Table Data - Civilian Labor Force in Wake County, NC

Title Civilian Labor Force in Wake County, NC
Series ID NCWAKE3LFN
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Release Unemployment in States and Local Areas (all other areas) (Not a Press Release)
Seasonal Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency Monthly
Units Persons
Date Range 1990-01-01 to 2026-04-01
Last Updated 2026-06-03 1:04 PM CDT
Notes These data come from the Current Population Survey (CPS), also known as the household survey.

Civilian Labor Force includes all persons in the civilian noninstitutional population ages 16 and older classified as either employed or unemployed.

Employed persons are all persons who, during the reference week (the week including the 12th day of the month), (a) did any work as paid employees, worked in their own business or profession or on their own farm, or worked 15 hours or more as unpaid workers in an enterprise operated by a member of their family, or (b) were not working but who had jobs from which they were temporarily absent because of vacation, illness, bad weather, childcare problems, maternity or paternity leave, labor-management dispute, job training, or other family or personal reasons, whether or not they were paid for the time off or were seeking other jobs. Each employed person is counted only once, even if he or she holds more than one job.

Unemployed persons are all persons who had no employment during the reference week, were available for work, except for temporary illness, and had made specific efforts to find employment some time during the 4 week-period ending with the reference week. Persons who were waiting to be recalled to a job from which they had been laid off need not have been looking for work to be classified as unemployed.

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DATE VALUE
1990-01-01 247088
1990-02-01 251644
1990-03-01 251689
1990-04-01 251698
1990-05-01 252969
1990-06-01 255008
1990-07-01 258922
1990-08-01 257768
1990-09-01 255760
1990-10-01 256534
1990-11-01 256149
1990-12-01 257000
1991-01-01 252452
1991-02-01 256904
1991-03-01 256820
1991-04-01 258933
1991-05-01 257570
1991-06-01 260488
1991-07-01 263516
1991-08-01 263358
1991-09-01 264112
1991-10-01 267315
1991-11-01 266735
1991-12-01 265712
1992-01-01 264008
1992-02-01 267246
1992-03-01 268474
1992-04-01 267404
1992-05-01 268481
1992-06-01 272530
1992-07-01 278697
1992-08-01 275745
1992-09-01 273512
1992-10-01 275939
1992-11-01 276329
1992-12-01 275928
1993-01-01 275043
1993-02-01 279591
1993-03-01 278675
1993-04-01 277607
1993-05-01 279763
1993-06-01 282069
1993-07-01 286003
1993-08-01 284243
1993-09-01 280458
1993-10-01 278303
1993-11-01 283079
1993-12-01 281733
1994-01-01 286530
1994-02-01 289665
1994-03-01 289506
1994-04-01 289283
1994-05-01 289895
1994-06-01 292376
1994-07-01 291103
1994-08-01 293527
1994-09-01 290547
1994-10-01 293800
1994-11-01 295757
1994-12-01 294699
1995-01-01 293260
1995-02-01 297039
1995-03-01 297319
1995-04-01 296755
1995-05-01 297228
1995-06-01 300916
1995-07-01 305798
1995-08-01 303877
1995-09-01 303991
1995-10-01 308601
1995-11-01 309164
1995-12-01 306647
1996-01-01 307796
1996-02-01 314022
1996-03-01 316518
1996-04-01 316293
1996-05-01 318898
1996-06-01 322090
1996-07-01 327406
1996-08-01 324877
1996-09-01 324339
1996-10-01 328918
1996-11-01 329859
1996-12-01 327960
1997-01-01 326584
1997-02-01 330512
1997-03-01 334234
1997-04-01 337448
1997-05-01 336961
1997-06-01 338279
1997-07-01 340774
1997-08-01 337239
1997-09-01 336206
1997-10-01 343231
1997-11-01 345307
1997-12-01 341333
1998-01-01 339987
1998-02-01 344652
1998-03-01 346408
1998-04-01 347993
1998-05-01 348361
1998-06-01 349843
1998-07-01 350542
1998-08-01 346567
1998-09-01 348316
1998-10-01 350931
1998-11-01 352308
1998-12-01 351158
1999-01-01 349713
1999-02-01 353890
1999-03-01 355324
1999-04-01 356582
1999-05-01 357908
1999-06-01 361621
1999-07-01 364502
1999-08-01 360308
1999-09-01 359249
1999-10-01 363457
1999-11-01 364569
1999-12-01 364906
2000-01-01 356977
2000-02-01 360634
2000-03-01 362619
2000-04-01 364087
2000-05-01 364184
2000-06-01 369434
2000-07-01 370288
2000-08-01 366266
2000-09-01 366652
2000-10-01 369344
2000-11-01 372217
2000-12-01 372198
2001-01-01 372275
2001-02-01 375629
2001-03-01 377368
2001-04-01 376963
2001-05-01 377745
2001-06-01 381926
2001-07-01 381303
2001-08-01 374784
2001-09-01 375932
2001-10-01 380214
2001-11-01 379004
2001-12-01 379356
2002-01-01 375070
2002-02-01 377734
2002-03-01 378046
2002-04-01 378970
2002-05-01 379625
2002-06-01 382272
2002-07-01 383201
2002-08-01 379844
2002-09-01 380454
2002-10-01 381878
2002-11-01 380274
2002-12-01 378473
2003-01-01 380425
2003-02-01 384058
2003-03-01 385588
2003-04-01 388113
2003-05-01 389102
2003-06-01 393750
2003-07-01 393198
2003-08-01 387686
2003-09-01 387001
2003-10-01 390489
2003-11-01 391397
2003-12-01 389293
2004-01-01 389061
2004-02-01 389099
2004-03-01 391127
2004-04-01 388505
2004-05-01 390716
2004-06-01 396047
2004-07-01 402405
2004-08-01 396374
2004-09-01 394895
2004-10-01 397499
2004-11-01 398357
2004-12-01 396911
2005-01-01 396015
2005-02-01 397848
2005-03-01 399598
2005-04-01 401684
2005-05-01 405892
2005-06-01 410695
2005-07-01 418185
2005-08-01 413634
2005-09-01 413059
2005-10-01 415232
2005-11-01 416078
2005-12-01 414546
2006-01-01 415661
2006-02-01 417631
2006-03-01 420327
2006-04-01 423858
2006-05-01 427647
2006-06-01 433121
2006-07-01 441031
2006-08-01 436963
2006-09-01 435219
2006-10-01 440203
2006-11-01 442172
2006-12-01 440104
2007-01-01 437124
2007-02-01 439176
2007-03-01 441920
2007-04-01 439768
2007-05-01 443925
2007-06-01 450201
2007-07-01 455774
2007-08-01 449235
2007-09-01 449037
2007-10-01 451814
2007-11-01 452212
2007-12-01 449375
2008-01-01 454476
2008-02-01 455280
2008-03-01 456769
2008-04-01 456615
2008-05-01 460668
2008-06-01 462963
2008-07-01 472769
2008-08-01 464243
2008-09-01 463566
2008-10-01 468523
2008-11-01 470719
2008-12-01 468899
2009-01-01 466684
2009-02-01 467417
2009-03-01 467477
2009-04-01 467379
2009-05-01 468760
2009-06-01 469440
2009-07-01 478156
2009-08-01 468421
2009-09-01 466060
2009-10-01 466599
2009-11-01 466256
2009-12-01 462959
2010-01-01 477785
2010-02-01 478169
2010-03-01 483329
2010-04-01 484794
2010-05-01 485655
2010-06-01 486136
2010-07-01 493968
2010-08-01 485047
2010-09-01 482244
2010-10-01 483997
2010-11-01 484692
2010-12-01 481385
2011-01-01 483615
2011-02-01 484313
2011-03-01 487034
2011-04-01 485732
2011-05-01 487166
2011-06-01 488720
2011-07-01 497410
2011-08-01 489908
2011-09-01 491559
2011-10-01 493533
2011-11-01 492249
2011-12-01 490277
2012-01-01 495171
2012-02-01 496847
2012-03-01 500648
2012-04-01 499200
2012-05-01 501988
2012-06-01 506059
2012-07-01 514549
2012-08-01 505861
2012-09-01 506553
2012-10-01 510043
2012-11-01 507450
2012-12-01 505543
2013-01-01 507909
2013-02-01 508419
2013-03-01 509664
2013-04-01 506675
2013-05-01 508539
2013-06-01 509593
2013-07-01 515761
2013-08-01 509117
2013-09-01 510104
2013-10-01 508106
2013-11-01 509595
2013-12-01 505951
2014-01-01 508968
2014-02-01 510467
2014-03-01 516779
2014-04-01 514100
2014-05-01 517836
2014-06-01 520566
2014-07-01 528298
2014-08-01 521124
2014-09-01 521585
2014-10-01 526166
2014-11-01 522757
2014-12-01 520332
2015-01-01 522423
2015-02-01 525665
2015-03-01 526960
2015-04-01 528161
2015-05-01 533645
2015-06-01 535222
2015-07-01 541290
2015-08-01 534194
2015-09-01 534014
2015-10-01 538030
2015-11-01 536577
2015-12-01 536580
2016-01-01 550077
2016-02-01 553728
2016-03-01 556852
2016-04-01 555064
2016-05-01 557555
2016-06-01 560869
2016-07-01 567326
2016-08-01 559201
2016-09-01 562630
2016-10-01 567035
2016-11-01 565861
2016-12-01 563299
2017-01-01 563716
2017-02-01 567968
2017-03-01 571591
2017-04-01 569807
2017-05-01 574101
2017-06-01 578198
2017-07-01 588829
2017-08-01 581335
2017-09-01 585188
2017-10-01 584361
2017-11-01 583988
2017-12-01 580279
2018-01-01 579118
2018-02-01 583682
2018-03-01 587517
2018-04-01 586216
2018-05-01 589608
2018-06-01 593017
2018-07-01 597656
2018-08-01 589705
2018-09-01 588732
2018-10-01 595830
2018-11-01 592593
2018-12-01 591514
2019-01-01 593742
2019-02-01 596112
2019-03-01 600034
2019-04-01 594763
2019-05-01 597582
2019-06-01 602374
2019-07-01 609824
2019-08-01 604241
2019-09-01 604352
2019-10-01 609234
2019-11-01 605150
2019-12-01 602908
2020-01-01 605810
2020-02-01 608724
2020-03-01 582199
2020-04-01 551714
2020-05-01 568971
2020-06-01 584129
2020-07-01 591916
2020-08-01 585117
2020-09-01 585744
2020-10-01 592194
2020-11-01 590108
2020-12-01 590425
2021-01-01 589964
2021-02-01 592757
2021-03-01 597196
2021-04-01 598968
2021-05-01 602352
2021-06-01 613550
2021-07-01 622764
2021-08-01 618084
2021-09-01 619716
2021-10-01 627136
2021-11-01 630950
2021-12-01 633184
2022-01-01 638294
2022-02-01 644219
2022-03-01 649600
2022-04-01 646900
2022-05-01 650028
2022-06-01 655228
2022-07-01 668993
2022-08-01 658402
2022-09-01 655821
2022-10-01 656033
2022-11-01 653275
2022-12-01 653547
2023-01-01 658389
2023-02-01 662171
2023-03-01 667651
2023-04-01 663616
2023-05-01 668020
2023-06-01 677431
2023-07-01 686274
2023-08-01 675306
2023-09-01 675892
2023-10-01 676442
2023-11-01 676027
2023-12-01 675181
2024-01-01 675775
2024-02-01 675935
2024-03-01 681193
2024-04-01 680668
2024-05-01 682551
2024-06-01 685013
2024-07-01 696850
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2024-09-01 684144
2024-10-01 684473
2024-11-01 682248
2024-12-01 679350
2025-01-01 685907
2025-02-01 683614
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2025-12-01 693630
2026-01-01 691308
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