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Unemployed people in Asheville, NC

Unemployed people in Asheville, NC was 2,654 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 4.3% from 2024. That is the 8th highest of 44 cities in 2025.

2025, persons2,654
Change on 2024+4.3%
Rank8th of 44Cities in North Carolina ranked
Series high4,7102020
Series low1,0861999

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Unemployed people in Asheville, NC, 1990 to 2025

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 1,229 persons1991: 2,052 persons1992: 2,392 persons1993: 1,864 persons1994: 1,700 persons1995: 1,631 persons1996: 1,496 persons1997: 1,358 persons1998: 1,259 persons1999: 1,086 persons2000: 1,421 persons2001: 1,931 persons2002: 2,313 persons2003: 2,211 persons2004: 2,042 persons2005: 1,531 persons2006: 1,324 persons2007: 1,298 persons2008: 1,676 persons2009: 3,020 persons2010: 3,098 persons2011: 3,039 persons2012: 2,907 persons2013: 2,327 persons2014: 1,849 persons2015: 1,909 persons2016: 1,925 persons2017: 1,751 persons2018: 1,589 persons2019: 1,567 persons2020: 4,710 persons2021: 2,264 persons2022: 1,589 persons2023: 1,511 persons2024: 2,545 persons2025: 2,654 persons1,0002,0003,0004,0005,00019902002201420251990: 1,229 persons1991: 2,052 persons1992: 2,392 persons1993: 1,864 persons1994: 1,700 persons1995: 1,631 persons1996: 1,496 persons1997: 1,358 persons1998: 1,259 persons1999: 1,086 persons2000: 1,421 persons2001: 1,931 persons2002: 2,313 persons2003: 2,211 persons2004: 2,042 persons2005: 1,531 persons2006: 1,324 persons2007: 1,298 persons2008: 1,676 persons2009: 3,020 persons2010: 3,098 persons2011: 3,039 persons2012: 2,907 persons2013: 2,327 persons2014: 1,849 persons2015: 1,909 persons2016: 1,925 persons2017: 1,751 persons2018: 1,589 persons2019: 1,567 persons2020: 4,710 persons2021: 2,264 persons2022: 1,589 persons2023: 1,511 persons2024: 2,545 persons2025: 2,654 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
20252,654
20242,545
20231,511
20221,589
20212,264
20204,710
20191,567
20181,589
20171,751
20161,925
20151,909
20141,849
20132,327
20122,907
20113,039
20103,098
20093,020
20081,676
20071,298
20061,324
20051,531
20042,042
20032,211
20022,313
20011,931
20001,421
19991,086
19981,259
19971,358
19961,496
19951,631
19941,700
19931,864
19922,392
19912,052
19901,229

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Definition

Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • 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. The survey definition, not a count of benefit claimants. 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.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, Asheville, NC, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Asheville, 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/unemployed-people/asheville-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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, Asheville, 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/unemployed-people/asheville-nc.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Asheville, 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/unemployed-people/asheville-nc (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Asheville, NC?

Unemployed people in Asheville, NC was 2,654 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 4.3% 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Asheville, NC?

4,710 in 2020, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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