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Employed residents in Wake Forest, NC

Employed residents in Wake Forest, NC was 28,864 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.2% from 2024. That is the 18th highest of 44 cities in 2025.

2025, persons28,864
Change on 2024+1.2%
Rank18th of 44Cities in North Carolina ranked
Series high28,8642025
Series low6,6702000

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Employed residents in Wake Forest, NC, 2000 to 2025

5,00010K15K20K25K30K20002004200820122016202020252000: 6,670 persons2001: 6,775 persons2002: 6,692 persons2003: 6,874 persons2004: 7,041 persons2005: 9,722 persons2006: 11,021 persons2007: 12,149 persons2008: 12,604 persons2009: 12,153 persons2010: 14,228 persons2011: 14,705 persons2012: 15,500 persons2013: 16,375 persons2014: 17,395 persons2015: 18,143 persons2016: 19,787 persons2017: 21,003 persons2018: 22,065 persons2019: 22,918 persons2020: 22,685 persons2021: 24,369 persons2022: 26,433 persons2023: 27,598 persons2024: 28,509 persons2025: 28,864 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
202528,864
202428,509
202327,598
202226,433
202124,369
202022,685
201922,918
201822,065
201721,003
201619,787
201518,143
201417,395
201316,375
201215,500
201114,705
201014,228
200912,153
200812,604
200712,149
200611,021
20059,722
20047,041
20036,874
20026,692
20016,775
20006,670

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.

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, Wake Forest, 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, Wake Forest, 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/wake-forest-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, Wake Forest, 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/wake-forest-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, Wake Forest, 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/wake-forest-nc (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Employed residents in Wake Forest, NC was 28,864 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.2% from 2024. That is the 18th 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 Wake Forest, NC?

28,864 in 2025, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

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