Kinston City, NC Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1990 | 10,386 | - | 7.0 | - |
| 1991 | 10,372 | -0.1 | 9.0 | 2.0 |
| 1992 | 10,439 | 0.6 | 9.9 | 0.9 |
| 1993 | 10,284 | -1.5 | 9.6 | -0.4 |
| 1994 | 10,223 | -0.6 | 10.0 | 0.4 |
| 1995 | 10,662 | 4.3 | 9.3 | -0.7 |
| 1996 | 10,902 | 2.2 | 10.0 | 0.7 |
| 1997 | 11,162 | 2.4 | 7.4 | -2.6 |
| 1998 | 11,078 | -0.8 | 8.6 | 1.2 |
| 1999 | 11,097 | 0.2 | 9.4 | 0.7 |
| 2000 | 8,894 | -19.8 | 8.1 | -1.3 |
| 2001 | 8,507 | -4.4 | 12.2 | 4.1 |
| 2002 | 8,345 | -1.9 | 12.8 | 0.6 |
| 2003 | 8,497 | 1.8 | 11.3 | -1.5 |
| 2004 | 8,727 | 2.7 | 9.1 | -2.3 |
| 2005 | 8,833 | 1.2 | 6.7 | -2.4 |
| 2006 | 8,749 | -0.9 | 6.5 | -0.2 |
| 2007 | 9,144 | 4.5 | 5.9 | -0.6 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1990-Jan | 10,065 | - | 6.3 | - |
| Feb | 10,170 | - | 5.6 | - |
| Mar | 10,295 | - | 5.9 | - |
| Apr | 10,302 | - | 6.9 | - |
| May | 10,554 | - | 8.3 | - |
| Jun | 10,759 | - | 7.8 | - |
| Jul | 10,746 | - | 7.5 | - |
| Aug | 10,635 | - | 7.5 | - |
| Sep | 10,394 | - | 7.6 | - |
| Oct | 10,325 | - | 6.4 | - |
| Nov | 10,266 | - | 7.4 | - |
| Dec | 10,116 | - | 6.6 | - |
| 1991-Jan | 9,973 | -0.9 | 9.2 | 2.9 |
| Feb | 10,102 | -0.7 | 8.9 | 3.4 |
| Mar | 10,099 | -1.9 | 8.7 | 2.8 |
| Apr | 10,223 | -0.8 | 9.7 | 2.8 |
| May | 10,469 | -0.8 | 10.4 | 2.1 |
| Jun | 10,618 | -1.3 | 11.5 | 3.7 |
| Jul | 10,879 | 1.2 | 11.4 | 4.0 |
| Aug | 10,778 | 1.3 | 8.7 | 1.3 |
| Sep | 10,570 | 1.7 | 7.0 | -0.7 |
| Oct | 10,379 | 0.5 | 6.5 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 10,212 | -0.5 | 8.1 | 0.7 |
| Dec | 10,167 | 0.5 | 7.6 | 1.0 |
| 1992-Jan | 10,071 | 1.0 | 10.5 | 1.3 |
| Feb | 10,141 | 0.4 | 10.4 | 1.4 |
| Mar | 10,119 | 0.2 | 9.5 | 0.9 |
| Apr | 10,285 | 0.6 | 10.0 | 0.3 |
| May | 10,527 | 0.6 | 10.9 | 0.5 |
| Jun | 10,746 | 1.2 | 11.5 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 10,934 | 0.5 | 12.1 | 0.6 |
| Aug | 10,856 | 0.7 | 9.2 | 0.5 |
| Sep | 10,570 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 |
| Oct | 10,475 | 0.9 | 8.3 | 1.8 |
| Nov | 10,310 | 1.0 | 10.1 | 2.0 |
| Dec | 10,230 | 0.6 | 8.3 | 0.7 |
| 1993-Jan | 10,036 | -0.3 | 10.0 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 10,035 | -1.0 | 9.8 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 10,010 | -1.1 | 10.8 | 1.2 |
| Apr | 10,155 | -1.3 | 10.5 | 0.5 |
| May | 10,282 | -2.3 | 11.3 | 0.5 |
| Jun | 10,476 | -2.5 | 12.0 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 10,746 | -1.7 | 10.9 | -1.1 |
| Aug | 10,710 | -1.3 | 8.9 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 10,391 | -1.7 | 7.3 | -0.7 |
| Oct | 10,300 | -1.7 | 7.3 | -1.0 |
| Nov | 10,187 | -1.2 | 7.4 | -2.7 |
| Dec | 10,078 | -1.5 | 8.4 | 0.1 |
| 1994-Jan | 9,700 | -3.3 | 10.7 | 0.7 |
| Feb | 9,811 | -2.2 | 11.8 | 2.0 |
| Mar | 9,916 | -0.9 | 10.7 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 10,010 | -1.4 | 10.0 | -0.5 |
| May | 10,246 | -0.4 | 10.6 | -0.8 |
| Jun | 10,455 | -0.2 | 11.1 | -0.9 |
| Jul | 10,758 | 0.1 | 10.7 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 10,713 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 0.8 |
| Sep | 10,408 | 0.2 | 9.0 | 1.7 |
| Oct | 10,320 | 0.2 | 9.1 | 1.8 |
| Nov | 10,210 | 0.2 | 9.0 | 1.6 |
| Dec | 10,134 | 0.6 | 7.7 | -0.7 |
| 1995-Jan | 10,181 | 5.0 | 8.7 | -1.9 |
| Feb | 10,249 | 4.5 | 9.6 | -2.2 |
| Mar | 10,445 | 5.3 | 9.6 | -1.0 |
| Apr | 10,623 | 6.1 | 9.2 | -0.8 |
| May | 10,700 | 4.4 | 9.8 | -0.8 |
| Jun | 10,943 | 4.7 | 9.6 | -1.4 |
| Jul | 11,140 | 3.6 | 8.3 | -2.4 |
| Aug | 10,998 | 2.7 | 7.4 | -2.3 |
| Sep | 10,711 | 2.9 | 7.6 | -1.4 |
| Oct | 10,719 | 3.9 | 7.8 | -1.3 |
| Nov | 10,699 | 4.8 | 12.4 | 3.4 |
| Dec | 10,540 | 4.0 | 11.2 | 3.5 |
| 1996-Jan | 10,345 | 1.6 | 11.0 | 2.3 |
| Feb | 10,347 | 1.0 | 11.9 | 2.3 |
| Mar | 10,523 | 0.7 | 11.0 | 1.4 |
| Apr | 10,716 | 0.9 | 9.1 | -0.1 |
| May | 11,001 | 2.8 | 12.2 | 2.4 |
| Jun | 11,182 | 2.2 | 12.4 | 2.8 |
| Jul | 11,271 | 1.2 | 11.3 | 3.0 |
| Aug | 11,204 | 1.9 | 9.4 | 2.0 |
| Sep | 11,071 | 3.4 | 7.7 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 11,141 | 3.9 | 7.7 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 11,071 | 3.5 | 8.0 | -4.4 |
| Dec | 10,953 | 3.9 | 8.0 | -3.2 |
| 1997-Jan | 10,745 | 3.9 | 8.1 | -2.9 |
| Feb | 10,782 | 4.2 | 7.6 | -4.4 |
| Mar | 11,020 | 4.7 | 7.8 | -3.2 |
| Apr | 11,064 | 3.2 | 7.1 | -2.0 |
| May | 11,244 | 2.2 | 7.4 | -4.8 |
| Jun | 11,389 | 1.9 | 8.3 | -4.1 |
| Jul | 11,535 | 2.3 | 8.1 | -3.2 |
| Aug | 11,520 | 2.8 | 7.2 | -2.3 |
| Sep | 11,239 | 1.5 | 6.6 | -1.1 |
| Oct | 11,240 | 0.9 | 6.5 | -1.1 |
| Nov | 11,182 | 1.0 | 7.0 | -1.0 |
| Dec | 10,980 | 0.2 | 7.2 | -0.8 |
| 1998-Jan | 10,815 | 0.7 | 7.6 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 10,799 | 0.2 | 8.3 | 0.7 |
| Mar | 10,952 | -0.6 | 9.0 | 1.2 |
| Apr | 11,045 | -0.2 | 8.2 | 1.2 |
| May | 11,176 | -0.6 | 9.0 | 1.6 |
| Jun | 11,312 | -0.7 | 10.8 | 2.5 |
| Jul | 11,383 | -1.3 | 10.2 | 2.1 |
| Aug | 11,252 | -2.3 | 9.3 | 2.1 |
| Sep | 11,176 | -0.6 | 7.8 | 1.2 |
| Oct | 11,100 | -1.2 | 8.5 | 2.0 |
| Nov | 10,984 | -1.8 | 7.6 | 0.6 |
| Dec | 10,939 | -0.4 | 7.3 | 0.1 |
| 1999-Jan | 10,810 | 0.0 | 9.2 | 1.6 |
| Feb | 10,779 | -0.2 | 9.1 | 0.9 |
| Mar | 10,939 | -0.1 | 9.3 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 11,127 | 0.7 | 9.2 | 1.0 |
| May | 11,122 | -0.5 | 9.0 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 11,361 | 0.4 | 10.0 | -0.8 |
| Jul | 11,433 | 0.4 | 10.8 | 0.7 |
| Aug | 11,386 | 1.2 | 8.7 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 11,167 | -0.1 | 11.1 | 3.3 |
| Oct | 11,098 | 0.0 | 10.2 | 1.7 |
| Nov | 11,027 | 0.4 | 8.5 | 0.9 |
| Dec | 10,912 | -0.2 | 7.2 | -0.1 |
| 2000-Jan | 8,855 | -18.1 | 8.4 | -0.7 |
| Feb | 8,814 | -18.2 | 8.9 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 8,943 | -18.2 | 7.7 | -1.6 |
| Apr | 8,960 | -19.5 | 7.3 | -2.0 |
| May | 8,916 | -19.8 | 7.9 | -1.1 |
| Jun | 9,081 | -20.1 | 8.1 | -1.9 |
| Jul | 8,830 | -22.8 | 8.2 | -2.6 |
| Aug | 8,978 | -21.1 | 7.9 | -0.8 |
| Sep | 8,846 | -20.8 | 7.5 | -3.6 |
| Oct | 8,865 | -20.1 | 8.5 | -1.7 |
| Nov | 8,794 | -20.3 | 8.4 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 8,847 | -18.9 | 8.4 | 1.2 |
| 2001-Jan | 8,807 | -0.5 | 9.9 | 1.4 |
| Feb | 8,783 | -0.4 | 9.8 | 0.9 |
| Mar | 8,809 | -1.5 | 11.4 | 3.6 |
| Apr | 8,408 | -6.2 | 12.0 | 4.7 |
| May | 8,393 | -5.9 | 11.3 | 3.4 |
| Jun | 8,482 | -6.6 | 11.7 | 3.6 |
| Jul | 8,470 | -4.1 | 12.7 | 4.5 |
| Aug | 8,465 | -5.7 | 13.8 | 5.9 |
| Sep | 8,543 | -3.4 | 12.1 | 4.6 |
| Oct | 8,411 | -5.1 | 13.0 | 4.6 |
| Nov | 8,292 | -5.7 | 14.3 | 5.9 |
| Dec | 8,223 | -7.1 | 14.7 | 6.3 |
| 2002-Jan | 8,248 | -6.3 | 14.6 | 4.7 |
| Feb | 8,305 | -5.4 | 13.9 | 4.1 |
| Mar | 8,298 | -5.8 | 13.4 | 2.0 |
| Apr | 8,413 | 0.1 | 13.0 | 1.1 |
| May | 8,466 | 0.9 | 12.9 | 1.5 |
| Jun | 8,379 | -1.2 | 13.8 | 2.0 |
| Jul | 8,300 | -2.0 | 13.0 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 8,321 | -1.7 | 12.0 | -1.8 |
| Sep | 8,409 | -1.6 | 11.8 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 8,401 | -0.1 | 11.9 | -1.1 |
| Nov | 8,283 | -0.1 | 11.6 | -2.7 |
| Dec | 8,314 | 1.1 | 11.7 | -3.1 |
| 2003-Jan | 8,412 | 2.0 | 12.0 | -2.6 |
| Feb | 8,396 | 1.1 | 12.0 | -1.9 |
| Mar | 8,370 | 0.9 | 11.7 | -1.7 |
| Apr | 8,404 | -0.1 | 12.0 | -1.1 |
| May | 8,504 | 0.4 | 11.9 | -1.0 |
| Jun | 8,446 | 0.8 | 12.8 | -1.0 |
| Jul | 8,580 | 3.4 | 11.8 | -1.2 |
| Aug | 8,519 | 2.4 | 11.4 | -0.7 |
| Sep | 8,482 | 0.9 | 10.4 | -1.3 |
| Oct | 8,613 | 2.5 | 10.2 | -1.7 |
| Nov | 8,614 | 4.0 | 10.4 | -1.2 |
| Dec | 8,618 | 3.7 | 9.4 | -2.2 |
| 2004-Jan | 8,666 | 3.0 | 10.1 | -1.9 |
| Feb | 8,635 | 2.8 | 9.7 | -2.3 |
| Mar | 8,655 | 3.4 | 9.6 | -2.1 |
| Apr | 8,765 | 4.3 | 9.0 | -2.9 |
| May | 8,766 | 3.1 | 9.4 | -2.5 |
| Jun | 8,652 | 2.4 | 10.0 | -2.9 |
| Jul | 8,741 | 1.9 | 9.2 | -2.6 |
| Aug | 8,709 | 2.2 | 8.5 | -2.8 |
| Sep | 8,771 | 3.4 | 7.8 | -2.6 |
| Oct | 8,803 | 2.2 | 8.3 | -1.9 |
| Nov | 8,787 | 2.0 | 8.6 | -1.8 |
| Dec | 8,770 | 1.8 | 8.6 | -0.8 |
| 2005-Jan | 8,779 | 1.3 | 6.9 | -3.2 |
| Feb | 8,693 | 0.7 | 7.3 | -2.5 |
| Mar | 8,787 | 1.5 | 6.6 | -3.0 |
| Apr | 8,957 | 2.2 | 6.5 | -2.6 |
| May | 8,898 | 1.5 | 6.5 | -2.9 |
| Jun | 8,832 | 2.1 | 7.1 | -2.9 |
| Jul | 8,844 | 1.2 | 7.1 | -2.1 |
| Aug | 8,925 | 2.5 | 6.7 | -1.8 |
| Sep | 8,911 | 1.6 | 6.2 | -1.6 |
| Oct | 8,824 | 0.2 | 6.8 | -1.4 |
| Nov | 8,769 | -0.2 | 6.8 | -1.8 |
| Dec | 8,771 | 0.0 | 5.9 | -2.7 |
| 2006-Jan | 8,701 | -0.9 | 6.4 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 8,715 | 0.3 | 6.7 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 8,761 | -0.3 | 6.1 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 8,728 | -2.6 | 5.9 | -0.6 |
| May | 8,730 | -1.9 | 6.2 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 8,706 | -1.4 | 6.6 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 8,719 | -1.4 | 7.0 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 8,745 | -2.0 | 6.7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 8,778 | -1.5 | 6.3 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 8,808 | -0.2 | 6.3 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 8,813 | 0.5 | 6.8 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 8,780 | 0.1 | 6.7 | 0.8 |
| 2007-Jan | 9,105 | 4.6 | 6.9 | 0.5 |
| Feb | 9,120 | 4.6 | 6.6 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 9,154 | 4.5 | 5.8 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 9,124 | 4.5 | 5.6 | -0.2 |
| May | 9,163 | 5.0 | 5.8 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 9,245 | 6.2 | 6.0 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 9,176 | 5.2 | 6.0 | -1.0 |
| Aug | 9,200 | 5.2 | 5.6 | -1.1 |
| Sep | 9,222 | 5.1 | 5.0 | -1.3 |
| Oct | 9,102 | 3.3 | 5.5 | -0.9 |
| Nov | 9,098 | 3.2 | 5.9 | -0.9 |
| Dec | 9,013 | 2.7 | 6.2 | -0.5 |
| 2008-Jan | 9,147 | 0.5 | 6.5 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 9,023 | -1.1 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 9,094 | -0.7 | 6.5 | 0.7 |
| Apr | 9,110 | -0.2 | 6.7 | 1.0 |
| May | 9,076 | -0.9 | 8.2 | 2.4 |
| Jun | 9,084 | -1.7 | 8.9 | 2.9 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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