Employment-population ratio: North Carolina

Latest value, 2026-08

55.8% Provisional

Source: BLS
Retrieved 2026-10-08
Published 2026-09-30

Definition

Employed people as a percentage of the civilian noninstitutional population aged 16 and older.

Seasonally adjusted. US national figures come from the Current Population Survey; state figures are LAUS model-based estimates. The population excludes active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions. The age range and population scope differ from the existing employment-rate indicator.

Evolution

55.957.559.22021-082022-062023-042024-022024-122025-112026-08
Value
PeriodValue
2026-0855.8
2026-0755.9
2026-0656.2
2026-0556.4
2026-0456.6
2026-0356.8
2026-0256.9
2026-0156.9
2025-1257
2025-1157.1
2025-0957.1
2025-0857.1
2025-0757.1
2025-0657.1
2025-0557.2
2025-0457.3
2025-0357.3
2025-0257.4
2025-0157.5
2024-1257.6
2024-1157.7
2024-1057.8
2024-0957.9
2024-0858
2024-0758.1
2024-0658.2
2024-0558.3
2024-0458.4
2024-0358.5
2024-0258.6
2024-0158.7
2023-1258.7
2023-1158.8
2023-1058.9
2023-0959
2023-0859.1
2023-0759.2
2023-0659.2
2023-0559.2
2023-0459.3
2023-0359.2
2023-0259.2
2023-0159.1
2022-1259
2022-1158.9
2022-1058.9
2022-0959
2022-0859
2022-0759.1
2022-0659.2
2022-0559.3
2022-0459.3
2022-0359.3
2022-0259.3
2022-0159.1
2021-1258.7
2021-1158.2
2021-1057.7
2021-0957.3
2021-0856.9

Comparison with related places

Place2026-08
North Carolina55.8
United States59.1
Georgia59
Ohio59.2
Michigan55.9
Illinois60.1
New Jersey60.8

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Employment-population ratio, civilian noninstitutional population aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted, state LAUS measure 07. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.3.AllStatesS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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