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Employed residents in Chapel Hill, NC

Employed residents in Chapel Hill, NC was 30,647 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.6% from 2024. That is the 16th highest of 44 cities in 2025.

2025, persons30,647
Change on 2024-0.6%
Rank16th of 44Cities in North Carolina ranked
Series high30,8242024
Series low19,7701990

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Employed residents in Chapel Hill, NC, 1990 to 2025

17.5K20K22.5K25K27.5K30K32.5K19901996200220082014202020251990: 19,770 persons1991: 20,154 persons1992: 20,654 persons1993: 21,308 persons1994: 21,974 persons1995: 22,279 persons1996: 22,874 persons1997: 23,682 persons1998: 23,965 persons1999: 24,425 persons2000: 22,518 persons2001: 22,903 persons2002: 22,284 persons2003: 22,185 persons2004: 22,290 persons2005: 25,222 persons2006: 25,907 persons2007: 26,220 persons2008: 26,874 persons2009: 26,277 persons2010: 26,383 persons2011: 26,182 persons2012: 27,012 persons2013: 27,270 persons2014: 27,225 persons2015: 27,253 persons2016: 26,709 persons2017: 26,853 persons2018: 28,571 persons2019: 28,874 persons2020: 24,955 persons2021: 28,060 persons2022: 29,745 persons2023: 30,487 persons2024: 30,824 persons2025: 30,647 persons15K20K25K30K35K19902002201420251990: 19,770 persons1991: 20,154 persons1992: 20,654 persons1993: 21,308 persons1994: 21,974 persons1995: 22,279 persons1996: 22,874 persons1997: 23,682 persons1998: 23,965 persons1999: 24,425 persons2000: 22,518 persons2001: 22,903 persons2002: 22,284 persons2003: 22,185 persons2004: 22,290 persons2005: 25,222 persons2006: 25,907 persons2007: 26,220 persons2008: 26,874 persons2009: 26,277 persons2010: 26,383 persons2011: 26,182 persons2012: 27,012 persons2013: 27,270 persons2014: 27,225 persons2015: 27,253 persons2016: 26,709 persons2017: 26,853 persons2018: 28,571 persons2019: 28,874 persons2020: 24,955 persons2021: 28,060 persons2022: 29,745 persons2023: 30,487 persons2024: 30,824 persons2025: 30,647 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
202530,647
202430,824
202330,487
202229,745
202128,060
202024,955
201928,874
201828,571
201726,853
201626,709
201527,253
201427,225
201327,270
201227,012
201126,182
201026,383
200926,277
200826,874
200726,220
200625,907
200525,222
200422,290
200322,185
200222,284
200122,903
200022,518
199924,425
199823,965
199723,682
199622,874
199522,279
199421,974
199321,308
199220,654
199120,154
199019,770

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Definition

Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • 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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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average (Employed residents, Chapel Hill, NC, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Chapel Hill, 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/chapel-hill-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, Chapel Hill, 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/chapel-hill-nc.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Chapel Hill, 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/chapel-hill-nc (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the employed residents in Chapel Hill, NC?

Employed residents in Chapel Hill, NC was 30,647 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.6% from 2024. That is the 16th 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 Chapel Hill, NC?

30,824 in 2024, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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