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Employed residents in Burlington, NC

Employed residents in Burlington, NC was 26,242 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.2% from 2024. That is the 20th highest of 44 cities in 2025.

2025, persons26,242
Change on 2024-1.2%
Rank20th of 44Cities in North Carolina ranked
Series high26,6442023
Series low20,9051991

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Employed residents in Burlington, NC, 1990 to 2025

20K22K24K26K28K19901996200220082014202020251990: 21,109 persons1991: 20,905 persons1992: 21,145 persons1993: 21,448 persons1994: 21,854 persons1995: 22,148 persons1996: 22,844 persons1997: 23,307 persons1998: 23,372 persons1999: 23,716 persons2000: 22,415 persons2001: 21,782 persons2002: 21,518 persons2003: 21,899 persons2004: 21,892 persons2005: 21,383 persons2006: 21,780 persons2007: 22,120 persons2008: 22,464 persons2009: 21,233 persons2010: 22,782 persons2011: 22,953 persons2012: 23,388 persons2013: 23,382 persons2014: 23,469 persons2015: 23,503 persons2016: 24,013 persons2017: 24,460 persons2018: 24,652 persons2019: 25,031 persons2020: 23,455 persons2021: 25,114 persons2022: 26,029 persons2023: 26,644 persons2024: 26,564 persons2025: 26,242 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
202526,242
202426,564
202326,644
202226,029
202125,114
202023,455
201925,031
201824,652
201724,460
201624,013
201523,503
201423,469
201323,382
201223,388
201122,953
201022,782
200921,233
200822,464
200722,120
200621,780
200521,383
200421,892
200321,899
200221,518
200121,782
200022,415
199923,716
199823,372
199723,307
199622,844
199522,148
199421,854
199321,448
199221,145
199120,905
199021,109

Rankings

Definition

Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, 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, whatever the place of work, and someone with two jobs counts once. 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.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), 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: employment (measure 05), annual average (Employed residents, Burlington, NC, 1990 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: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Burlington, NC, 1990 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/employed-residents/burlington-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: employment (measure 05), annual average. Employed residents, Burlington, NC, 1990 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/employed-residents/burlington-nc.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Burlington, NC, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/burlington-nc (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in Burlington, NC?

Employed residents in Burlington, NC was 26,242 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.2% from 2024. That is the 20th 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: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employed residents in Burlington, NC?

26,644 in 2023, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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