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Fayetteville

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentConsumer price indexesPay
Southeast - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Aug 2025
ConsumerPriceIndex_Summary_Southeast (PDF)	Consumer price indexes	CPI Summary	Aug 2025
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 Fayetteville, NC — May 2024	Employment, Pay	News Release	May 2025

Fayetteville, NC Economy at a Glance:

Fayetteville, NC

Data Series	Back Data	Feb 2025	Mar 2025	Apr 2025	May 2025	June 2025	July 2025
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		152.6	153.1	152.5	151.7	152.6	(p)151.6
Employment(1)		145.6	146.1	146.0	144.7	145.0	(p)144.2
Unemployment(1)		7.0	7.0	6.5	7.0	7.7	(p)7.4
Unemployment Rate(2)		4.6	4.6	4.3	4.6	5.0	(p)4.9
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		134.7	135.2	135.8	135.9	135.9	(p)132.4
12-month % change		-1.1	-0.7	-0.3	-0.3	0.6	(p)0.3
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)		5.9	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	(p)6.3
12-month % change		-1.7	0.0	3.4	5.1	5.1	(p)8.6
Manufacturing(3)		7.6	7.6	7.6	7.7	7.7	(p)7.7
12-month % change		-3.8	-3.8	-2.6	-1.3	0.0	(p)0.0
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		23.6	23.6	23.7	23.7	23.7	(p)23.8
12-month % change		-2.1	-2.5	-1.7	-1.7	-1.7	(p)-0.8
Information(3)		0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	(p)0.7
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Financial Activities(3)		3.8	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	(p)3.8
12-month % change		0.0	-2.6	-2.6	-2.6	0.0	(p)0.0
Professional and Business Services(3)		13.4	13.4	13.6	13.4	13.4	(p)13.3
12-month % change		-0.7	-0.7	0.0	-0.7	1.5	(p)-1.5
Education and Health Services(3)		17.0	17.0	17.0	17.0	16.9	(p)17.0
12-month % change		-2.3	0.0	0.6	0.0	1.8	(p)1.8
Leisure and Hospitality(3)		15.5	15.7	15.9	16.2	16.5	(p)16.4
12-month % change		-3.1	-1.3	-0.6	0.6	3.8	(p)0.6
Other Services(3)		5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	(p)5.7
12-month % change		-1.7	-1.7	-1.7	-1.7	-1.7	(p)0.0
Government(3)		41.5	41.7	41.8	41.6	41.3	(p)37.7
12-month % change		1.2	1.2	0.5	0.0	-0.2	(p)-0.3
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