Wage and salary jobs (OEWS) in North Carolina

Wage and salary jobs (OEWS) in North Carolina was 4,941,820 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.9% from 2024. That is the 8th highest of 51 states in 2025.

2025, jobs4,941,820

Change on 2024+0.9%

Rank8th of 51US states ranked

Series high4,941,8202025

Series low3,706,2602003

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Wage and salary jobs (OEWS) in North Carolina, 2003 to 2025

jobs. Source: BLS, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: employment, all occupations (00-0000). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-05-15.

All 23 values

Period	jobs
2025	4,941,820
2024	4,898,270
2023	4,795,040
2022	4,647,520
2021	4,422,020
2020	4,288,450
2019	4,462,800
2018	4,383,210
2017	4,298,390
2016	4,231,020
2015	4,125,070
2014	4,030,880
2013	3,947,030
2012	3,878,800
2011	3,814,860
2010	3,772,780
2009	3,896,750
2008	4,063,420
2007	4,013,460
2006	3,892,670
2005	3,809,690
2004	3,722,700
2003	3,706,260

Compared with United States

Place	2025
North Carolina	4,941,820
United States	155,495,730

Rankings

US states by wage and salary jobs (OEWS) 51 places

Definition

Number of wage and salary jobs in nonfarm establishments, all occupations, in May of each year, from the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Full-time and part-time jobs count the same.

Counts jobs, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice. Excludes the self-employed, owners and partners of unincorporated firms, farm workers, private household workers and unpaid family workers. It is the base of the OEWS wage estimates, not a monthly payroll count.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: employment, all occupations (00-0000). https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: employment, all occupations (00-0000) (Wage and salary jobs (OEWS), North Carolina, 2003 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip

MLA 9

Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: employment, all occupations (00-0000), Wage and salary jobs (OEWS), North Carolina, 2003 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 15 May 2026, https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/wage-and-salary-jobs/north-carolina. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: employment, all occupations (00-0000). Wage and salary jobs (OEWS), North Carolina, 2003 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/wage-and-salary-jobs/north-carolina.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: employment, all occupations (00-0000), Wage and salary jobs (OEWS), North Carolina, 2003 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/wage-and-salary-jobs/north-carolina (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{bureau_wage_and_salary_jobs_2025,
  author = {{U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics}},
  title = {{Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: employment, all occupations (00-0000): Wage and salary jobs (OEWS), North Carolina, 2003 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/wage-and-salary-jobs/north-carolina. Publisher attribution: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: employment, all occupations (00-0000). https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

RIS

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What is the wage and salary jobs (OEWS) in North Carolina?

Wage and salary jobs (OEWS) in North Carolina was 4,941,820 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.9% from 2024. That is the 8th highest of 51 states in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: employment, all occupations (00-0000). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest wage and salary jobs (OEWS) in North Carolina?

4,941,820 jobs in 2025, the highest value since 2003 in this series.

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