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Unemployed people in Wilmington, NC

Unemployed people in Wilmington, NC was 2,425 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 6.2% from 2024. That is the 10th highest of 44 cities in 2025.

2025, persons2,425
Change on 2024+6.2%
Rank10th of 44Cities in North Carolina ranked
Series high4,8332011
Series low1,3941999

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Unemployed people in Wilmington, NC, 1990 to 2025

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 1,569 persons1991: 2,227 persons1992: 2,837 persons1993: 2,764 persons1994: 2,686 persons1995: 2,262 persons1996: 1,882 persons1997: 1,669 persons1998: 1,612 persons1999: 1,394 persons2000: 1,996 persons2001: 2,703 persons2002: 3,447 persons2003: 3,171 persons2004: 2,580 persons2005: 2,037 persons2006: 1,870 persons2007: 1,970 persons2008: 2,582 persons2009: 4,665 persons2010: 4,798 persons2011: 4,833 persons2012: 4,477 persons2013: 3,748 persons2014: 3,003 persons2015: 3,004 persons2016: 2,865 persons2017: 2,569 persons2018: 2,432 persons2019: 2,238 persons2020: 4,607 persons2021: 2,860 persons2022: 2,337 persons2023: 2,330 persons2024: 2,283 persons2025: 2,425 persons1,0002,0003,0004,0005,00019902002201420251990: 1,569 persons1991: 2,227 persons1992: 2,837 persons1993: 2,764 persons1994: 2,686 persons1995: 2,262 persons1996: 1,882 persons1997: 1,669 persons1998: 1,612 persons1999: 1,394 persons2000: 1,996 persons2001: 2,703 persons2002: 3,447 persons2003: 3,171 persons2004: 2,580 persons2005: 2,037 persons2006: 1,870 persons2007: 1,970 persons2008: 2,582 persons2009: 4,665 persons2010: 4,798 persons2011: 4,833 persons2012: 4,477 persons2013: 3,748 persons2014: 3,003 persons2015: 3,004 persons2016: 2,865 persons2017: 2,569 persons2018: 2,432 persons2019: 2,238 persons2020: 4,607 persons2021: 2,860 persons2022: 2,337 persons2023: 2,330 persons2024: 2,283 persons2025: 2,425 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
20252,425
20242,283
20232,330
20222,337
20212,860
20204,607
20192,238
20182,432
20172,569
20162,865
20153,004
20143,003
20133,748
20124,477
20114,833
20104,798
20094,665
20082,582
20071,970
20061,870
20052,037
20042,580
20033,171
20023,447
20012,703
20001,996
19991,394
19981,612
19971,669
19961,882
19952,262
19942,686
19932,764
19922,837
19912,227
19901,569

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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, Wilmington, 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, Wilmington, 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/wilmington-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, Wilmington, 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/wilmington-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, Wilmington, 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/wilmington-nc (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Wilmington, NC?

Unemployed people in Wilmington, NC was 2,425 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 6.2% from 2024. That is the 10th 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 Wilmington, NC?

4,833 in 2011, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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