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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Southeast > North Carolina > Goldsboro

Goldsboro

Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Southeast - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Jan 2026
ConsumerPriceIndex_Summary_Southeast (PDF) Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Jan 2026
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 Goldsboro, NC — May 2024 Employment, Pay News Release May 2025
Goldsboro, NC Economy at a Glance:
Goldsboro, NC
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Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 51.4 51.2 50.8 51.0    

Employment(1)

 49.4 49.3 48.7 49.0    

Unemployment(1)

 2.0 1.9 2.1 1.9    

Unemployment Rate(2)

 3.9 3.8 4.2 3.8    

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 43.2 42.6 43.0 43.1 43.4 (p)43.5

12-month % change

 1.9 1.9 1.7 0.5 0.7 (p)0.7

Government(3)

 8.2 7.7 8.2 8.5 8.5 (p)8.4

12-month % change

 -1.2 -1.3 0.0 0.0 -1.2 (p)-2.3

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