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Unemployed people in Durham, NC

Unemployed people in Durham, NC was 5,707 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 7.9% from 2024. That is the 4th highest of 44 cities in 2025.

2025, persons5,707
Change on 2024+7.9%
Rank4th of 44Cities in North Carolina ranked
Series high9,5862020
Series low2,1341999

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Unemployed people in Durham, NC, 1990 to 2025

2,0004,0006,0008,00010K19901996200220082014202020251990: 2,317 persons1991: 3,081 persons1992: 3,731 persons1993: 3,195 persons1994: 2,827 persons1995: 2,753 persons1996: 2,718 persons1997: 2,447 persons1998: 2,183 persons1999: 2,134 persons2000: 3,202 persons2001: 4,965 persons2002: 6,997 persons2003: 6,614 persons2004: 5,441 persons2005: 4,882 persons2006: 4,498 persons2007: 4,425 persons2008: 5,251 persons2009: 9,143 persons2010: 9,068 persons2011: 9,157 persons2012: 8,786 persons2013: 7,098 persons2014: 5,874 persons2015: 6,141 persons2016: 6,319 persons2017: 5,835 persons2018: 5,253 persons2019: 5,135 persons2020: 9,586 persons2021: 6,485 persons2022: 5,131 persons2023: 5,065 persons2024: 5,287 persons2025: 5,707 persons2,0004,0006,0008,00010K19902002201420251990: 2,317 persons1991: 3,081 persons1992: 3,731 persons1993: 3,195 persons1994: 2,827 persons1995: 2,753 persons1996: 2,718 persons1997: 2,447 persons1998: 2,183 persons1999: 2,134 persons2000: 3,202 persons2001: 4,965 persons2002: 6,997 persons2003: 6,614 persons2004: 5,441 persons2005: 4,882 persons2006: 4,498 persons2007: 4,425 persons2008: 5,251 persons2009: 9,143 persons2010: 9,068 persons2011: 9,157 persons2012: 8,786 persons2013: 7,098 persons2014: 5,874 persons2015: 6,141 persons2016: 6,319 persons2017: 5,835 persons2018: 5,253 persons2019: 5,135 persons2020: 9,586 persons2021: 6,485 persons2022: 5,131 persons2023: 5,065 persons2024: 5,287 persons2025: 5,707 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
20255,707
20245,287
20235,065
20225,131
20216,485
20209,586
20195,135
20185,253
20175,835
20166,319
20156,141
20145,874
20137,098
20128,786
20119,157
20109,068
20099,143
20085,251
20074,425
20064,498
20054,882
20045,441
20036,614
20026,997
20014,965
20003,202
19992,134
19982,183
19972,447
19962,718
19952,753
19942,827
19933,195
19923,731
19913,081
19902,317

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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, Durham, 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, Durham, 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/durham-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, Durham, 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/durham-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, Durham, 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/durham-nc (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Durham, NC?

Unemployed people in Durham, NC was 5,707 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 7.9% from 2024. That is the 4th 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 Durham, NC?

9,586 in 2020, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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