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Civilian labor force in Wake Forest, NC

Civilian labor force in Wake Forest, NC was 29,861 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.5% from 2024. That is the 18th highest of 44 cities in 2025.

2025, persons29,861
Change on 2024+1.5%
Rank18th of 44Cities in North Carolina ranked
Series high29,8612025
Series low6,7872000

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Civilian labor force in Wake Forest, NC, 2000 to 2025

5,00010K15K20K25K30K20002004200820122016202020252000: 6,787 persons2001: 6,970 persons2002: 6,971 persons2003: 7,139 persons2004: 7,265 persons2005: 10,297 persons2006: 11,514 persons2007: 12,485 persons2008: 13,042 persons2009: 12,953 persons2010: 15,077 persons2011: 15,589 persons2012: 16,358 persons2013: 17,076 persons2014: 18,010 persons2015: 18,852 persons2016: 20,631 persons2017: 21,816 persons2018: 22,834 persons2019: 23,700 persons2020: 24,074 persons2021: 25,303 persons2022: 27,229 persons2023: 28,434 persons2024: 29,433 persons2025: 29,861 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 26 values
Periodpersons
202529,861
202429,433
202328,434
202227,229
202125,303
202024,074
201923,700
201822,834
201721,816
201620,631
201518,852
201418,010
201317,076
201216,358
201115,589
201015,077
200912,953
200813,042
200712,485
200611,514
200510,297
20047,265
20037,139
20026,971
20016,970
20006,787

Rankings

Definition

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average. People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. Counts people where they live, not jobs: for wage and salary jobs by state use oews_employment. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average (Civilian labor force, Wake Forest, NC, 2000 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

MLA 9

Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Wake Forest, NC, 2000 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/wake-forest-nc. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Civilian labor force, Wake Forest, NC, 2000 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/wake-forest-nc.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Wake Forest, NC, 2000 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/wake-forest-nc (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/wake-forest-nc. Publisher attribution: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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What is the civilian labor force in Wake Forest, NC?

Civilian labor force in Wake Forest, NC was 29,861 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.5% from 2024. That is the 18th highest of 44 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest civilian labor force in Wake Forest, NC?

29,861 in 2025, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

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