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Employed residents in Wilmington, NC

Employed residents in Wilmington, NC was 63,813 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.1% from 2024. That is the 8th highest of 44 cities in 2025.

2025, persons63,813
Change on 2024+1.1%
Rank8th of 44Cities in North Carolina ranked
Series high63,8132025
Series low26,8201990

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Employed residents in Wilmington, NC, 1990 to 2025

20K30K40K50K60K70K19901996200220082014202020251990: 26,820 persons1991: 27,562 persons1992: 27,818 persons1993: 28,449 persons1994: 29,071 persons1995: 30,247 persons1996: 32,037 persons1997: 33,233 persons1998: 33,674 persons1999: 34,637 persons2000: 37,622 persons2001: 37,975 persons2002: 37,656 persons2003: 39,010 persons2004: 40,401 persons2005: 48,387 persons2006: 49,778 persons2007: 50,840 persons2008: 50,647 persons2009: 48,058 persons2010: 50,966 persons2011: 50,773 persons2012: 51,830 persons2013: 52,615 persons2014: 53,804 persons2015: 55,307 persons2016: 54,752 persons2017: 55,916 persons2018: 56,618 persons2019: 57,870 persons2020: 54,028 persons2021: 57,668 persons2022: 61,647 persons2023: 63,032 persons2024: 63,138 persons2025: 63,813 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
202563,813
202463,138
202363,032
202261,647
202157,668
202054,028
201957,870
201856,618
201755,916
201654,752
201555,307
201453,804
201352,615
201251,830
201150,773
201050,966
200948,058
200850,647
200750,840
200649,778
200548,387
200440,401
200339,010
200237,656
200137,975
200037,622
199934,637
199833,674
199733,233
199632,037
199530,247
199429,071
199328,449
199227,818
199127,562
199026,820

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, Wilmington, NC, 1990 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, Wilmington, 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/wilmington-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, Wilmington, 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/wilmington-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, Wilmington, 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/wilmington-nc (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in Wilmington, NC?

Employed residents in Wilmington, NC was 63,813 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.1% from 2024. That is the 8th 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 Wilmington, NC?

63,813 in 2025, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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