North Carolina state prices & labor vs the US
Where North Carolina sits against the national average on the prices households and builders feel first. All states: /states.
Regular gasoline
$4.05
AAA · 2026-10-02 · −7.8% vs US
Residential electricity
15.16¢/kWh
EIA · Jul 2026 · +13.4% YoY · −17.2% vs US
Industrial electricity
8.37¢/kWh
EIA · Jul 2026 · +7.7% YoY · −14.3% vs US
Labor
Construction avg weekly wage
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BLS QCEW · — · — YoY
Unemployment rate
3.5%
BLS LAUS · Aug 2026 · -0.4pp over 1y · US 4.2%
Each figure carries its own source date — they update on different schedules. Data: geo.json.