Unemployed people in New Bern, NC

Unemployed people in New Bern, NC was 532 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 4.1% from 2024. That is the 41st highest of 44 cities in 2025.

2025, persons532
Change on 2024+4.1%
Series high1,2342009
Series low4692006

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Unemployed people in New Bern, NC, 2000 to 2025

4006008001,0001,2001,40020002004200820122016202020252000: 514 persons2001: 686 persons2002: 735 persons2003: 716 persons2004: 611 persons2005: 480 persons2006: 469 persons2007: 479 persons2008: 654 persons2009: 1,234 persons2010: 1,183 persons2011: 1,171 persons2012: 1,080 persons2013: 936 persons2014: 722 persons2015: 661 persons2016: 655 persons2017: 611 persons2018: 562 persons2019: 520 persons2020: 907 persons2021: 655 persons2022: 488 persons2023: 516 persons2024: 511 persons2025: 532 persons4006008001,0001,2001,40020002009201820252000: 514 persons2001: 686 persons2002: 735 persons2003: 716 persons2004: 611 persons2005: 480 persons2006: 469 persons2007: 479 persons2008: 654 persons2009: 1,234 persons2010: 1,183 persons2011: 1,171 persons2012: 1,080 persons2013: 936 persons2014: 722 persons2015: 661 persons2016: 655 persons2017: 611 persons2018: 562 persons2019: 520 persons2020: 907 persons2021: 655 persons2022: 488 persons2023: 516 persons2024: 511 persons2025: 532 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 26 values
Periodpersons
2025532
2024511
2023516
2022488
2021655
2020907
2019520
2018562
2017611
2016655
2015661
2014722
2013936
20121,080
20111,171
20101,183
20091,234
2008654
2007479
2006469
2005480
2004611
2003716
2002735
2001686
2000514

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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, New Bern, NC, 2000 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, New Bern, NC, 2000 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/new-bern-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, New Bern, NC, 2000 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/new-bern-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, New Bern, NC, 2000 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/new-bern-nc (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in New Bern, NC?

Unemployed people in New Bern, NC was 532 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 4.1% from 2024. That is the 41st 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 New Bern, NC?

1,234 in 2009, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

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