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Employed residents in Sanford, NC

Employed residents in Sanford, NC was 13,949 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.8% from 2024. That is the 39th highest of 44 cities in 2025.

2025, persons13,949
Change on 2024-0.8%
Rank39th of 44Cities in North Carolina ranked
Series high14,0672024
Series low10,6332002

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Employed residents in Sanford, NC, 2000 to 2025

10K11K12K13K14K15K20002004200820122016202020252000: 10,810 persons2001: 10,702 persons2002: 10,633 persons2003: 10,847 persons2004: 11,148 persons2005: 11,511 persons2006: 11,840 persons2007: 12,096 persons2008: 11,642 persons2009: 10,890 persons2010: 11,188 persons2011: 11,272 persons2012: 11,332 persons2013: 11,041 persons2014: 10,756 persons2015: 11,286 persons2016: 12,581 persons2017: 12,852 persons2018: 12,983 persons2019: 12,951 persons2020: 12,107 persons2021: 12,648 persons2022: 13,560 persons2023: 13,838 persons2024: 14,067 persons2025: 13,949 persons10K11K12K13K14K15K20002009201820252000: 10,810 persons2001: 10,702 persons2002: 10,633 persons2003: 10,847 persons2004: 11,148 persons2005: 11,511 persons2006: 11,840 persons2007: 12,096 persons2008: 11,642 persons2009: 10,890 persons2010: 11,188 persons2011: 11,272 persons2012: 11,332 persons2013: 11,041 persons2014: 10,756 persons2015: 11,286 persons2016: 12,581 persons2017: 12,852 persons2018: 12,983 persons2019: 12,951 persons2020: 12,107 persons2021: 12,648 persons2022: 13,560 persons2023: 13,838 persons2024: 14,067 persons2025: 13,949 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
202513,949
202414,067
202313,838
202213,560
202112,648
202012,107
201912,951
201812,983
201712,852
201612,581
201511,286
201410,756
201311,041
201211,332
201111,272
201011,188
200910,890
200811,642
200712,096
200611,840
200511,511
200411,148
200310,847
200210,633
200110,702
200010,810

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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, Sanford, NC, 2000 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, Sanford, 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/sanford-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, Sanford, 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/sanford-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, Sanford, 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/sanford-nc (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in Sanford, NC?

Employed residents in Sanford, NC was 13,949 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.8% from 2024. That is the 39th 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 Sanford, NC?

14,067 in 2024, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

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