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Unemployed people in Burlington, NC

Unemployed people in Burlington, NC was 1,162 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 9.8% from 2024. That is the 19th highest of 44 cities in 2025.

2025, persons1,162
Change on 2024+9.8%
Rank19th of 44Cities in North Carolina ranked
Series high2,7262009
Series low6541999

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Unemployed people in Burlington, NC, 1990 to 2025

5001,0001,5002,0002,5003,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 945 persons1991: 1,416 persons1992: 1,310 persons1993: 1,084 persons1994: 854 persons1995: 914 persons1996: 906 persons1997: 896 persons1998: 751 persons1999: 654 persons2000: 973 persons2001: 1,675 persons2002: 2,173 persons2003: 2,189 persons2004: 1,917 persons2005: 1,348 persons2006: 1,208 persons2007: 1,169 persons2008: 1,437 persons2009: 2,726 persons2010: 2,613 persons2011: 2,394 persons2012: 2,255 persons2013: 1,777 persons2014: 1,349 persons2015: 1,290 persons2016: 1,290 persons2017: 1,163 persons2018: 1,047 persons2019: 1,043 persons2020: 2,094 persons2021: 1,462 persons2022: 1,095 persons2023: 1,045 persons2024: 1,058 persons2025: 1,162 persons01,0002,0003,00019902002201420251990: 945 persons1991: 1,416 persons1992: 1,310 persons1993: 1,084 persons1994: 854 persons1995: 914 persons1996: 906 persons1997: 896 persons1998: 751 persons1999: 654 persons2000: 973 persons2001: 1,675 persons2002: 2,173 persons2003: 2,189 persons2004: 1,917 persons2005: 1,348 persons2006: 1,208 persons2007: 1,169 persons2008: 1,437 persons2009: 2,726 persons2010: 2,613 persons2011: 2,394 persons2012: 2,255 persons2013: 1,777 persons2014: 1,349 persons2015: 1,290 persons2016: 1,290 persons2017: 1,163 persons2018: 1,047 persons2019: 1,043 persons2020: 2,094 persons2021: 1,462 persons2022: 1,095 persons2023: 1,045 persons2024: 1,058 persons2025: 1,162 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
20251,162
20241,058
20231,045
20221,095
20211,462
20202,094
20191,043
20181,047
20171,163
20161,290
20151,290
20141,349
20131,777
20122,255
20112,394
20102,613
20092,726
20081,437
20071,169
20061,208
20051,348
20041,917
20032,189
20022,173
20011,675
2000973
1999654
1998751
1997896
1996906
1995914
1994854
19931,084
19921,310
19911,416
1990945

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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, Burlington, 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, Burlington, 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/burlington-nc. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, Burlington, 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/burlington-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, Burlington, 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/burlington-nc (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Burlington, NC?

Unemployed people in Burlington, NC was 1,162 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 9.8% from 2024. That is the 19th 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 Burlington, NC?

2,726 in 2009, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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