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Employed residents in Charlotte, NC

Employed residents in Charlotte, NC was 501,294 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.2% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 44 cities in 2025.

2025, persons501,294
Change on 2024+0.2%
Rank1st of 44Cities in North Carolina ranked
Series high501,2942025
Series low221,3361991

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Employed residents in Charlotte, NC, 1990 to 2025

200K300K400K500K600K19901996200220082014202020251990: 223,373 persons1991: 221,336 persons1992: 223,741 persons1993: 231,906 persons1994: 241,489 persons1995: 249,594 persons1996: 260,599 persons1997: 269,560 persons1998: 273,180 persons1999: 284,328 persons2000: 296,880 persons2001: 302,354 persons2002: 301,219 persons2003: 306,942 persons2004: 309,049 persons2005: 312,870 persons2006: 325,481 persons2007: 339,660 persons2008: 342,799 persons2009: 324,810 persons2010: 360,730 persons2011: 370,017 persons2012: 384,502 persons2013: 395,319 persons2014: 408,117 persons2015: 421,590 persons2016: 428,689 persons2017: 443,213 persons2018: 453,210 persons2019: 464,320 persons2020: 436,405 persons2021: 456,533 persons2022: 486,791 persons2023: 497,661 persons2024: 500,087 persons2025: 501,294 persons200K300K400K500K600K19902002201420251990: 223,373 persons1991: 221,336 persons1992: 223,741 persons1993: 231,906 persons1994: 241,489 persons1995: 249,594 persons1996: 260,599 persons1997: 269,560 persons1998: 273,180 persons1999: 284,328 persons2000: 296,880 persons2001: 302,354 persons2002: 301,219 persons2003: 306,942 persons2004: 309,049 persons2005: 312,870 persons2006: 325,481 persons2007: 339,660 persons2008: 342,799 persons2009: 324,810 persons2010: 360,730 persons2011: 370,017 persons2012: 384,502 persons2013: 395,319 persons2014: 408,117 persons2015: 421,590 persons2016: 428,689 persons2017: 443,213 persons2018: 453,210 persons2019: 464,320 persons2020: 436,405 persons2021: 456,533 persons2022: 486,791 persons2023: 497,661 persons2024: 500,087 persons2025: 501,294 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
2025501,294
2024500,087
2023497,661
2022486,791
2021456,533
2020436,405
2019464,320
2018453,210
2017443,213
2016428,689
2015421,590
2014408,117
2013395,319
2012384,502
2011370,017
2010360,730
2009324,810
2008342,799
2007339,660
2006325,481
2005312,870
2004309,049
2003306,942
2002301,219
2001302,354
2000296,880
1999284,328
1998273,180
1997269,560
1996260,599
1995249,594
1994241,489
1993231,906
1992223,741
1991221,336
1990223,373

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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, Charlotte, 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, Charlotte, 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/charlotte-nc. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, Charlotte, 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/charlotte-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, Charlotte, 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/charlotte-nc (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in Charlotte, NC?

Employed residents in Charlotte, NC was 501,294 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.2% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 44 cities in 2025.

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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. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employed residents in Charlotte, NC?

501,294 in 2025, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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