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Unemployed people in Fayetteville, NC

Unemployed people in Fayetteville, NC was 4,057 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 5.5% from 2024. That is the 6th highest of 44 cities in 2025.

2025, persons4,057
Change on 2024+5.5%
Rank6th of 44Cities in North Carolina ranked
Series high7,4602020
Series low1,5231999

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Unemployed people in Fayetteville, NC, 1990 to 2025

02,0004,0006,0008,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 1,596 persons1991: 2,033 persons1992: 2,065 persons1993: 1,929 persons1994: 1,835 persons1995: 1,919 persons1996: 1,709 persons1997: 1,628 persons1998: 1,573 persons1999: 1,523 persons2000: 2,493 persons2001: 3,327 persons2002: 3,767 persons2003: 3,503 persons2004: 3,047 persons2005: 2,874 persons2006: 3,239 persons2007: 3,189 persons2008: 3,690 persons2009: 6,149 persons2010: 6,290 persons2011: 6,602 persons2012: 6,550 persons2013: 5,632 persons2014: 4,613 persons2015: 4,736 persons2016: 5,127 persons2017: 4,589 persons2018: 4,199 persons2019: 4,044 persons2020: 7,460 persons2021: 5,546 persons2022: 4,155 persons2023: 3,881 persons2024: 3,844 persons2025: 4,057 persons02,0004,0006,0008,00019902002201420251990: 1,596 persons1991: 2,033 persons1992: 2,065 persons1993: 1,929 persons1994: 1,835 persons1995: 1,919 persons1996: 1,709 persons1997: 1,628 persons1998: 1,573 persons1999: 1,523 persons2000: 2,493 persons2001: 3,327 persons2002: 3,767 persons2003: 3,503 persons2004: 3,047 persons2005: 2,874 persons2006: 3,239 persons2007: 3,189 persons2008: 3,690 persons2009: 6,149 persons2010: 6,290 persons2011: 6,602 persons2012: 6,550 persons2013: 5,632 persons2014: 4,613 persons2015: 4,736 persons2016: 5,127 persons2017: 4,589 persons2018: 4,199 persons2019: 4,044 persons2020: 7,460 persons2021: 5,546 persons2022: 4,155 persons2023: 3,881 persons2024: 3,844 persons2025: 4,057 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
20254,057
20243,844
20233,881
20224,155
20215,546
20207,460
20194,044
20184,199
20174,589
20165,127
20154,736
20144,613
20135,632
20126,550
20116,602
20106,290
20096,149
20083,690
20073,189
20063,239
20052,874
20043,047
20033,503
20023,767
20013,327
20002,493
19991,523
19981,573
19971,628
19961,709
19951,919
19941,835
19931,929
19922,065
19912,033
19901,596

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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, Fayetteville, 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, Fayetteville, 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/fayetteville-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, Fayetteville, 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/fayetteville-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, Fayetteville, 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/fayetteville-nc (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Fayetteville, NC?

Unemployed people in Fayetteville, NC was 4,057 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 5.5% from 2024. That is the 6th 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 Fayetteville, NC?

7,460 in 2020, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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