Observations

Q2 2026: 14,400

Updated: Aug 27, 2026 1:22 PM CDT

Units:

Persons, 4-Quarter Moving Average,

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:

Quarterly

Notes

Title	Release Dates

Not in Labor Force: Discouraged Workers for North Carolina	2015-04-24	2026-07-24

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics	2015-04-24	2026-07-24

Release

Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization for States	2015-04-24	2026-07-24

Units

Persons, 4-Quarter Moving Average	2015-04-24	2026-07-24

Frequency

Quarterly	2015-04-24	2026-07-24

Seasonal Adjustment

Not Seasonally Adjusted	2015-04-24	2026-07-24

Notes

The BLS defines discouraged workers as persons who are not in the labor force, want and are available for work, and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. They are not counted as unemployed because they had not searched for work in the prior 4 weeks, for the specific reason that they believed no jobs were available to them.	2015-04-24	2026-07-23
The BLS defines discouraged workers as persons who are not in the labor force, want and are available for work, and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. They are not counted as unemployed because they had not searched for work in the prior 4 weeks, for the specific reason that they believed no jobs were available to them. Where applicable, estimates are 11-month averages that exclude October 2025. Data for October were not collected due to the federal government shutdown. As a result, these estimates are not strictly comparable with averages for other time periods.	2026-07-24	2026-07-24

Release Tables

Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization for States