North Carolina Employment and Income

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LINC organizes hundreds of data covering for all areas of North Carolina into general topic categories, you are now on the Employment and Income category introduction page. Here you will find detailed information on labor force, unemployment, average annual wage per worker, employment and earnings by industry, family income, household income, poverty and more. Explore the dashboard to view employment and income highlights for North Carolina counties.

Data from 2021 except as noted.

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Employment by Industry*

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* Data from 2021
Labor Force by Place of Residence:4,959,682
Employment by Place of Residence:4,721,201
Unemployment by Place of Residence:238,481
Unemployment Rate by Place of Residence:5.1%
Average Annual Wage per Worker:$38,632
Estimated Median Family Income (HUD):$62,469

Employment by Industry*

* Data from 2021

Median Family Income Trend