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Highest labor force participation, North Carolina cities

North Carolina cities ranked by the share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2024 ACS). This list covers the 175 cities in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020

01Knightdale, NCNC23,14477.8%−0.0 pts

02Jacksonville, NCNC72,73277.5%−0.9 pts

03Holly Ridge, NCNC5,90876.7%+4.0 pts

04Havelock, NCNC17,43076.0%−1.3 pts

05Indian Trail, NCNC44,30376.0%+1.1 pts

06Murraysville, NCNC16,33975.8%+3.4 pts

07Morrisville, NCNC32,46675.5%+1.8 pts

08Moyock, NCNC5,68475.4%+1.7 pts

09Huntersville, NCNC68,53573.8%+3.0 pts

10Wendell, NCNC19,68773.6%+5.3 pts

11Clayton, NCNC32,63373.4%+4.7 pts

12Unionville, NCNC7,32273.3%+4.9 pts

13Stallings, NCNC17,76073.2%+1.8 pts

14Apex, NCNC80,41973.0%−1.6 pts

15Charlotte, NCNC964,78472.6%+0.8 pts

16Carrboro, NCNC20,96272.4%+0.6 pts

17Holly Springs, NCNC50,28872.0%−0.2 pts

18Pineville, NCNC11,85171.9%+6.4 pts

19Northchase, NCNC5,89671.8%+4.9 pts

20Concord, NCNC114,59870.9%+1.1 pts

21Raleigh, NCNC506,30670.9%+0.5 pts

22Cramerton, NCNC5,71370.6%−3.5 pts

23Mooresville, NCNC55,84270.2%+2.6 pts

24Wake Forest, NCNC58,14770.0%−1.6 pts

25Rolesville, NCNC12,83969.8%+3.2 pts

26Dallas, NCNC6,39269.8%+4.8 pts

27Winterville, NCNC10,97369.8%+1.3 pts

28Mount Holly, NCNC19,03369.6%−1.9 pts

29Harrisburg, NCNC20,74269.4%+1.9 pts

30Waxhaw, NCNC23,14069.4%+0.4 pts

31Mebane, NCNC21,95269.3%+1.3 pts

32Durham, NCNC305,56169.2%+0.3 pts

33Spring Lake, NCNC11,25269.2%+0.6 pts

34Cary, NCNC183,58269.1%−1.5 pts

35Midland, NCNC5,15169.1%+5.7 pts

36Wrightsboro, NCNC6,28769.1%+8.9 pts

37Kill Devil Hills, NCNC7,73169.0%−5.2 pts

38Piney Green, NCNC14,07868.1%−5.4 pts

39Aberdeen, NCNC10,06667.9%+3.6 pts

40Lewisville, NCNC14,42167.8%+1.5 pts

41Kannapolis, NCNC61,70867.5%+2.2 pts

42Kings Grant, NCNC9,00367.3%+1.4 pts

43Wesley Chapel, NCNC9,56667.2%+0.9 pts

44Briar Chapel, NCNC6,04967.1%+4.2 pts

45Clemmons, NCNC22,80867.0%+4.6 pts

46Zebulon, NCNC11,93366.7%+11.9 pts

47Fayetteville, NCNC209,12066.7%+0.5 pts

48Wilmington, NCNC126,80966.6%+4.5 pts

49Surf City, NCNC5,14266.4%+1.8 pts

50Fuquay-Varina, NCNC48,53666.4%−2.6 pts

51Mint Hill, NCNC29,47666.4%+1.2 pts

52Barbecue, NCNC5,91066.3%–

53Silver Lake, NCNC6,56366.2%−0.9 pts

54Matthews, NCNC32,76966.1%−0.7 pts

55Garner, NCNC41,56265.8%−4.2 pts

56Ogden, NCNC8,24965.8%+0.7 pts

57Marvin, NCNC7,04065.7%−2.8 pts

58Gastonia, NCNC87,06765.7%+1.4 pts

59Oak Ridge, NCNC7,89665.7%+2.7 pts

60Cornelius, NCNC35,09465.5%+1.0 pts

61Half Moon, NCNC7,37865.4%−0.3 pts

62Kernersville, NCNC29,12865.4%−0.5 pts

63Greensboro, NCNC308,66765.2%+0.1 pts

64Hillsborough, NCNC9,77865.2%+6.5 pts

65Sawmills, NCNC5,10565.1%+11.5 pts

66Pleasant Garden, NCNC5,16565.0%+11.2 pts

67Weddington, NCNC14,51764.9%+1.3 pts

68East Flat Rock, NCNC6,32364.7%−8.7 pts

69Summerfield, NCNC11,32764.7%−0.3 pts

70Statesville, NCNC32,18164.7%−1.9 pts

71Gibsonville, NCNC9,87664.7%−4.0 pts

72Mills River, NCNC7,50464.4%+4.0 pts

73Monroe, NCNC42,64464.2%−0.7 pts

74Pittsboro, NCNC5,05464.2%+4.8 pts

75Greenville, NCNC96,44364.2%+0.6 pts

76Long View, NCNC5,38764.1%+1.7 pts

77Belmont, NCNC16,41564.0%−0.7 pts

78Hampstead, NCNC9,29263.9%+0.4 pts

79Burlington, NCNC61,49663.8%+0.9 pts

80Graham, NCNC20,13163.8%+3.4 pts

81Myrtle Grove, NCNC12,63763.8%+1.7 pts

82Nashville, NCNC5,91163.6%−9.7 pts

83Fletcher, NCNC8,37363.6%+3.5 pts

84Bessemer City, NCNC5,83463.3%+2.8 pts

85Trinity, NCNC7,27463.3%+3.9 pts

86Anderson Creek, NCNC13,92763.0%−1.3 pts

87Walkertown, NCNC6,12062.7%+3.6 pts

88Carolina Beach, NCNC6,87062.7%−1.3 pts

89Siler City, NCNC8,15562.6%+1.5 pts

90High Point, NCNC120,57162.4%−0.1 pts

91Asheville, NCNC93,52362.0%−2.0 pts

92Kings Mountain, NCNC12,11761.8%+2.6 pts

93Sanford, NCNC34,13861.5%−2.8 pts

94Winston-Salem, NCNC257,27161.5%+0.5 pts

95Mocksville, NCNC6,28261.4%−4.0 pts

96Williamston, NCNC5,08661.4%−1.8 pts

97Midway, NCNC5,10461.3%−3.2 pts

98Archer Lodge, NCNC5,64961.2%−5.8 pts

99Thomasville, NCNC27,73361.1%+1.8 pts

100Hope Mills, NCNC18,32461.0%−3.1 pts

101Lake Norman of Catawba, NCNC9,90660.6%+1.7 pts

102Selma, NCNC7,40660.6%−0.4 pts

103Whispering Pines, NCNC5,50560.6%+2.7 pts

104Hamlet, NCNC5,87060.5%+4.6 pts

105Asheboro, NCNC27,99060.3%+2.1 pts

106Morehead City, NCNC10,43460.0%−0.3 pts

107Archdale, NCNC12,25460.0%−1.8 pts

108Spout Springs, NCNC11,24260.0%−11.8 pts

109New Bern, NCNC34,72459.7%+1.0 pts

110Elizabeth City, NCNC19,62259.6%+0.8 pts

111Rocky Mount, NCNC55,12059.4%+2.3 pts

112St. Stephens, NCNC9,45759.3%−8.2 pts

113Boiling Spring Lakes, NCNC6,87559.3%+1.6 pts

114Davidson, NCNC16,66259.3%−4.1 pts

115Henderson, NCNC15,01359.3%+4.5 pts

116Westport, NCNC5,91559.2%+2.0 pts

117Hickory, NCNC45,97559.2%−2.4 pts

118Lake Norman of Iredell, NCNC12,49458.9%−4.4 pts

119Wadesboro, NCNC5,03558.8%+1.7 pts

120Shallotte, NCNC5,33558.8%+10.2 pts

121Lincolnton, NCNC12,46558.7%−2.6 pts

122Wilson, NCNC49,57258.6%−0.7 pts

123Southern Pines, NCNC17,35758.6%+2.2 pts

124Roanoke Rapids, NCNC14,38658.3%+4.5 pts

125Creedmoor, NCNC5,04658.2%−8.3 pts

126Cullowhee, NCNC7,97358.1%+9.4 pts

127Chapel Hill, NCNC63,56558.1%−0.9 pts

128Angier, NCNC9,41058.1%+0.3 pts

129Waynesville, NCNC11,00657.8%+1.4 pts

130Leland, NCNC35,73157.5%+2.2 pts

131Goldsboro, NCNC35,01257.1%+0.8 pts

132Eden, NCNC15,50056.9%+0.9 pts

133Newton, NCNC13,82256.9%+1.4 pts

134Butner, NCNC8,11256.8%−2.5 pts

135Morganton, NCNC17,84956.4%+3.2 pts

136Ayden, NCNC5,26356.3%−2.3 pts

137Albemarle, NCNC17,76956.2%−2.7 pts

138Woodfin, NCNC8,22956.2%−1.4 pts

139Etowah, NCNC7,96855.7%+4.6 pts

140Washington, NCNC9,91055.5%+4.6 pts

141Shelby, NCNC23,30955.5%−0.4 pts

142Stokesdale, NCNC6,13355.3%−14.2 pts

143Salisbury, NCNC36,87955.2%−2.3 pts

144Lexington, NCNC20,23854.9%+2.7 pts

145Conover, NCNC8,93854.8%−5.0 pts

146Rockingham, NCNC8,81554.5%−3.1 pts

147Cherryville, NCNC6,52354.4%−0.3 pts

148Boone, NCNC19,92953.9%−0.9 pts

149Dunn, NCNC8,81453.6%+1.8 pts

150Roxboro, NCNC8,38053.5%−6.7 pts

151King, NCNC7,97753.5%−10.9 pts

152Locust, NCNC6,12053.0%−8.3 pts

153Lenoir, NCNC18,37252.7%−0.2 pts

154Forest City, NCNC7,41052.6%−4.1 pts

155Tarboro, NCNC10,97952.4%−1.0 pts

156Hendersonville, NCNC15,86752.2%+0.2 pts

157Laurinburg, NCNC14,58252.2%+0.7 pts

158Kinston, NCNC19,70552.0%−0.3 pts

159Smithfield, NCNC13,11452.0%−0.1 pts

160Reidsville, NCNC14,69251.8%+2.2 pts

161Lillington, NCNC5,04051.2%+13.3 pts

162Porters Neck, NCNC7,65451.0%−5.0 pts

163Mount Airy, NCNC10,68251.0%−1.4 pts

164Lumberton, NCNC18,95550.5%+0.8 pts

165Swannanoa, NCNC6,90149.7%−2.0 pts

166Oxford, NCNC8,98549.0%−7.1 pts

167Black Mountain, NCNC8,49148.8%+4.3 pts

168Clinton, NCNC8,46648.7%+0.5 pts

169Marion, NCNC7,44045.2%+1.3 pts

170Brevard, NCNC8,09844.3%−6.6 pts

171Oak Island, NCNC9,33744.1%−6.3 pts

172Pinehurst, NCNC18,67043.1%+0.1 pts

173Elon, NCNC11,36642.3%+4.2 pts

174Carolina Shores, NCNC5,54040.7%+9.9 pts

175St. James, NCNC7,31822.3%−1.6 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES