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All Employees: Total Private — Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-20500.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-05000000

Latest (y/y)1.8%September 2026
Previous (y/y)1.1%August 2026
Level289.0 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Total Private — Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (NSA) was up 1.8% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.1% in August 2026.

The level stood at 289.0 thousands.

That is the highest reading since October 2024.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −10.1% (Apr 2020) to 12.4% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.8%.

All Employees: Total Private — Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−15%−10%−5%0%5%10%15%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Total Private — Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Total Private — Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (NSA), level (thousands)15020025030019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Total Private — Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 2026289.0 thousands1.8
August 2026290.7 thousands1.1
July 2026289.7 thousands0.8
June 2026289.7 thousands0.8
May 2026288.6 thousands0.1
April 2026286.6 thousands−0.4
March 2026284.5 thousands−0.3
February 2026284.7 thousands−0.7
January 2026283.0 thousands−1.0
December 2025287.2 thousands−0.07
November 2025287.0 thousands−0.5
October 2025285.4 thousands−1.1
September 2025283.8 thousands−0.8
August 2025287.4 thousands−0.3
July 2025287.3 thousands0.2
June 2025287.5 thousands0.1
May 2025288.3 thousands0.3
April 2025287.7 thousands0.5
March 2025285.4 thousands0.4
February 2025286.7 thousands0.7
January 2025285.8 thousands1.2
December 2024287.4 thousands0.7
November 2024288.4 thousands1.2
October 2024288.5 thousands1.9

Last 24 observations. The full history (441 observations) is available through the API.

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About this series

Latest observationSeptember 2026
First observationJanuary 1990
Observations441
FrequencyMonthly
Unitsthousands
AdjustmentNot seasonally adjusted
10-year high12.4% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−10.1% (Apr 2020)
10-year average1.8%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-20500.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-05000000

This series is a labelled reference series (an official figure republished by an aggregator) rather than a first print from the agency itself.

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It is collected directly from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files) and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code US-20500.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-05000000.

Last updated 2026-10-24. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Total Private — Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (NSA)”.