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News Releases: County Employment and Wages in North Carolina — First Quarter 2026 Business Employment Dynamics in North Carolina — Fourth Quarter 2025 Occupational Employment and Wages in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk — May 2025
North Carolina Economy at a Glance:
Sep
02
Employment rose in 12 of the 15 largest counties in North Carolina from March 2025 to March 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Aug
07
From September 2025 to December 2025, gross job gains among private-sector establishments in North Carolina were 251,507, while gross job losses were 212,979.
Jul
10
Workers in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $30.83 in May 2025, compared to the nationwide average of $33.54.
| Data Series | Back Data |
Mar 2026 |
Apr 2026 |
May 2026 |
June 2026 |
July 2026 |
Aug 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
5,304.7 | 5,294.6 | 5,280.5 | 5,263.1 | 5,238.2 | (p)5,231.1 |
Employment(1) |
|
5,107.6 | 5,098.0 | 5,085.9 | 5,073.2 | 5,052.1 | (p)5,049.1 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
197.1 | 196.6 | 194.5 | 189.9 | 186.1 | (p)182.0 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | (p)3.5 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
5,080.1 | 5,101.5 | 5,115.0 | 5,112.7 | 5,118.4 | (p)5,128.4 |
12-month % change |
|
0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | (p)1.3 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.1 | (p)6.1 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -1.6 | (p)-1.6 |
Construction(3) |
|
288.1 | 290.7 | 291.3 | 294.0 | 295.2 | (p)297.3 |
12-month % change |
|
4.3 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 5.7 | (p)6.3 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
452.2 | 451.9 | 450.1 | 450.3 | 449.8 | (p)450.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.2 | -2.3 | -2.5 | -2.2 | -2.0 | (p)-1.9 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
936.9 | 940.1 | 940.5 | 936.7 | 938.9 | (p)940.6 |
12-month % change |
|
0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | (p)0.3 |
Information(3) |
|
83.8 | 83.8 | 83.9 | 83.2 | 83.1 | (p)82.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.1 | -3.0 | -2.9 | -3.5 | -4.0 | (p)-5.0 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
312.6 | 313.2 | 313.2 | 312.7 | 312.3 | (p)311.7 |
12-month % change |
|
1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | (p)0.4 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
743.3 | 748.8 | 754.0 | 755.6 | 763.0 | (p)764.9 |
12-month % change |
|
0.6 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.8 | (p)3.1 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
739.9 | 742.4 | 744.6 | 745.8 | 742.5 | (p)742.0 |
12-month % change |
|
3.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.1 | (p)1.5 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
547.5 | 553.9 | 558.1 | 555.1 | 554.9 | (p)558.1 |
12-month % change |
|
1.5 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.4 | (p)3.1 |
Other Services(3) |
|
193.2 | 193.3 | 193.7 | 193.3 | 193.1 | (p)194.6 |
12-month % change |
|
0.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | (p)0.9 |
Government(3) |
|
776.4 | 777.2 | 779.4 | 779.8 | 779.5 | (p)780.7 |
12-month % change |
|
0.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | (p)0.6 |
|
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