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News Releases: Business Employment Dynamics in North Carolina — First Quarter 2026 County Employment and Wages in North Carolina — First Quarter 2026 Occupational Employment and Wages in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk — May 2025
North Carolina Economy at a Glance:
Nov
04
From December 2025 to March 2026, gross job gains in North Carolina were 243,032, while gross job losses were 226,278.
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.
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 |
Apr 2026 |
May 2026 |
June 2026 |
July 2026 |
Aug 2026 |
Sept 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
5,294.6 | 5,280.5 | 5,263.1 | 5,238.2 | 5,231.2 | (p)5,233.6 |
Employment(1) |
|
5,098.0 | 5,085.9 | 5,073.2 | 5,052.1 | 5,049.1 | (p)5,053.7 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
196.6 | 194.5 | 189.9 | 186.1 | 182.0 | (p)179.8 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | (p)3.4 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
5,101.5 | 5,115.0 | 5,112.7 | 5,118.4 | 5,127.4 | (p)5,128.0 |
12-month % change |
|
1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.3 | (p)1.3 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.1 | (p)6.1 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -1.6 | -1.6 | (p)-1.6 |
Construction(3) |
|
290.7 | 291.3 | 294.0 | 295.2 | 296.3 | (p)295.8 |
12-month % change |
|
4.9 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.9 | (p)5.7 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
451.9 | 450.1 | 450.3 | 449.8 | 449.6 | (p)448.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.3 | -2.5 | -2.2 | -2.0 | -2.0 | (p)-1.9 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
940.1 | 940.5 | 936.7 | 938.9 | 940.1 | (p)941.5 |
12-month % change |
|
0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | (p)0.3 |
Information(3) |
|
83.8 | 83.9 | 83.2 | 83.1 | 82.2 | (p)81.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.0 | -2.9 | -3.5 | -4.0 | -5.2 | (p)-5.2 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
313.2 | 313.2 | 312.7 | 312.3 | 311.5 | (p)311.4 |
12-month % change |
|
0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | (p)0.1 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
748.8 | 754.0 | 755.6 | 763.0 | 766.5 | (p)765.0 |
12-month % change |
|
0.9 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.4 | (p)3.4 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
742.4 | 744.6 | 745.8 | 742.5 | 744.5 | (p)748.2 |
12-month % change |
|
3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 1.9 | (p)2.6 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
553.9 | 558.1 | 555.1 | 554.9 | 555.7 | (p)555.2 |
12-month % change |
|
2.2 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.7 | (p)2.4 |
Other Services(3) |
|
193.3 | 193.7 | 193.3 | 193.1 | 194.5 | (p)194.6 |
12-month % change |
|
0.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 | (p)0.9 |
Government(3) |
|
777.2 | 779.4 | 779.8 | 779.5 | 780.4 | (p)780.3 |
12-month % change |
|
0.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | (p)0.4 |
|
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