2018 New Hampshire Local Area Unemployment Statistics · 2018 New Hampshire Local Area Unemployment Statistics Released: May 24, ... Keene NH MicroNECTA ... Raymond NH LMA

Jan-18 Feb-18 Mar-18 Apr-18 May-18 Jun-18 Jul-18 Aug-18 Sep-18 Oct-18 Nov-18 Dec-18 Ann Avg

New Hampshire

Labor Force 743,800 748,250 752,660 751,160 755,180

Employment 720,890 725,820 730,550 730,760 735,590

Unemployment 22,910 22,430 22,110 20,400 19,590

Rate 3.1% 3.0% 2.9% 2.7% 2.6%

Belknap County

Labor Force 30,150 30,170 30,360 30,270 30,940

Employment 29,160 29,200 29,400 29,400 30,160

Unemployment 990 970 960 870 780

Rate 3.3% 3.2% 3.2% 2.9% 2.5%

Carroll County

Labor Force 23,190 23,080 22,720 22,020 22,440

Employment 22,460 22,380 22,010 21,360 21,830

Unemployment 730 700 710 660 610

Rate 3.1% 3.0% 3.1% 3.0% 2.7%

Cheshire County

Labor Force 40,110 40,520 40,890 40,810 40,620

Employment 38,920 39,340 39,700 39,730 39,560

Unemployment 1,190 1,180 1,190 1,080 1,060

Rate 3.0% 2.9% 2.9% 2.7% 2.6%

Coos County

Labor Force 14,260 14,300 14,270 14,050 14,220

Employment 13,640 13,720 13,690 13,480 13,730

Unemployment 620 580 580 570 490

Rate 4.3% 4.0% 4.1% 4.1% 3.5%

Grafton County

Labor Force 48,320 49,180 49,410 48,090 48,240

Employment 47,160 48,000 48,220 47,010 47,150

Unemployment 1,160 1,180 1,190 1,080 1,090

Rate 2.4% 2.4% 2.4% 2.2% 2.3%

Hillsborough County

Labor Force 231,310 231,800 233,510 233,880 234,370

Employment 223,860 224,500 226,380 227,240 228,090

Unemployment 7,450 7,300 7,130 6,640 6,280

Rate 3.2% 3.1% 3.1% 2.8% 2.7%

Merrimack County

Labor Force 81,180 81,580 81,900 81,600 81,690

Employment 78,970 79,410 79,750 79,720 79,830

Unemployment 2,210 2,170 2,150 1,880 1,860

Rate 2.7% 2.7% 2.6% 2.3% 2.3%

Rockingham County

Labor Force 181,040 181,480 182,840 183,600 185,030

Employment 174,960 175,620 177,130 178,230 179,860

Unemployment 6,080 5,860 5,710 5,370 5,170

Rate 3.4% 3.2% 3.1% 2.9% 2.8%

Released: June 21, 20182018 New Hampshire Local Area Unemployment StatisticsEstimates are Not Seasonally AdjustedSource: New Hampshire Employment Security, Economic & Labor Market Information Bureau, www.nhes.nh.gov/elmi

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Strafford County

Labor Force 71,370 73,150 73,560 73,750 74,480

Employment 69,440 71,230 71,650 72,040 72,730

Unemployment 1,930 1,920 1,910 1,710 1,750

Rate 2.7% 2.6% 2.6% 2.3% 2.3%

Sullivan County

Labor Force 22,910 23,000 23,200 23,080 23,170

Employment 22,340 22,420 22,620 22,550 22,650

Unemployment 570 580 580 530 520

Rate 2.5% 2.5% 2.5% 2.3% 2.2%

Belmont NH LMA

Labor Force 10,740 10,730 10,850 10,820 11,040

Employment 10,370 10,370 10,490 10,530 10,770

Unemployment 370 360 360 290 270

Rate 3.4% 3.4% 3.3% 2.7% 2.5%

Berlin NH MicroNECTA

Labor Force 6,310 6,340 6,310 6,310 6,340

Employment 5,990 6,050 6,010 6,020 6,090

Unemployment 320 290 300 290 250

Rate 5.1% 4.6% 4.8% 4.6% 4.0%

Charlestown NH LMA

Labor Force 7,010 7,040 7,060 7,040 7,050

Employment 6,840 6,870 6,870 6,870 6,890

Unemployment 170 170 190 170 160

Rate 2.5% 2.4% 2.6% 2.4% 2.3%

Claremont, NH Micropolitan NECTA

Labor Force 7,300 7,320 7,410 7,410 7,440

Employment 7,090 7,110 7,210 7,210 7,260

Unemployment 210 210 200 200 180

Rate 2.8% 2.8% 2.8% 2.7% 2.4%

Colebrook NH-VT LMA, NH Portion

Labor Force 2,380 2,390 2,450 2,380 2,410

Employment 2,270 2,300 2,360 2,280 2,330

Unemployment 110 90 90 100 80

Rate 4.4% 3.8% 3.7% 4.2% 3.3%

Colebrook NH-VT LMA (NH & VT)

Labor Force 2,890 2,920 2,970 2,900 2,950

Employment 2,760 2,810 2,860 2,780 2,850

Unemployment 130 110 110 120 100

Rate 4.5% 3.7% 3.6% 4.2% 3.5%

Concord NH MicroNECTA

Labor Force 46,340 46,580 46,930 47,020 47,080

Employment 45,170 45,400 45,760 46,000 46,060

Unemployment 1,170 1,180 1,170 1,020 1,020

Rate 2.5% 2.5% 2.5% 2.2% 2.2%

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Conway NH-ME LMA, NH Portion

Labor Force 12,390 12,310 11,980 11,270 11,480

Employment 12,050 11,980 11,630 10,950 11,170

Unemployment 340 330 350 320 310

Rate 2.8% 2.7% 2.9% 2.8% 2.7%

Conway NH-ME LMA (NH & ME)

Labor Force 16,250 16,140 15,810 15,030 15,350

Employment 15,810 15,710 15,360 14,610 14,940

Unemployment 440 430 450 420 410

Rate 2.7% 2.7% 2.8% 2.8% 2.6%

Dover-Durham NH-ME MetroNECTA, NH Portion

Labor Force 71,370 73,150 73,560 73,750 74,480

Employment 69,440 71,230 71,650 72,040 72,730

Unemployment 1,930 1,920 1,910 1,710 1,750

Rate 2.7% 2.6% 2.6% 2.3% 2.3%

Dover-Durham NH-ME MetroNECTA (NH & ME)

Labor Force 83,170 85,180 85,630 85,880 86,640

Employment 80,880 82,900 83,380 83,860 84,600

Unemployment 2,290 2,280 2,250 2,020 2,040

Rate 2.8% 2.7% 2.6% 2.4% 2.4%

Expanded Claremont, NH estimating area (previously known as the Claremont-Newport NH LMA)

Labor Force 13,620 13,640 13,830 13,820 13,910

Employment 13,260 13,280 13,480 13,480 13,580

Unemployment 360 360 350 340 330

Rate 2.7% 2.6% 2.6% 2.4% 2.3%

Franklin NH LMA

Labor Force 10,320 10,310 10,360 10,350 10,440

Employment 9,960 9,950 10,010 10,060 10,160

Unemployment 360 360 350 290 280

Rate 3.5% 3.5% 3.4% 2.8% 2.7%

Haverhill NH LMA

Labor Force 3,430 3,460 3,440 3,420 3,430

Employment 3,310 3,350 3,340 3,320 3,350

Unemployment 120 110 100 100 80

Rate 3.4% 3.1% 2.9% 2.8% 2.4%

Hillsborough NH LMA

Labor Force 8,050 8,180 8,180 8,030 7,950

Employment 7,830 7,960 7,960 7,830 7,770

Unemployment 220 220 220 200 180

Rate 2.8% 2.7% 2.7% 2.5% 2.3%

Hinsdale Town, NH Portion, Brattleboro VT-NH LMA

Labor Force 2,070 2,090 2,090 2,050 2,020

Employment 1,980 2,000 2,000 1,960 1,950


Rate 4.3% 4.4% 4.3% 4.2% 3.4%

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Keene NH MicroNECTA

Labor Force 26,160 26,510 26,860 26,880 26,730

Employment 25,410 25,770 26,110 26,200 26,040

Unemployment 750 740 750 680 690

Rate 2.9% 2.8% 2.8% 2.5% 2.6%

Laconia NH MicroNECTA

Labor Force 11,100 11,100 11,150 11,060 11,290

Employment 10,740 10,750 10,810 10,730 11,000

Unemployment 360 350 340 330 290

Rate 3.2% 3.1% 3.1% 3.0% 2.6%

Lebanon NH-VT MicroNECTA, NH Portion

Labor Force 24,760 24,910 25,060 24,810 24,840

Employment 24,230 24,360 24,500 24,310 24,330

Unemployment 530 550 560 500 510

Rate 2.1% 2.2% 2.2% 2.0% 2.0%

Lebanon NH-VT MicroNECTA (NH & VT)

Labor Force 44,640 45,010 45,290 44,820 45,080

Employment 43,650 43,990 44,260 43,860 44,160

Unemployment 990 1,020 1,030 960 920

Rate 2.2% 2.3% 2.3% 2.1% 2.0%

Littleton NH-VT LMA, NH Portion

Labor Force 12,520 12,500 12,380 12,060 12,310

Employment 12,140 12,130 12,010 11,700 11,990

Unemployment 380 370 370 360 320

Rate 3.0% 3.0% 3.0% 3.0% 2.6%

Littleton NH-VT LMA (NH & VT)

Labor Force 13,320 13,310 13,190 12,840 13,120

Employment 12,910 12,910 12,790 12,460 12,780

Unemployment 410 400 400 380 340

Rate 3.1% 3.0% 3.0% 2.9% 2.6%

Manchester NH MetroNECTA

Labor Force 116,220 116,840 117,690 118,120 118,490

Employment 112,820 113,500 114,430 115,080 115,570

Unemployment 3,400 3,340 3,260 3,040 2,920

Rate 2.9% 2.9% 2.8% 2.6% 2.5%

Meredith NH LMA

Labor Force 6,910 6,950 6,940 6,970 7,260

Employment 6,690 6,730 6,730 6,770 7,080

Unemployment 220 220 210 200 180

Rate 3.2% 3.1% 3.1% 2.8% 2.4%

Nashua NH-MA NECTA Division, NH Portion

Labor Force 161,410 161,280 162,550 162,710 163,170

Employment 155,860 155,830 157,270 157,760 158,450

Unemployment 5,550 5,450 5,280 4,950 4,720

Rate 3.4% 3.4% 3.2% 3.0% 2.9%

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Nashua NH-MA NECTA Division (NH & MA)

Labor Force 170,460 170,380 171,720 171,880 172,450

Employment 164,580 164,580 166,100 166,650 167,450

Unemployment 5,880 5,800 5,620 5,230 5,000

Rate 3.4% 3.4% 3.3% 3.0% 2.9%

New London NH LMA

Labor Force 8,990 9,070 8,850 8,440 8,380

Employment 8,780 8,860 8,640 8,250 8,180

Unemployment 210 210 210 190 200

Rate 2.4% 2.4% 2.4% 2.3% 2.3%

Newport, NH LMA

Labor Force 6,320 6,330 6,420 6,400 6,470

Employment 6,170 6,180 6,270 6,270 6,320

Unemployment 150 150 150 130 150

Rate 2.4% 2.4% 2.3% 2.1% 2.3%

Pelham Town, NH Portion, Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford MA-NH NECTA Division

Labor Force 7,630 7,640 7,690 7,770 7,740

Employment 7,300 7,320 7,370 7,450 7,440

Unemployment 330 320 320 320 300

Rate 4.3% 4.2% 4.1% 4.1% 3.9%

Peterborough NH LMA

Labor Force 18,590 18,630 18,690 18,580 18,570

Employment 18,030 18,080 18,160 18,110 18,110

Unemployment 560 550 530 470 460

Rate 3.0% 2.9% 2.9% 2.5% 2.5%

Plymouth NH LMA

Labor Force 17,560 18,290 18,450 17,560 17,520

Employment 17,150 17,860 18,020 17,170 17,100

Unemployment 410 430 430 390 420

Rate 2.3% 2.4% 2.3% 2.2% 2.4%

Portsmouth NH-ME MetroNECTA, NH Portion

Labor Force 58,270 58,530 58,920 59,000 59,880

Employment 56,660 57,000 57,370 57,570 58,490

Unemployment 1,610 1,530 1,550 1,430 1,390

Rate 2.8% 2.6% 2.6% 2.4% 2.3%

Portsmouth NH-ME MetroNECTA (NH & ME)

Labor Force 75,600 75,840 76,300 76,470 77,570

Employment 73,550 73,900 74,350 74,650 75,780

Unemployment 2,050 1,940 1,950 1,820 1,790

Rate 2.7% 2.6% 2.6% 2.4% 2.3%

Raymond NH LMA

Labor Force 14,340 14,400 14,450 14,540 14,670

Employment 13,910 13,980 14,040 14,150 14,310

Unemployment 430 420 410 390 360

Rate 3.0% 2.9% 2.8% 2.7% 2.5%

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Salem Town, NH Portion, Lawrence-Methuen-Salem MA-NH NECTA Division

Labor Force 17,610 17,650 17,810 17,940 17,980

Employment 16,910 16,980 17,150 17,300 17,360

Unemployment 700 670 660 640 620

Rate 4.0% 3.8% 3.7% 3.6% 3.4%

Seabrook-Hampstead Area, NH Portion, Haverhill-Newburyport-Amesbury MA-NH NECTA Division

Labor Force 38,960 39,060 39,450 39,800 39,950

Employment 37,380 37,550 38,000 38,480 38,740

Unemployment 1,580 1,510 1,450 1,320 1,210

Rate 4.0% 3.9% 3.7% 3.3% 3.0%

Wolfeboro NH LMA

Labor Force 8,760 8,720 8,700 8,710 8,820

Employment 8,430 8,410 8,390 8,410 8,570

Unemployment 330 310 310 300 250

Rate 3.7% 3.6% 3.6% 3.4% 2.8%

Note: All city and town unemployment rates are available on our web site at www.nhes.nh.gov/elmi/statistics/candt-arch.htm

Amherst Town

Labor Force 6,150 6,160 6,200 6,220 6,260

Employment 5,990 5,990 6,040 6,060 6,090

Unemployment 160 170 160 160 170

Rate 2.7% 2.7% 2.6% 2.5% 2.7%

Atkinson Town

Labor Force 3,900 3,910 3,940 3,990 4,010

Employment 3,740 3,750 3,800 3,850 3,870

Unemployment 160 160 140 140 140

Rate 4.2% 4.0% 3.6% 3.6% 3.5%

Barrington Town

Labor Force 5,190 5,320 5,350 5,360 5,400

Employment 5,040 5,170 5,200 5,230 5,280

Unemployment 150 150 150 130 120

Rate 2.9% 2.8% 2.8% 2.4% 2.3%

Bedford Town

Labor Force 11,750 11,820 11,900 11,960 12,020

Employment 11,450 11,520 11,610 11,680 11,730

Unemployment 300 300 290 280 290

Rate 2.5% 2.5% 2.5% 2.3% 2.4%

Belmont Town

Labor Force 3,500 3,500 3,540 3,510 3,590

Employment 3,360 3,360 3,400 3,410 3,490

Unemployment 140 140 140 100 100

Rate 4.1% 4.0% 3.9% 3.0% 2.8%

Berlin City

Labor Force 3,820 3,840 3,830 3,850 3,860

Employment 3,630 3,660 3,640 3,650 3,690

Unemployment 190 180 190 200 170

Rate 5.0% 4.8% 4.9% 5.1% 4.3%

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Bow Town

Labor Force 4,350 4,370 4,400 4,410 4,430

Employment 4,250 4,270 4,310 4,330 4,330


Rate 2.2% 2.3% 2.1% 1.9% 2.2%

Charlestown Town

Labor Force 2,840 2,840 2,860 2,850 2,850

Employment 2,770 2,780 2,780 2,780 2,790


Rate 2.3% 2.2% 2.7% 2.3% 2.0%

Claremont City

Labor Force 6,420 6,430 6,520 6,520 6,560

Employment 6,240 6,250 6,340 6,340 6,390

Unemployment 180 180 180 180 170

Rate 2.9% 2.8% 2.8% 2.8% 2.5%

Colebrook Town

Labor Force 1,080 1,090 1,110 1,070 1,090

Employment 1,030 1,050 1,070 1,040 1,060


Rate 4.2% 3.5% 3.3% 3.0% 2.8%

Concord City

Labor Force 22,280 22,390 22,570 22,610 22,630

Employment 21,700 21,810 21,980 22,100 22,130

Unemployment 580 580 590 510 500

Rate 2.6% 2.6% 2.6% 2.3% 2.2%

Conway Town

Labor Force 5,440 5,400 5,260 4,940 5,060

Employment 5,300 5,260 5,110 4,810 4,910

Unemployment 140 140 150 130 150

Rate 2.5% 2.6% 2.8% 2.7% 2.9%

Derry Town

Labor Force 20,000 19,950 20,100 20,100 20,200

Employment 19,210 19,200 19,380 19,440 19,520

Unemployment 790 750 720 660 680

Rate 4.0% 3.8% 3.6% 3.3% 3.4%

Dover City

Labor Force 17,960 18,380 18,510 18,590 18,740

Employment 17,490 17,940 18,050 18,150 18,320

Unemployment 470 440 460 440 420

Rate 2.6% 2.4% 2.5% 2.4% 2.3%

Durham Town

Labor Force 8,890 9,210 9,200 9,230 9,380

Employment 8,720 8,950 9,000 9,050 9,130

Unemployment 170 260 200 180 250

Rate 1.9% 2.8% 2.2% 1.9% 2.7%

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Epping Town

Labor Force 4,140 4,170 4,180 4,180 4,230

Employment 4,000 4,030 4,050 4,070 4,130

Unemployment 140 140 130 110 100

Rate 3.3% 3.3% 3.0% 2.6% 2.4%

Exeter Town

Labor Force 8,410 8,430 8,490 8,520 8,640

Employment 8,150 8,190 8,250 8,280 8,410

Unemployment 260 240 240 240 230

Rate 3.1% 2.9% 2.9% 2.8% 2.6%

Farmington Town

Labor Force 3,580 3,650 3,670 3,680 3,730

Employment 3,460 3,550 3,570 3,590 3,630

Unemployment 120 100 100 90 100

Rate 3.3% 2.8% 2.8% 2.4% 2.7%

Franklin City

Labor Force 3,890 3,880 3,910 3,900 3,920

Employment 3,740 3,730 3,760 3,780 3,810

Unemployment 150 150 150 120 110

Rate 3.9% 3.7% 3.8% 3.0% 2.8%

Gilford Town

Labor Force 3,540 3,540 3,550 3,510 3,590

Employment 3,420 3,430 3,450 3,420 3,500


Rate 3.3% 3.1% 2.7% 2.5% 2.4%

Goffstown Town

Labor Force 10,340 10,420 10,490 10,510 10,560

Employment 10,080 10,140 10,230 10,280 10,330

Unemployment 260 280 260 230 230

Rate 2.5% 2.7% 2.5% 2.2% 2.2%

Hampstead Town

Labor Force 5,000 5,020 5,070 5,120 5,170

Employment 4,820 4,840 4,900 4,960 5,000

Unemployment 180 180 170 160 170

Rate 3.6% 3.6% 3.4% 3.1% 3.2%

Hampton Town

Labor Force 8,980 9,010 9,060 9,080 9,220

Employment 8,650 8,700 8,760 8,790 8,930

Unemployment 330 310 300 290 290

Rate 3.7% 3.5% 3.3% 3.2% 3.1%

Hanover Town

Labor Force 4,850 4,900 4,910 4,870 4,900

Employment 4,740 4,760 4,790 4,760 4,760

Unemployment 110 140 120 110 140

Rate 2.3% 2.8% 2.4% 2.2% 2.8%

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Haverhill Town

Labor Force 2,350 2,370 2,360 2,340 2,360

Employment 2,280 2,310 2,300 2,280 2,310


Rate 3.1% 2.7% 2.6% 2.4% 2.1%

Hillsborough Town

Labor Force 2,890 2,930 2,940 2,880 2,840

Employment 2,790 2,840 2,840 2,790 2,770


Rate 3.4% 3.2% 3.4% 3.0% 2.5%

Hollis Town

Labor Force 4,160 4,130 4,170 4,180 4,200

Employment 4,010 4,000 4,040 4,050 4,070

Unemployment 150 130 130 130 130

Rate 3.5% 3.1% 3.0% 3.0% 3.2%

Hooksett Town

Labor Force 8,720 8,760 8,820 8,870 8,900

Employment 8,470 8,530 8,600 8,650 8,680

Unemployment 250 230 220 220 220

Rate 2.8% 2.6% 2.5% 2.4% 2.5%

Hudson Town

Labor Force 14,710 14,680 14,780 14,800 14,800

Employment 14,130 14,120 14,250 14,300 14,360

Unemployment 580 560 530 500 440

Rate 4.0% 3.8% 3.6% 3.4% 3.0%

Keene City

Labor Force 11,820 11,990 12,130 12,140 12,110

Employment 11,490 11,650 11,800 11,840 11,770

Unemployment 330 340 330 300 340

Rate 2.8% 2.8% 2.7% 2.4% 2.8%

Kingston Town

Labor Force 3,590 3,600 3,650 3,690 3,700

Employment 3,450 3,470 3,510 3,560 3,580

Unemployment 140 130 140 130 120

Rate 3.9% 3.6% 3.7% 3.4% 3.1%

Laconia City

Labor Force 7,560 7,570 7,620 7,550 7,700

Employment 7,320 7,330 7,370 7,310 7,490

Unemployment 240 240 250 240 210

Rate 3.2% 3.1% 3.2% 3.2% 2.7%

Lebanon City

Labor Force 7,490 7,520 7,580 7,500 7,490

Employment 7,330 7,370 7,420 7,360 7,360

Unemployment 160 150 160 140 130

Rate 2.1% 2.0% 2.1% 1.9% 1.8%

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Litchfield Town

Labor Force 4,660 4,650 4,680 4,700 4,700

Employment 4,490 4,490 4,530 4,550 4,570

Unemployment 170 160 150 150 130

Rate 3.7% 3.5% 3.3% 3.1% 2.8%

Littleton Town

Labor Force 3,090 3,090 3,060 2,990 3,040

Employment 3,000 3,000 2,970 2,900 2,970


Rate 3.0% 2.9% 3.0% 2.9% 2.4%

Londonderry Town

Labor Force 15,440 15,440 15,550 15,600 15,640

Employment 14,950 14,940 15,080 15,130 15,190

Unemployment 490 500 470 470 450

Rate 3.2% 3.2% 3.0% 3.0% 2.9%

Manchester City

Labor Force 62,070 62,370 62,850 63,090 63,260

Employment 60,120 60,480 60,980 61,320 61,580

Unemployment 1,950 1,890 1,870 1,770 1,680

Rate 3.1% 3.0% 3.0% 2.8% 2.6%

Meredith Town

Labor Force 2,970 2,980 2,980 2,990 3,110

Employment 2,860 2,880 2,880 2,900 3,030


Rate 3.6% 3.5% 3.5% 3.1% 2.5%

Merrimack Town

Labor Force 15,790 15,780 15,910 15,930 15,990

Employment 15,300 15,300 15,440 15,490 15,550

Unemployment 490 480 470 440 440

Rate 3.1% 3.0% 2.9% 2.8% 2.7%

Milford Town

Labor Force 9,010 9,000 9,070 9,050 9,090

Employment 8,720 8,720 8,800 8,820 8,860

Unemployment 290 280 270 230 230

Rate 3.2% 3.1% 3.0% 2.6% 2.5%

Nashua City

Labor Force 49,320 49,330 49,750 49,750 49,830

Employment 47,570 47,570 48,000 48,150 48,370

Unemployment 1,750 1,760 1,750 1,600 1,460

Rate 3.6% 3.6% 3.5% 3.2% 2.9%

New London Town

Labor Force 1,990 2,020 1,960 1,860 1,870

Employment 1,940 1,960 1,910 1,820 1,810


Rate 2.6% 2.8% 2.7% 2.3% 3.1%

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Newmarket Town

Labor Force 5,630 5,660 5,700 5,700 5,780

Employment 5,490 5,520 5,560 5,580 5,670

Unemployment 140 140 140 120 110

Rate 2.5% 2.4% 2.4% 2.0% 2.0%

Newport Town

Labor Force 3,590 3,590 3,630 3,640 3,670

Employment 3,500 3,500 3,550 3,560 3,580


Rate 2.5% 2.5% 2.3% 2.1% 2.6%

Pelham Town

Labor Force 7,630 7,640 7,690 7,770 7,740

Employment 7,300 7,320 7,370 7,450 7,440

Unemployment 330 320 320 320 300

Rate 4.3% 4.2% 4.1% 4.1% 3.9%

Pembroke Town

Labor Force 4,300 4,330 4,360 4,380 4,380

Employment 4,160 4,190 4,220 4,250 4,260

Unemployment 140 140 140 130 120

Rate 3.3% 3.1% 3.2% 2.9% 2.6%

Peterborough Town

Labor Force 3,680 3,690 3,700 3,690 3,690

Employment 3,600 3,610 3,630 3,620 3,620


Rate 2.2% 2.1% 1.9% 1.8% 1.9%

Plaistow Town

Labor Force 4,180 4,180 4,220 4,270 4,260

Employment 3,980 3,990 4,040 4,090 4,120

Unemployment 200 190 180 180 140

Rate 4.7% 4.5% 4.4% 4.2% 3.4%

Plymouth Town

Labor Force 3,500 3,670 3,690 3,510 3,520

Employment 3,430 3,570 3,600 3,430 3,420


Rate 2.0% 2.6% 2.4% 2.2% 2.9%

Portsmouth City

Labor Force 13,650 13,720 13,830 13,860 14,060

Employment 13,340 13,420 13,510 13,550 13,770

Unemployment 310 300 320 310 290

Rate 2.3% 2.2% 2.3% 2.2% 2.0%

Raymond Town

Labor Force 6,040 6,050 6,070 6,110 6,180

Employment 5,820 5,840 5,870 5,920 5,990

Unemployment 220 210 200 190 190

Rate 3.6% 3.4% 3.4% 3.2% 3.0%

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Rochester City

Labor Force 17,000 17,410 17,540 17,590 17,720

Employment 16,530 16,950 17,050 17,150 17,310

Unemployment 470 460 490 440 410

Rate 2.8% 2.6% 2.8% 2.5% 2.3%

Salem Town

Labor Force 17,610 17,650 17,810 17,940 17,980

Employment 16,910 16,980 17,150 17,300 17,360

Unemployment 700 670 660 640 620

Rate 4.0% 3.8% 3.7% 3.6% 3.4%

Sandown Town

Labor Force 4,080 4,090 4,130 4,170 4,190

Employment 3,940 3,960 4,000 4,060 4,080

Unemployment 140 130 130 110 110

Rate 3.5% 3.1% 3.1% 2.6% 2.7%

Seabrook Town

Labor Force 5,050 5,040 5,090 5,130 5,110

Employment 4,760 4,780 4,840 4,900 4,930

Unemployment 290 260 250 230 180

Rate 5.7% 5.2% 4.9% 4.4% 3.5%

Somersworth City

Labor Force 6,570 6,720 6,770 6,790 6,860

Employment 6,380 6,550 6,590 6,620 6,690

Unemployment 190 170 180 170 170

Rate 2.9% 2.6% 2.6% 2.5% 2.4%

Stratham Town

Labor Force 4,480 4,500 4,540 4,550 4,610

Employment 4,370 4,400 4,430 4,440 4,510

Unemployment 110 100 110 110 100

Rate 2.4% 2.3% 2.4% 2.3% 2.3%

Swanzey Town

Labor Force 3,950 4,000 4,060 4,070 4,040

Employment 3,850 3,900 3,950 3,970 3,940

Unemployment 100 100 110 100 100

Rate 2.5% 2.6% 2.7% 2.6% 2.4%

Weare Town

Labor Force 5,730 5,770 5,790 5,810 5,830

Employment 5,580 5,620 5,660 5,700 5,720

Unemployment 150 150 130 110 110

Rate 2.6% 2.6% 2.3% 1.8% 1.9%

Windham Town

Labor Force 7,800 7,790 7,850 7,870 7,910

Employment 7,550 7,550 7,620 7,640 7,670

Unemployment 250 240 230 230 240

Rate 3.2% 3.1% 2.9% 2.9% 3.1%

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Wolfeboro Town

Labor Force 2,720 2,730 2,720 2,710 2,750

Employment 2,640 2,640 2,630 2,630 2,680


Rate 3.0% 3.2% 3.3% 2.9% 2.6%

Unemployment Rates*

UNITED STATES 4.5% 4.4% 4.1% 3.7% 3.6%

NEW ENGLAND 4.2% 4.2% 3.9% 3.5% 3.5%

CONNECTICUT 5.3% 5.1% 4.7% 4.3% 4.3%

MAINE 3.4% 3.3% 3.1% 3.1% 3.0%

MASSACHUSETTS 4.0% 4.0% 3.8% 3.3% 3.3%

NEW HAMPSHIRE 3.1% 3.0% 2.9% 2.7% 2.6%

RHODE ISLAND 5.3% 5.3% 4.8% 4.0% 3.8%

VERMONT 3.3% 3.1% 3.0% 3.0% 2.6%

*All estimates are by place of residence and are not seasonally adjusted.

Seasonally Adjusted**

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Labor Force 746,570 747,310 748,690 750,750 753,180

Employment 727,210 728,080 729,430 731,100 733,200

Unemployment 19,360 19,230 19,260 19,650 19,980

Rate 2.6% 2.6% 2.6% 2.6% 2.7%

Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rates:

UNITED STATES 4.1% 4.1% 4.1% 3.9% 3.8%

NEW ENGLAND 3.7% 3.6% 3.6% 3.6% 3.6%

CONNECTICUT 4.5% 4.6% 4.5% 4.5% 4.5%

MAINE 3.0% 2.9% 2.7% 2.7% 2.8%

MASSACHUSETTS 3.5% 3.5% 3.5% 3.5% 3.5%

NEW HAMPSHIRE 2.6% 2.6% 2.6% 2.6% 2.7%

RHODE ISLAND 4.5% 4.6% 4.5% 4.5% 4.4%

VERMONT 2.9% 2.8% 2.8% 2.8% 2.8%

**Seasonally adjusted rates are not available for substate areas.

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