Employed residents in Winston-Salem, NC

Employed residents in Winston-Salem, NC was 111,448 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.6% from 2024. That is the 5th highest of 44 cities in 2025.

2025, persons111,448

Change on 2024-0.6%

Rank5th of 44Cities in North Carolina ranked

Series high113,2582022

Series low70,3191991

Next release: Wednesday, 28 October 2026, 10:00 ET, announced by BLS. Release calendar

Employed residents in Winston-Salem, NC, 1990 to 2025

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

Period	persons
2025	111,448
2024	112,073
2023	113,212
2022	113,258
2021	108,553
2020	104,543
2019	113,022
2018	111,549
2017	110,268
2016	108,697
2015	106,500
2014	105,264
2013	104,012
2012	102,302
2011	99,661
2010	99,545
2009	100,571
2008	102,656
2007	101,619
2006	93,973
2005	91,353
2004	90,948
2003	90,435
2002	89,414
2001	89,540
2000	89,361
1999	77,814
1998	77,311
1997	77,720
1996	76,614
1995	74,486
1994	73,616
1993	72,000
1992	70,758
1991	70,319
1990	71,327

Rankings

US cities by employed residents 1706 places
Cities in North Carolina by employed residents 44 places

Definition

Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, annual average.

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, Winston-Salem, 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, Winston-Salem, 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/winston-salem-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, Winston-Salem, 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/winston-salem-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, Winston-Salem, 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/winston-salem-nc (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics}},
  title = {{Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average: Employed residents, Winston-Salem, NC, 1990 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/winston-salem-nc. Publisher attribution: 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.},
}

RIS

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What is the employed residents in Winston-Salem, NC?

Employed residents in Winston-Salem, NC was 111,448 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.6% from 2024. That is the 5th 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 Winston-Salem, NC?

113,258 in 2022, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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