# Cities in North Carolina by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

All 93 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `labor_force_participation_rate_acs`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People aged 16 and over in the labor force (employed, unemployed or in the Armed Forces) as a percentage of all people aged 16 and over, including people in group quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/north-carolina-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Knightdale, NC | 77.8 |
| 2 | Jacksonville, NC | 77.5 |
| 3 | Havelock, NC | 76 |
| 4 | Indian Trail, NC | 76 |
| 5 | Morrisville, NC | 75.5 |
| 6 | Huntersville, NC | 73.8 |
| 7 | Wendell, NC | 73.6 |
| 8 | Clayton, NC | 73.4 |
| 9 | Stallings, NC | 73.2 |
| 10 | Apex, NC | 73 |
| 11 | Charlotte, NC | 72.6 |
| 12 | Carrboro, NC | 72.4 |
| 13 | Holly Springs, NC | 72.1 |
| 14 | Pineville, NC | 71.9 |
| 15 | Concord, NC | 70.9 |
| 16 | Raleigh, NC | 70.9 |
| 17 | Mooresville, NC | 70.2 |
| 18 | Wake Forest, NC | 70 |
| 19 | Rolesville, NC | 69.8 |
| 20 | Winterville, NC | 69.8 |
| 21 | Mount Holly, NC | 69.6 |
| 22 | Harrisburg, NC | 69.4 |
| 23 | Waxhaw, NC | 69.4 |
| 24 | Mebane, NC | 69.3 |
| 25 | Durham, NC | 69.2 |
| 26 | Spring Lake, NC | 69.2 |
| 27 | Cary, NC | 69.1 |
| 28 | Aberdeen, NC | 67.9 |
| 29 | Lewisville, NC | 67.8 |
| 30 | Kannapolis, NC | 67.5 |
| 31 | Clemmons, NC | 67 |
| 32 | Zebulon, NC | 66.7 |
| 33 | Fayetteville, NC | 66.7 |
| 34 | Wilmington, NC | 66.6 |
| 35 | Fuquay-Varina, NC | 66.4 |
| 36 | Mint Hill, NC | 66.4 |
| 37 | Matthews, NC | 66.1 |
| 38 | Garner, NC | 65.9 |
| 39 | Gastonia, NC | 65.7 |
| 40 | Cornelius, NC | 65.5 |
| 41 | Kernersville, NC | 65.4 |
| 42 | Greensboro, NC | 65.2 |
| 43 | Weddington, NC | 64.9 |
| 44 | Summerfield, NC | 64.7 |
| 45 | Statesville, NC | 64.7 |
| 46 | Monroe, NC | 64.2 |
| 47 | Greenville, NC | 64.2 |
| 48 | Belmont, NC | 64 |
| 49 | Burlington, NC | 63.9 |
| 50 | Graham, NC | 63.8 |
| 51 | High Point, NC | 62.4 |
| 52 | Asheville, NC | 62 |
| 53 | Kings Mountain, NC | 61.8 |
| 54 | Sanford, NC | 61.5 |
| 55 | Winston-Salem, NC | 61.5 |
| 56 | Thomasville, NC | 61.1 |
| 57 | Hope Mills, NC | 61 |
| 58 | Asheboro, NC | 60.3 |
| 59 | Morehead City, NC | 60 |
| 60 | Archdale, NC | 60 |
| 61 | New Bern, NC | 59.7 |
| 62 | Elizabeth City, NC | 59.6 |
| 63 | Rocky Mount, NC | 59.4 |
| 64 | Davidson, NC | 59.3 |
| 65 | Henderson, NC | 59.3 |
| 66 | Hickory, NC | 59.2 |
| 67 | Lincolnton, NC | 58.7 |
| 68 | Wilson, NC | 58.6 |
| 69 | Southern Pines, NC | 58.6 |
| 70 | Roanoke Rapids, NC | 58.3 |
| 71 | Chapel Hill, NC | 58.1 |
| 72 | Waynesville, NC | 57.8 |
| 73 | Leland, NC | 57.5 |
| 74 | Goldsboro, NC | 57.1 |
| 75 | Eden, NC | 56.9 |
| 76 | Newton, NC | 56.9 |
| 77 | Morganton, NC | 56.4 |
| 78 | Albemarle, NC | 56.2 |
| 79 | Shelby, NC | 55.5 |
| 80 | Salisbury, NC | 55.2 |
| 81 | Lexington, NC | 55 |
| 82 | Boone, NC | 53.9 |
| 83 | Lenoir, NC | 52.7 |
| 84 | Tarboro, NC | 52.5 |
| 85 | Hendersonville, NC | 52.2 |
| 86 | Laurinburg, NC | 52.2 |
| 87 | Kinston, NC | 52 |
| 88 | Smithfield, NC | 52 |
| 89 | Reidsville, NC | 51.8 |
| 90 | Mount Airy, NC | 51 |
| 91 | Lumberton, NC | 50.5 |
| 92 | Pinehurst, NC | 43.1 |
| 93 | Elon, NC | 42.3 |