Southeast Information Office

Rocky Mount

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentConsumer price indexesPay
Southeast - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Aug 2026
ConsumerPriceIndex_Summary_Southeast (PDF)	Consumer price indexes	CPI Summary	Aug 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 Rocky Mount, NC — May 2025	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jul 2026

Rocky Mount, NC Economy at a Glance:

Rocky Mount, NC

Data Series	Back Data	Jan 2026	Feb 2026	Mar 2026	Apr 2026	May 2026	June 2026
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		62.7	62.9	63.1	62.4	62.3	(p)61.8
Employment(1)		59.2	59.5	60.1	59.5	59.4	(p)58.8
Unemployment(1)		3.6	3.3	3.0	2.9	2.9	(p)2.9
Unemployment Rate(2)		5.7	5.3	4.7	4.6	4.7	(p)4.7
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		54.8	54.9	55.1	55.2	55.8	(p)55.3
12-month % change		-0.9	-1.1	-0.9	-0.5	0.2	(p)0.5
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)		3.1	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	(p)3.3
12-month % change		3.3	6.7	6.7	3.2	3.2	(p)6.5
Manufacturing(3)		10.7	10.7	10.7	10.6	10.5	(p)10.5
12-month % change		-4.5	-2.7	-3.6	-1.9	-2.8	(p)-2.8
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		10.5	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.2	(p)10.1
12-month % change		-2.8	-5.6	-4.7	-4.7	-3.8	(p)-4.7
Professional and Business Services(3)		4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	(p)4.2
12-month % change		-2.4	-4.7	-2.4	-2.4	0.0	(p)2.4
Education and Health Services(3)		6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	(p)6.3
12-month % change		1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	3.2	(p)3.3
Leisure and Hospitality(3)		4.8	4.8	4.9	5.0	5.2	(p)5.2
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	(p)2.0
Government(3)		11.5	11.7	11.8	11.8	12.0	(p)11.5
12-month % change		1.8	1.7	1.7	1.7	2.6	(p)2.7
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