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

Jacksonville

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

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (2)73.5 72.5 72.6 72.9 (p)72.2  

Employment(1)

 (2)70.9 69.4 69.7 70.2 (p)69.6  

Unemployment(1)

 (2)2.7 3.1 2.9 2.7 (p)2.7  

Unemployment Rate(3)

 (2)3.6 4.3 4.0 3.7 (p)3.7  

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(4)

 55.7 54.5 54.4 54.7 54.9 (p)55.3

12-month % change

 -0.5 -0.9 -1.4 -0.2 -0.2 (p)0.0

Government(4)

 14.9 14.8 14.8 14.9 14.9 (p)14.8

12-month % change

 -4.5 -5.1 -6.3 -5.1 -5.1 (p)-5.7

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