Employed residents in New Bern, NC

Employed residents in New Bern, NC was 14,154 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.9% from 2024. That is the 38th highest of 44 cities in 2025.

2025, persons14,154
Change on 2024-1.9%
Series high14,4262024
Series low9,7462002

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Employed residents in New Bern, NC, 2000 to 2025

9,00010K11K12K13K14K15K20002004200820122016202020252000: 9,879 persons2001: 9,761 persons2002: 9,746 persons2003: 10,188 persons2004: 10,338 persons2005: 11,015 persons2006: 12,428 persons2007: 12,827 persons2008: 12,501 persons2009: 11,953 persons2010: 11,258 persons2011: 11,233 persons2012: 11,334 persons2013: 11,311 persons2014: 11,395 persons2015: 11,541 persons2016: 12,877 persons2017: 12,952 persons2018: 12,957 persons2019: 13,390 persons2020: 12,532 persons2021: 13,102 persons2022: 13,543 persons2023: 14,393 persons2024: 14,426 persons2025: 14,154 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 26 values
Periodpersons
202514,154
202414,426
202314,393
202213,543
202113,102
202012,532
201913,390
201812,957
201712,952
201612,877
201511,541
201411,395
201311,311
201211,334
201111,233
201011,258
200911,953
200812,501
200712,827
200612,428
200511,015
200410,338
200310,188
20029,746
20019,761
20009,879

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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. 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.

How to cite

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, New Bern, 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: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, New Bern, 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/employed-residents/new-bern-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, New Bern, 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/employed-residents/new-bern-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, New Bern, 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/employed-residents/new-bern-nc (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the employed residents in New Bern, NC?

Employed residents in New Bern, NC was 14,154 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.9% from 2024. That is the 38th 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 New Bern, NC?

14,426 in 2024, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

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