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Employed residents in Wilson, NC

Employed residents in Wilson, NC was 19,892 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.3% from 2024. That is the 26th highest of 44 cities in 2025.

2025, persons19,892
Change on 2024-1.3%
Rank26th of 44Cities in North Carolina ranked
Series high23,0202007
Series low16,3401991

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Employed residents in Wilson, NC, 1990 to 2025

16K18K20K22K24K19901996200220082014202020251990: 16,838 persons1991: 16,340 persons1992: 16,844 persons1993: 17,035 persons1994: 16,917 persons1995: 17,081 persons1996: 16,838 persons1997: 17,463 persons1998: 17,576 persons1999: 18,091 persons2000: 20,091 persons2001: 20,088 persons2002: 20,183 persons2003: 20,659 persons2004: 20,532 persons2005: 21,394 persons2006: 22,083 persons2007: 23,020 persons2008: 22,426 persons2009: 20,984 persons2010: 19,262 persons2011: 19,194 persons2012: 19,425 persons2013: 19,576 persons2014: 19,689 persons2015: 19,153 persons2016: 20,555 persons2017: 20,516 persons2018: 20,480 persons2019: 20,562 persons2020: 19,220 persons2021: 19,681 persons2022: 20,423 persons2023: 20,626 persons2024: 20,144 persons2025: 19,892 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
202519,892
202420,144
202320,626
202220,423
202119,681
202019,220
201920,562
201820,480
201720,516
201620,555
201519,153
201419,689
201319,576
201219,425
201119,194
201019,262
200920,984
200822,426
200723,020
200622,083
200521,394
200420,532
200320,659
200220,183
200120,088
200020,091
199918,091
199817,576
199717,463
199616,838
199517,081
199416,917
199317,035
199216,844
199116,340
199016,838

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, Wilson, 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, Wilson, 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/wilson-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, Wilson, 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/wilson-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, Wilson, 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/wilson-nc (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in Wilson, NC?

Employed residents in Wilson, NC was 19,892 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.3% from 2024. That is the 26th 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 Wilson, NC?

23,020 in 2007, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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