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Home Help Glossary Contact Print North Carolina (Statewide) United States North Carolina County Cities (only LAUS) Workforce Development Area (WDB) Metropolitan Statistical Area (2013 Def) Micropolitan Statistical Area Combined Statistical Area Prosperity Zones This application allows access to labor market data. Most recent published data at the statewide level is displayed on this screen. Programs may not display data for all areas due to the unavailability of estimates at all geographic levels. Data is produced by LEAD (Labor & Economic Analysis Division) of the North Carolina Department of Commerce under contract with the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) except for: National estimates, which are produced solely by the BLS; CES employment estimates for the Goldsboro and Jacksonville MSAs, which are produced solely by the LEAD. 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Record locator: LAUS CES QCEW OES Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) Area : North Carolina Information -- Civilian Labor Force Unadjusted Seasonally Adjusted Labor Force 4,992,356 5,016,589 Employed 4,762,691 4,757,553 Unemployed 229,665 259,036 Unemployment Rate(%) 4.6 5.2 Labor Force Participation Rate(%) 59.2 59.5 Employment to Population Rate(%) 56.5 56.4 Period: 2021, March (Revised, Benchmark: 2020) Current Employment Statistics (CES) Area : North Carolina Information Industry Unadjusted Employment Seasonally Adjusted Employment Total nonfarm 4,460,500 4,469,600 Mining and logging 5,700 5,700 Construction 231,500 233,700 Manufacturing 459,500 461,300 Trade, transportation, and utilities 861,100 870,000 Information 77,000 76,500 Financial activities 257,000 258,000 Professional and business services 663,600 668,600 Education and health services 601,400 599,200 Leisure and hospitality 430,100 441,200 Other services 156,600 157,000 Government 717,000 698,400 Period: 2021, March (Benchmark: 2020) Quarterly Census Employment and Wages (QCEW) Area : North Carolina Information Industry Sector Establishments Employment Total Wages Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting 6,358 53,408 522,225,876 Mining 416 6,178 96,698,634 Utilities 1,300 31,106 675,202,364 Construction 58,300 456,766 6,562,306,562 Manufacturing 20,542 896,882 13,507,619,680 Wholesale Trade 40,980 360,378 6,852,895,864 Retail Trade 69,924 991,398 7,942,962,888 Transportation and Warehousing 16,940 354,555 4,393,538,022 Information 12,938 145,710 3,414,766,414 Finance and Insurance 32,250 386,564 8,852,066,492 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 28,462 121,756 1,567,534,850 Professional and Technical Services 84,452 534,598 11,770,359,964 Management of Companies and Enterprises 3,666 164,138 4,353,868,368 Administrative and Waste Services 41,812 576,027 5,924,228,492 Educational Services 13,768 667,663 8,802,883,146 Health Care and Social Assistance 52,500 1,222,208 16,686,236,166 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 8,902 119,294 1,012,921,920 Accommodation and Food Services 45,132 727,189 3,552,044,886 Other Services, Ex. Public Admin 52,174 217,772 2,138,111,652 Public Administration 5,246 499,662 6,649,798,100 Period: 2020, 03 Qtr Occupational Employment and Wages in North Carolina (OEWS) Area : North Carolina Information Occupational Group Resp. Rate (%) Employment Mean Wage 25th Percentile Wage Median Wage 75th Percentile Wage Total All occupations 78.0 4,462,800 $23.34 $11.91 $17.75 $27.93 Management Occupations 77.0 205,900 $58.91 $35.91 $51.26 $73.05 Business and Financial Operations Occupations 76.0 232,620 $36.62 $24.57 $32.39 $43.97 Computer and Mathematical Occupations 75.0 143,990 $43.11 $29.67 $41.35 $54.98 Architecture and Engineering Occupations 77.0 68,290 $38.28 $27.07 $35.64 $47.41 Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations 80.0 39,530 $34.31 $23.14 $29.82 $41.15 Community and Social Services Occupations 84.0 55,520 $22.53 $17.65 $21.84 $26.87 Legal Occupations 81.0 26,290 $44.72 $21.46 $30.68 $54.88 Education, Training, and Library Occupations 88.0 278,130 $24.57 $14.28 $21.84 $28.68 Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occ 78.0 44,330 $26.41 $15.05 $22.10 $32.51 Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 82.0 276,020 $36.70 $22.24 $29.72 $39.80 Healthcare Support Occupations 81.0 177,750 $13.64 $10.29 $12.56 $15.67 Protective Service Occupations 85.0 99,810 $19.92 $13.95 $18.41 $23.98 Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations 77.0 429,910 $11.35 $8.69 $9.86 $12.70 Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occup. 81.0 133,740 $13.11 $9.91 $12.20 $14.99 Personal Care and Service Occupations 81.0 95,430 $13.35 $9.07 $11.24 $15.32 Sales and Related Occupations 76.0 479,880 $20.13 $9.75 $13.08 $23.17 Office and Administrative Support Occupations 78.0 556,600 $18.49 $13.74 $17.42 $22.18 Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations 83.0 7,740 $15.54 $10.55 $13.71 $18.48 Construction and Extraction Occupations 81.0 180,690 $20.41 $15.26 $18.81 $24.26 Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations 79.0 189,790 $22.71 $16.19 $21.46 $27.99 Production Occupations 78.0 340,230 $17.31 $12.38 $15.54 $20.64 Transportation and Material Moving Occupations 78.0 400,610 $16.17 $11.07 $14.23 $19.01 Period: 2019...