Information Office

Asheville

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentConsumer price indexesPay
Southeast - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Jan 2022
ConsumerPriceIndex_Summary_Southeast	Consumer price indexes	CPI Summary	Jan 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages for Selected Construction Trades Occupations in North Carolina’s Metropolitan Areas – May 2016	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jul 2017
Occupational Employment and Wages in Asheville — May 2020	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jun 2021

Asheville, NC Economy at a Glance:

Asheville, NC

Data Series	Back Data	July 2021	Aug 2021	Sept 2021	Oct 2021	Nov 2021	Dec 2021
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		228.6	228.2	230.0	230.6	(p)229.0
Employment(1)		219.4	219.6	222.6	223.6	(p)222.5
Unemployment(1)		9.2	8.7	7.4	7.1	(p)6.5
Unemployment Rate(2)		4.0	3.8	3.2	3.1	(p)2.8
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		185.0	187.3	188.2	190.9	191.3	(p)193.1
12-month % change		5.4	3.4	2.2	2.6	2.2	(p)3.0
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)		9.7	9.8	9.8	9.9	10.0	(p)10.1
12-month % change		4.3	5.4	5.4	5.3	6.4	(p)6.3
Manufacturing(3)		21.9	21.8	21.7	21.7	21.8	(p)21.8
12-month % change		6.8	7.4	5.3	4.3	4.8	(p)3.3
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		35.4	34.8	35.3	35.4	36.0	(p)37.2
12-month % change		3.5	1.2	1.1	0.3	0.3	(p)1.6
Information(3)		1.7	1.7	1.6	1.7	1.7	(p)1.7
12-month % change		6.3	6.3	0.0	6.3	6.3	(p)6.3
Financial Activities(3)		6.5	6.5	6.4	6.5	6.4	(p)6.4
12-month % change		3.2	1.6	1.6	3.2	1.6	(p)1.6
Professional and Business Services(3)		17.2	17.2	17.8	18.6	18.8	(p)18.7
12-month % change		0.6	-1.1	1.1	2.2	2.2	(p)0.0
Education and Health Services(3)		34.5	34.1	33.6	34.0	33.9	(p)34.3
12-month % change		0.3	-2.3	-3.7	-4.8	-5.0	(p)-3.1
Leisure and Hospitality(3)		27.3	27.8	26.7	26.9	26.4	(p)26.8
12-month % change		21.3	18.3	11.3	13.0	8.6	(p)13.6
Other Services(3)		9.5	9.3	9.3	9.4	9.5	(p)9.4
12-month % change		6.7	3.3	3.3	4.4	5.6	(p)4.4
Government(3)		21.3	24.3	26.0	26.8	26.8	(p)26.7
12-month % change		2.9	0.0	0.4	3.1	3.9	(p)4.3
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary