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Unemployed people in Salisbury, NC

Unemployed people in Salisbury, NC was 713 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 9.9% from 2024. That is the 30th highest of 44 cities in 2025.

2025, persons713
Change on 2024+9.9%
Rank30th of 44Cities in North Carolina ranked
Series high1,6382011
Series low4121998

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Unemployed people in Salisbury, NC, 1990 to 2025

2505007501,0001,2501,5001,75019901996200220082014202020251990: 516 persons1991: 736 persons1992: 749 persons1993: 553 persons1994: 447 persons1995: 515 persons1996: 524 persons1997: 462 persons1998: 412 persons1999: 471 persons2000: 785 persons2001: 1,122 persons2002: 1,093 persons2003: 1,341 persons2004: 1,315 persons2005: 728 persons2006: 762 persons2007: 836 persons2008: 913 persons2009: 1,600 persons2010: 1,613 persons2011: 1,638 persons2012: 1,448 persons2013: 1,221 persons2014: 962 persons2015: 900 persons2016: 965 persons2017: 797 persons2018: 675 persons2019: 702 persons2020: 1,371 persons2021: 954 persons2022: 667 persons2023: 648 persons2024: 649 persons2025: 713 persons05001,0001,5002,00019902002201420251990: 516 persons1991: 736 persons1992: 749 persons1993: 553 persons1994: 447 persons1995: 515 persons1996: 524 persons1997: 462 persons1998: 412 persons1999: 471 persons2000: 785 persons2001: 1,122 persons2002: 1,093 persons2003: 1,341 persons2004: 1,315 persons2005: 728 persons2006: 762 persons2007: 836 persons2008: 913 persons2009: 1,600 persons2010: 1,613 persons2011: 1,638 persons2012: 1,448 persons2013: 1,221 persons2014: 962 persons2015: 900 persons2016: 965 persons2017: 797 persons2018: 675 persons2019: 702 persons2020: 1,371 persons2021: 954 persons2022: 667 persons2023: 648 persons2024: 649 persons2025: 713 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
2025713
2024649
2023648
2022667
2021954
20201,371
2019702
2018675
2017797
2016965
2015900
2014962
20131,221
20121,448
20111,638
20101,613
20091,600
2008913
2007836
2006762
2005728
20041,315
20031,341
20021,093
20011,122
2000785
1999471
1998412
1997462
1996524
1995515
1994447
1993553
1992749
1991736
1990516

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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, Salisbury, 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, Salisbury, 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/salisbury-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, Salisbury, 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/salisbury-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, Salisbury, 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/salisbury-nc (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Salisbury, NC?

Unemployed people in Salisbury, NC was 713 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 9.9% from 2024. That is the 30th 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 Salisbury, NC?

1,638 in 2011, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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