# Nonfarm payroll employment in North Carolina

Nonfarm payroll employment in North Carolina was 5,128,400 jobs in August 2026 (provisional). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

- Indicator id: `nonfarm_payroll_employment`
- Place id: `us-state-37`
- Unit: jobs
- Definition: Number of jobs on nonfarm payrolls in the month, seasonally adjusted, from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey of businesses and government agencies run by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- Note: The monthly jobs count of the national Employment Situation report and the State Employment and Unemployment release. Counts jobs on nonfarm payrolls, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice. It covers full-time and part-time employees paid for any part of the pay period that includes the 12th of the month, and excludes the self-employed, farm workers, private household workers and unpaid family workers. For employed people from the household survey use employment_population_ratio; for May job counts by occupation use oews_employment.
- Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001) (https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/bureau-of-labor-statistics
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)
- Citation: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/nonfarm-payroll-employment/north-carolina
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=nonfarm_payroll_employment&place=us-state-37

| Period | jobs |
|---|---:|
| 2026-08 | 5,128,400 (provisional) |
| 2026-07 | 5,118,400 |
| 2026-06 | 5,112,700 |
| 2026-05 | 5,115,000 |
| 2026-04 | 5,101,500 |
| 2026-03 | 5,080,100 |
| 2026-02 | 5,069,000 |
| 2026-01 | 5,072,000 |
| 2025-12 | 5,068,200 |
| 2025-11 | 5,064,100 |
| 2025-10 | 5,057,200 |
| 2025-09 | 5,061,000 |
| 2025-08 | 5,062,800 |
| 2025-07 | 5,060,400 |
| 2025-06 | 5,052,500 |
| 2025-05 | 5,057,100 |
| 2025-04 | 5,050,300 |
| 2025-03 | 5,033,900 |
| 2025-02 | 5,033,100 |
| 2025-01 | 5,031,500 |
| 2024-12 | 5,028,300 |
| 2024-11 | 5,026,600 |
| 2024-10 | 5,016,100 |
| 2024-09 | 5,036,000 |
| 2024-08 | 5,025,400 |
| 2024-07 | 5,018,200 |
| 2024-06 | 5,027,500 |
| 2024-05 | 5,025,500 |
| 2024-04 | 5,016,600 |
| 2024-03 | 5,009,700 |
| 2024-02 | 5,000,300 |
| 2024-01 | 4,992,300 |
| 2023-12 | 4,997,500 |
| 2023-11 | 4,978,000 |
| 2023-10 | 4,973,600 |
| 2023-09 | 4,965,100 |
| 2023-08 | 4,954,400 |
| 2023-07 | 4,943,600 |
| 2023-06 | 4,955,700 |
| 2023-05 | 4,925,600 |
| 2023-04 | 4,915,400 |
| 2023-03 | 4,918,800 |
| 2023-02 | 4,911,500 |
| 2023-01 | 4,904,300 |
| 2022-12 | 4,878,000 |
| 2022-11 | 4,868,700 |
| 2022-10 | 4,860,900 |
| 2022-09 | 4,860,900 |
| 2022-08 | 4,849,600 |
| 2022-07 | 4,841,200 |
| 2022-06 | 4,809,600 |
| 2022-05 | 4,792,700 |
| 2022-04 | 4,780,800 |
| 2022-03 | 4,766,500 |
| 2022-02 | 4,746,700 |
| 2022-01 | 4,704,100 |
| 2021-12 | 4,718,100 |
| 2021-11 | 4,695,200 |
| 2021-10 | 4,681,600 |
| 2021-09 | 4,631,300 |
| 2021-08 | 4,629,400 |
| 2021-07 | 4,640,900 |
| 2021-06 | 4,601,100 |
| 2021-05 | 4,586,200 |
| 2021-04 | 4,566,900 |
| 2021-03 | 4,555,100 |
| 2021-02 | 4,530,200 |
| 2021-01 | 4,520,200 |
| 2020-12 | 4,519,000 |
| 2020-11 | 4,490,700 |
| 2020-10 | 4,471,400 |
| 2020-09 | 4,433,800 |
| 2020-08 | 4,393,000 |
| 2020-07 | 4,335,700 |
| 2020-06 | 4,289,000 |
| 2020-05 | 4,152,900 |
| 2020-04 | 4,076,500 |
| 2020-03 | 4,619,000 |
| 2020-02 | 4,641,400 |
| 2020-01 | 4,640,100 |
| 2019-12 | 4,625,800 |
| 2019-11 | 4,623,200 |
| 2019-10 | 4,617,200 |
| 2019-09 | 4,613,900 |
| 2019-08 | 4,602,100 |
| 2019-07 | 4,596,100 |
| 2019-06 | 4,595,600 |
| 2019-05 | 4,588,100 |
| 2019-04 | 4,581,800 |
| 2019-03 | 4,583,000 |
| 2019-02 | 4,572,700 |
| 2019-01 | 4,572,700 |
| 2018-12 | 4,533,600 |
| 2018-11 | 4,539,300 |
| 2018-10 | 4,537,200 |
| 2018-09 | 4,509,000 |
| 2018-08 | 4,525,100 |
| 2018-07 | 4,518,100 |
| 2018-06 | 4,516,000 |
| 2018-05 | 4,507,300 |
| 2018-04 | 4,496,900 |
| 2018-03 | 4,490,600 |
| 2018-02 | 4,477,600 |
| 2018-01 | 4,467,200 |
| 2017-12 | 4,455,000 |
| 2017-11 | 4,449,200 |
| 2017-10 | 4,449,800 |
| 2017-09 | 4,447,000 |
| 2017-08 | 4,437,700 |
| 2017-07 | 4,432,900 |
| 2017-06 | 4,425,900 |
| 2017-05 | 4,414,600 |
| 2017-04 | 4,407,900 |
| 2017-03 | 4,403,400 |
| 2017-02 | 4,394,400 |
| 2017-01 | 4,383,900 |
| 2016-12 | 4,391,900 |
| 2016-11 | 4,384,500 |
| 2016-10 | 4,371,200 |
| 2016-09 | 4,375,500 |
| 2016-08 | 4,359,500 |
| 2016-07 | 4,356,300 |
| 2016-06 | 4,346,100 |
| 2016-05 | 4,342,200 |
| 2016-04 | 4,341,100 |
| 2016-03 | 4,326,100 |
| 2016-02 | 4,313,200 |
| 2016-01 | 4,306,000 |
| 2015-12 | 4,305,500 |
| 2015-11 | 4,292,300 |
| 2015-10 | 4,284,000 |
| 2015-09 | 4,272,800 |
| 2015-08 | 4,259,700 |
| 2015-07 | 4,252,300 |
| 2015-06 | 4,243,800 |
| 2015-05 | 4,237,800 |
| 2015-04 | 4,218,800 |
| 2015-03 | 4,211,600 |
| 2015-02 | 4,214,000 |
| 2015-01 | 4,205,400 |
| 2014-12 | 4,198,600 |
| 2014-11 | 4,189,100 |
| 2014-10 | 4,179,400 |
| 2014-09 | 4,168,000 |
| 2014-08 | 4,157,200 |
| 2014-07 | 4,151,200 |
| 2014-06 | 4,143,800 |
| 2014-05 | 4,142,600 |
| 2014-04 | 4,133,900 |
| 2014-03 | 4,114,300 |
| 2014-02 | 4,088,200 |
| 2014-01 | 4,102,200 |
| 2013-12 | 4,101,800 |
| 2013-11 | 4,094,000 |
| 2013-10 | 4,089,500 |
| 2013-09 | 4,081,700 |
| 2013-08 | 4,066,600 |
| 2013-07 | 4,056,300 |
| 2013-06 | 4,048,200 |
| 2013-05 | 4,050,800 |
| 2013-04 | 4,049,100 |
| 2013-03 | 4,045,400 |
| 2013-02 | 4,037,800 |
| 2013-01 | 4,029,700 |
| 2012-12 | 4,023,600 |
| 2012-11 | 4,018,200 |
| 2012-10 | 4,009,500 |
| 2012-09 | 4,001,500 |
| 2012-08 | 3,992,900 |
| 2012-07 | 3,982,600 |
| 2012-06 | 3,976,800 |
| 2012-05 | 3,987,400 |
| 2012-04 | 3,979,100 |
| 2012-03 | 3,975,600 |
| 2012-02 | 3,965,300 |
| 2012-01 | 3,961,000 |
| 2011-12 | 3,942,700 |
| 2011-11 | 3,935,900 |
| 2011-10 | 3,929,300 |
| 2011-09 | 3,929,600 |
| 2011-08 | 3,927,800 |
| 2011-07 | 3,923,500 |
| 2011-06 | 3,920,500 |
| 2011-05 | 3,913,800 |
| 2011-04 | 3,912,500 |
| 2011-03 | 3,906,900 |
| 2011-02 | 3,902,900 |
| 2011-01 | 3,884,800 |
| 2010-12 | 3,890,400 |
| 2010-11 | 3,890,000 |
| 2010-10 | 3,887,800 |
| 2010-09 | 3,867,200 |
| 2010-08 | 3,873,800 |
| 2010-07 | 3,874,300 |
| 2010-06 | 3,873,700 |
| 2010-05 | 3,878,100 |
| 2010-04 | 3,859,400 |
| 2010-03 | 3,847,600 |
| 2010-02 | 3,837,600 |
| 2010-01 | 3,843,900 |
| 2009-12 | 3,845,000 |
| 2009-11 | 3,850,600 |
| 2009-10 | 3,850,500 |
| 2009-09 | 3,870,500 |
| 2009-08 | 3,873,400 |
| 2009-07 | 3,880,500 |
| 2009-06 | 3,893,800 |
| 2009-05 | 3,907,900 |
| 2009-04 | 3,915,600 |
| 2009-03 | 3,941,800 |
| 2009-02 | 3,976,100 |
| 2009-01 | 3,997,900 |
| 2008-12 | 4,047,500 |
| 2008-11 | 4,067,000 |
| 2008-10 | 4,089,700 |
| 2008-09 | 4,119,400 |
| 2008-08 | 4,124,000 |
| 2008-07 | 4,130,500 |
| 2008-06 | 4,141,100 |
| 2008-05 | 4,148,600 |
| 2008-04 | 4,153,500 |
| 2008-03 | 4,163,900 |
| 2008-02 | 4,170,200 |
| 2008-01 | 4,164,800 |
| 2007-12 | 4,162,400 |
| 2007-11 | 4,155,800 |
| 2007-10 | 4,148,300 |
| 2007-09 | 4,145,900 |
| 2007-08 | 4,143,000 |
| 2007-07 | 4,137,500 |
| 2007-06 | 4,143,300 |
| 2007-05 | 4,130,700 |
| 2007-04 | 4,122,700 |
| 2007-03 | 4,125,100 |
| 2007-02 | 4,112,500 |
| 2007-01 | 4,102,800 |
| 2006-12 | 4,096,200 |
| 2006-11 | 4,088,100 |
| 2006-10 | 4,071,300 |
| 2006-09 | 4,051,600 |
| 2006-08 | 4,049,600 |
| 2006-07 | 4,044,300 |
| 2006-06 | 4,025,200 |
| 2006-05 | 4,017,700 |
| 2006-04 | 4,013,700 |
| 2006-03 | 3,980,500 |
| 2006-02 | 3,972,300 |
| 2006-01 | 3,968,500 |
| 2005-12 | 3,942,900 |
| 2005-11 | 3,937,200 |
| 2005-10 | 3,928,900 |
| 2005-09 | 3,927,100 |
| 2005-08 | 3,912,700 |
| 2005-07 | 3,903,700 |
| 2005-06 | 3,888,100 |
| 2005-05 | 3,892,300 |
| 2005-04 | 3,892,800 |
| 2005-03 | 3,887,600 |
| 2005-02 | 3,886,700 |
| 2005-01 | 3,879,300 |
| 2004-12 | 3,870,600 |
| 2004-11 | 3,858,400 |
| 2004-10 | 3,853,500 |
| 2004-09 | 3,855,000 |
| 2004-08 | 3,845,900 |
| 2004-07 | 3,836,200 |
| 2004-06 | 3,822,900 |
| 2004-05 | 3,818,200 |
| 2004-04 | 3,806,000 |
| 2004-03 | 3,794,900 |
| 2004-02 | 3,787,200 |
| 2004-01 | 3,783,300 |
| 2003-12 | 3,783,400 |
| 2003-11 | 3,779,600 |
| 2003-10 | 3,785,300 |
| 2003-09 | 3,770,700 |
| 2003-08 | 3,765,700 |
| 2003-07 | 3,763,700 |
| 2003-06 | 3,782,900 |
| 2003-05 | 3,787,700 |
| 2003-04 | 3,787,800 |
| 2003-03 | 3,786,400 |
| 2003-02 | 3,793,200 |
| 2003-01 | 3,800,100 |
| 2002-12 | 3,811,600 |
| 2002-11 | 3,818,600 |
| 2002-10 | 3,825,100 |
| 2002-09 | 3,824,900 |
| 2002-08 | 3,832,400 |
| 2002-07 | 3,837,100 |
| 2002-06 | 3,827,700 |
| 2002-05 | 3,839,700 |
| 2002-04 | 3,844,000 |
| 2002-03 | 3,837,400 |
| 2002-02 | 3,835,400 |
| 2002-01 | 3,835,100 |
| 2001-12 | 3,830,500 |
| 2001-11 | 3,841,200 |
| 2001-10 | 3,851,400 |
| 2001-09 | 3,860,400 |
| 2001-08 | 3,876,900 |
| 2001-07 | 3,886,300 |
| 2001-06 | 3,889,300 |
| 2001-05 | 3,901,400 |
| 2001-04 | 3,909,400 |
| 2001-03 | 3,924,500 |
| 2001-02 | 3,933,600 |
| 2001-01 | 3,936,300 |
| 2000-12 | 3,912,700 |
| 2000-11 | 3,917,500 |
| 2000-10 | 3,910,900 |
| 2000-09 | 3,921,000 |
| 2000-08 | 3,926,100 |
| 2000-07 | 3,922,300 |
| 2000-06 | 3,923,700 |
| 2000-05 | 3,913,300 |
| 2000-04 | 3,905,100 |
| 2000-03 | 3,899,100 |
| 2000-02 | 3,882,400 |
| 2000-01 | 3,877,600 |
| 1999-12 | 3,883,900 |
| 1999-11 | 3,874,600 |
| 1999-10 | 3,868,600 |
| 1999-09 | 3,847,100 |
| 1999-08 | 3,851,800 |
| 1999-07 | 3,841,700 |
| 1999-06 | 3,823,300 |
| 1999-05 | 3,825,700 |
| 1999-04 | 3,830,000 |
| 1999-03 | 3,826,000 |
| 1999-02 | 3,825,700 |
| 1999-01 | 3,810,900 |
| 1998-12 | 3,800,300 |
| 1998-11 | 3,794,400 |
| 1998-10 | 3,782,700 |
| 1998-09 | 3,778,000 |
| 1998-08 | 3,769,500 |
| 1998-07 | 3,752,100 |
| 1998-06 | 3,752,900 |
| 1998-05 | 3,740,300 |
| 1998-04 | 3,730,100 |
| 1998-03 | 3,716,300 |
| 1998-02 | 3,710,100 |
| 1998-01 | 3,702,300 |
| 1997-12 | 3,701,500 |
| 1997-11 | 3,694,300 |
| 1997-10 | 3,679,700 |
| 1997-09 | 3,674,200 |
| 1997-08 | 3,648,500 |
| 1997-07 | 3,648,300 |
| 1997-06 | 3,645,500 |
| 1997-05 | 3,636,500 |
| 1997-04 | 3,629,600 |
| 1997-03 | 3,616,200 |
| 1997-02 | 3,604,500 |
| 1997-01 | 3,596,100 |
| 1996-12 | 3,586,200 |
| 1996-11 | 3,574,900 |
| 1996-10 | 3,561,500 |
| 1996-09 | 3,545,600 |
| 1996-08 | 3,536,000 |
| 1996-07 | 3,533,100 |
| 1996-06 | 3,541,500 |
| 1996-05 | 3,528,000 |
| 1996-04 | 3,511,700 |
| 1996-03 | 3,504,400 |
| 1996-02 | 3,492,900 |
| 1996-01 | 3,468,900 |
| 1995-12 | 3,489,400 |
| 1995-11 | 3,480,800 |
| 1995-10 | 3,476,000 |
| 1995-09 | 3,465,100 |
| 1995-08 | 3,445,400 |
| 1995-07 | 3,449,100 |
| 1995-06 | 3,446,800 |
| 1995-05 | 3,434,000 |
| 1995-04 | 3,431,500 |
| 1995-03 | 3,428,900 |
| 1995-02 | 3,418,400 |
| 1995-01 | 3,415,600 |
| 1994-12 | 3,402,200 |
| 1994-11 | 3,395,200 |
| 1994-10 | 3,382,500 |
| 1994-09 | 3,379,700 |
| 1994-08 | 3,359,300 |
| 1994-07 | 3,353,500 |
| 1994-06 | 3,348,400 |
| 1994-05 | 3,332,200 |
| 1994-04 | 3,325,600 |
| 1994-03 | 3,315,300 |
| 1994-02 | 3,300,500 |
| 1994-01 | 3,293,900 |
| 1993-12 | 3,293,200 |
| 1993-11 | 3,287,100 |
| 1993-10 | 3,273,800 |
| 1993-09 | 3,267,500 |
| 1993-08 | 3,262,000 |
| 1993-07 | 3,262,700 |
| 1993-06 | 3,246,900 |
| 1993-05 | 3,239,200 |
| 1993-04 | 3,234,800 |
| 1993-03 | 3,216,900 |
| 1993-02 | 3,218,100 |
| 1993-01 | 3,202,100 |
| 1992-12 | 3,192,000 |
| 1992-11 | 3,184,200 |
| 1992-10 | 3,174,600 |
| 1992-09 | 3,165,200 |
| 1992-08 | 3,156,000 |
| 1992-07 | 3,146,200 |
| 1992-06 | 3,141,400 |
| 1992-05 | 3,130,400 |
| 1992-04 | 3,115,300 |
| 1992-03 | 3,107,800 |
| 1992-02 | 3,100,400 |
| 1992-01 | 3,095,200 |
| 1991-12 | 3,083,900 |
| 1991-11 | 3,083,700 |
| 1991-10 | 3,086,600 |
| 1991-09 | 3,078,100 |
| 1991-08 | 3,073,200 |
| 1991-07 | 3,070,600 |
| 1991-06 | 3,060,100 |
| 1991-05 | 3,064,400 |
| 1991-04 | 3,065,600 |
| 1991-03 | 3,064,600 |
| 1991-02 | 3,072,700 |
| 1991-01 | 3,083,900 |
| 1990-12 | 3,096,500 |
| 1990-11 | 3,105,900 |
| 1990-10 | 3,100,900 |
| 1990-09 | 3,116,500 |
| 1990-08 | 3,115,900 |
| 1990-07 | 3,127,600 |
| 1990-06 | 3,131,700 |
| 1990-05 | 3,133,100 |
| 1990-04 | 3,136,700 |
| 1990-03 | 3,138,400 |
| 1990-02 | 3,131,600 |
| 1990-01 | 3,118,300 |