North Carolina Payroll Employment for All Private Business Establishments
Updated on January 4, 2024.

According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in July 2023, the number of payroll employment in North Carolina for all private business establishments was 4,166,095. The number of jobs added in July 2023 was 32,917.

Interact with the first chart below to see the number of payroll employment, and with the second chart to see the number of jobs added from January 2019 to July 2023. This information can also be found in the table below.

You can see similar information for different types of businesses establishments and industries.

You can also see similar information for North Carolina counties, for other states, and for the United States as well.

North Carolina Payroll Employment for All Private Business Establishments
North Carolina Number of Jobs Added to All Private Business Establishments
North Carolina Payroll Employment for All Private Business Establishments
Items per page:
1 – 10 of 54
Month Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
January 2019 3710205
February 2019 3729179 18974
March 2019 3745523 16344
April 2019 3758884 13361
May 2019 3791102 32218
June 2019 3818071 26969
July 2019 3830449 12378
August 2019 3834154 3705
September 2019 3795742 -38412
October 2019 3828118 32376
November 2019 3844682 16564
December 2019 3832695 -11987
January 2020 3776903 -55792
February 2020 3791256 14353
March 2020 3777842 -13414
April 2020 3290722 -487120
May 2020 3398793 108071
June 2020 3543228 144435
July 2020 3584547 41319
August 2020 3616804 32257
September 2020 3630661 13857
October 2020 3705330 74669
November 2020 3730139 24809
December 2020 3739953 9814
February 2021 3699578 -40375
March 2021 3720450 20872
April 2021 3743099 22649
May 2021 3771775 28676
June 2021 3808260 36485
July 2021 3837343 29083
August 2021 3869309 31966
September 2021 3863651 -5658
October 2021 3830267 -33384
November 2021 3910999 80732
December 2021 3939847 28848
January 2022 3951708 11861
February 2022 3870597 -81111
March 2022 3927786 57189
April 2022 3946629 18843
May 2022 3983077 36448
June 2022 4010238 27161
July 2022 4035725 25487
August 2022 4066663 30938
September 2022 4069893 3230
October 2022 4046463 -23430
November 2022 4075228 28765
December 2022 4092977 17749
January 2023 4094271 1294
February 2023 4044904 -49367
March 2023 4068989 24085
April 2023 4081324 12335
May 2023 4102182 20858
June 2023 4133178 30996
July 2023 4166095 32917