2018 New Hampshire Local Area Unemployment … 140 140 Rate 2.5% 2.5% Derry Town Labor Force 20,000...
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New Hampshire
Labor Force 743,800 748,250 752,660 751,030
Employment 720,890 725,820 730,550 730,630
Unemployment 22,910 22,430 22,110 20,400
Rate 3.1% 3.0% 2.9% 2.7%
Belknap County
Labor Force 30,150 30,170 30,360 30,270
Employment 29,160 29,200 29,400 29,400
Unemployment 990 970 960 870
Rate 3.3% 3.2% 3.2% 2.9%
Carroll County
Labor Force 23,190 23,080 22,720 22,020
Employment 22,460 22,380 22,010 21,360
Unemployment 730 700 710 660
Rate 3.1% 3.0% 3.1% 3.0%
Cheshire County
Labor Force 40,110 40,520 40,890 40,810
Employment 38,920 39,340 39,700 39,730
Unemployment 1,190 1,180 1,190 1,080
Rate 3.0% 2.9% 2.9% 2.6%
Coos County
Labor Force 14,260 14,300 14,270 14,060
Employment 13,640 13,720 13,690 13,480
Unemployment 620 580 580 580
Rate 4.3% 4.0% 4.1% 4.1%
Grafton County
Labor Force 48,320 49,180 49,410 48,090
Employment 47,160 48,000 48,220 47,010
Unemployment 1,160 1,180 1,190 1,080
Rate 2.4% 2.4% 2.4% 2.2%
Hillsborough County
Labor Force 231,310 231,800 233,510 233,910
Employment 223,860 224,500 226,380 227,270
Unemployment 7,450 7,300 7,130 6,640
Rate 3.2% 3.1% 3.1% 2.8%
Merrimack County
Labor Force 81,180 81,580 81,900 81,550
Employment 78,970 79,410 79,750 79,670
Unemployment 2,210 2,170 2,150 1,880
Rate 2.7% 2.7% 2.6% 2.3%
Rockingham County
Labor Force 181,040 181,480 182,840 183,560
Employment 174,960 175,620 177,130 178,190
Unemployment 6,080 5,860 5,710 5,370
Rate 3.4% 3.2% 3.1% 2.9%
Released: May 24, 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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Released: May 24, 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
Strafford County
Labor Force 71,370 73,150 73,560 73,710
Employment 69,440 71,230 71,650 72,000
Unemployment 1,930 1,920 1,910 1,710
Rate 2.7% 2.6% 2.6% 2.3%
Sullivan County
Labor Force 22,910 23,000 23,200 23,070
Employment 22,340 22,420 22,620 22,540
Unemployment 570 580 580 530
Rate 2.5% 2.5% 2.5% 2.3%
Belmont NH LMA
Labor Force 10,740 10,730 10,850 10,820
Employment 10,370 10,370 10,490 10,530
Unemployment 370 360 360 290
Rate 3.4% 3.4% 3.3% 2.7%
Berlin NH MicroNECTA
Labor Force 6,310 6,340 6,310 6,320
Employment 5,990 6,050 6,010 6,020
Unemployment 320 290 300 300
Rate 5.1% 4.6% 4.8% 4.7%
Charlestown NH LMA
Labor Force 7,010 7,040 7,060 7,040
Employment 6,840 6,870 6,870 6,870
Unemployment 170 170 190 170
Rate 2.5% 2.4% 2.6% 2.4%
Claremont, NH Micropolitan NECTA
Labor Force 7,300 7,320 7,410 7,410
Employment 7,090 7,110 7,210 7,210
Unemployment 210 210 200 200
Rate 2.8% 2.8% 2.8% 2.7%
Colebrook NH-VT LMA, NH Portion
Labor Force 2,380 2,390 2,450 2,380
Employment 2,270 2,300 2,360 2,280
Unemployment 110 90 90 100
Rate 4.4% 3.8% 3.7% 4.1%
Colebrook NH-VT LMA (NH & VT)
Labor Force 2,890 2,920 2,970 2,900
Employment 2,760 2,810 2,860 2,780
Unemployment 130 110 110 120
Rate 4.5% 3.7% 3.6% 4.2%
Concord NH MicroNECTA
Labor Force 46,340 46,580 46,930 47,000
Employment 45,170 45,400 45,760 45,980
Unemployment 1,170 1,180 1,170 1,020
Rate 2.5% 2.5% 2.5% 2.2%
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Released: May 24, 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
Conway NH-ME LMA, NH Portion
Labor Force 12,390 12,310 11,980 11,270
Employment 12,050 11,980 11,630 10,950
Unemployment 340 330 350 320
Rate 2.8% 2.7% 2.9% 2.8%
Conway NH-ME LMA (NH & ME)
Labor Force 16,250 16,140 15,810 15,030
Employment 15,810 15,710 15,360 14,610
Unemployment 440 430 450 420
Rate 2.7% 2.7% 2.8% 2.8%
Dover-Durham NH-ME MetroNECTA, NH Portion
Labor Force 71,370 73,150 73,560 73,710
Employment 69,440 71,230 71,650 72,000
Unemployment 1,930 1,920 1,910 1,710
Rate 2.7% 2.6% 2.6% 2.3%
Dover-Durham NH-ME MetroNECTA (NH & ME)
Labor Force 83,170 85,180 85,630 85,860
Employment 80,880 82,900 83,380 83,830
Unemployment 2,290 2,280 2,250 2,030
Rate 2.8% 2.7% 2.6% 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
Employment 13,260 13,280 13,480 13,480
Unemployment 360 360 350 340
Rate 2.7% 2.6% 2.6% 2.4%
Franklin NH LMA
Labor Force 10,320 10,310 10,360 10,360
Employment 9,960 9,950 10,010 10,060
Unemployment 360 360 350 300
Rate 3.5% 3.5% 3.4% 2.9%
Haverhill NH LMA
Labor Force 3,430 3,460 3,440 3,420
Employment 3,310 3,350 3,340 3,320
Unemployment 120 110 100 100
Rate 3.4% 3.1% 2.9% 2.8%
Hillsborough NH LMA
Labor Force 8,050 8,180 8,180 8,030
Employment 7,830 7,960 7,960 7,830
Unemployment 220 220 220 200
Rate 2.8% 2.7% 2.7% 2.4%
Hinsdale Town, NH Portion, Brattleboro VT-NH LMA
Labor Force 2,070 2,090 2,090 2,040
Employment 1,980 2,000 2,000 1,960
Unemployment 90 90 90 80
Rate 4.3% 4.4% 4.3% 4.1%
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Released: May 24, 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
Keene NH MicroNECTA
Labor Force 26,160 26,510 26,860 26,880
Employment 25,410 25,770 26,110 26,200
Unemployment 750 740 750 680
Rate 2.9% 2.8% 2.8% 2.5%
Laconia NH MicroNECTA
Labor Force 11,100 11,100 11,150 11,060
Employment 10,740 10,750 10,810 10,730
Unemployment 360 350 340 330
Rate 3.2% 3.1% 3.1% 3.0%
Lebanon NH-VT MicroNECTA, NH Portion
Labor Force 24,760 24,910 25,060 24,810
Employment 24,230 24,360 24,500 24,310
Unemployment 530 550 560 500
Rate 2.1% 2.2% 2.2% 2.0%
Lebanon NH-VT MicroNECTA (NH & VT)
Labor Force 44,640 45,010 45,290 44,820
Employment 43,650 43,990 44,260 43,860
Unemployment 990 1,020 1,030 960
Rate 2.2% 2.3% 2.3% 2.1%
Littleton NH-VT LMA, NH Portion
Labor Force 12,520 12,500 12,380 12,060
Employment 12,140 12,130 12,010 11,700
Unemployment 380 370 370 360
Rate 3.0% 3.0% 3.0% 3.0%
Littleton NH-VT LMA (NH & VT)
Labor Force 13,320 13,310 13,190 12,840
Employment 12,910 12,910 12,790 12,460
Unemployment 410 400 400 380
Rate 3.1% 3.0% 3.0% 3.0%
Manchester NH MetroNECTA
Labor Force 116,220 116,840 117,690 118,020
Employment 112,820 113,500 114,430 114,980
Unemployment 3,400 3,340 3,260 3,040
Rate 2.9% 2.9% 2.8% 2.6%
Meredith NH LMA
Labor Force 6,910 6,950 6,940 6,970
Employment 6,690 6,730 6,730 6,770
Unemployment 220 220 210 200
Rate 3.2% 3.1% 3.1% 2.9%
Nashua NH-MA NECTA Division, NH Portion
Labor Force 161,410 161,280 162,550 162,870
Employment 155,860 155,830 157,270 157,930
Unemployment 5,550 5,450 5,280 4,940
Rate 3.4% 3.4% 3.2% 3.0%
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Released: May 24, 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
Nashua NH-MA NECTA Division (NH & MA)
Labor Force 170,460 170,380 171,720 172,040
Employment 164,580 164,580 166,100 166,820
Unemployment 5,880 5,800 5,620 5,220
Rate 3.4% 3.4% 3.3% 3.0%
New London NH LMA
Labor Force 8,990 9,070 8,850 8,430
Employment 8,780 8,860 8,640 8,240
Unemployment 210 210 210 190
Rate 2.4% 2.4% 2.4% 2.3%
Newport, NH LMA
Labor Force 6,320 6,330 6,420 6,400
Employment 6,170 6,180 6,270 6,270
Unemployment 150 150 150 130
Rate 2.4% 2.4% 2.3% 2.1%
Pelham Town, NH Portion, Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford MA-NH NECTA Division
Labor Force 7,630 7,640 7,690 7,760
Employment 7,300 7,320 7,370 7,440
Unemployment 330 320 320 320
Rate 4.3% 4.2% 4.1% 4.1%
Peterborough NH LMA
Labor Force 18,590 18,630 18,690 18,580
Employment 18,030 18,080 18,160 18,110
Unemployment 560 550 530 470
Rate 3.0% 2.9% 2.9% 2.5%
Plymouth NH LMA
Labor Force 17,560 18,290 18,450 17,560
Employment 17,150 17,860 18,020 17,170
Unemployment 410 430 430 390
Rate 2.3% 2.4% 2.3% 2.2%
Portsmouth NH-ME MetroNECTA, NH Portion
Labor Force 58,270 58,530 58,920 58,990
Employment 56,660 57,000 57,370 57,550
Unemployment 1,610 1,530 1,550 1,440
Rate 2.8% 2.6% 2.6% 2.4%
Portsmouth NH-ME MetroNECTA (NH & ME)
Labor Force 75,600 75,840 76,300 76,460
Employment 73,550 73,900 74,350 74,640
Unemployment 2,050 1,940 1,950 1,820
Rate 2.7% 2.6% 2.6% 2.4%
Raymond NH LMA
Labor Force 14,340 14,400 14,450 14,530
Employment 13,910 13,980 14,040 14,140
Unemployment 430 420 410 390
Rate 3.0% 2.9% 2.8% 2.7%
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Released: May 24, 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
Salem Town, NH Portion, Lawrence-Methuen-Salem MA-NH NECTA Division
Labor Force 17,610 17,650 17,810 17,920
Employment 16,910 16,980 17,150 17,280
Unemployment 700 670 660 640
Rate 4.0% 3.8% 3.7% 3.6%
Seabrook-Hampstead Area, NH Portion, Haverhill-Newburyport-Amesbury MA-NH NECTA Division
Labor Force 38,960 39,060 39,450 39,750
Employment 37,380 37,550 38,000 38,430
Unemployment 1,580 1,510 1,450 1,320
Rate 4.0% 3.9% 3.7% 3.3%
Wolfeboro NH LMA
Labor Force 8,760 8,720 8,700 8,700
Employment 8,430 8,410 8,390 8,400
Unemployment 330 310 310 300
Rate 3.7% 3.6% 3.6% 3.4%
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 6,230
Employment 5,990 5,990 6,040 6,070
Unemployment 160 170 160 160
Rate 2.7% 2.7% 2.6% 2.5%
Atkinson Town
Labor Force 3,900 3,910 3,940 3,980
Employment 3,740 3,750 3,800 3,840
Unemployment 160 160 140 140
Rate 4.2% 4.0% 3.6% 3.6%
Barrington Town
Labor Force 5,190 5,320 5,350 5,350
Employment 5,040 5,170 5,200 5,220
Unemployment 150 150 150 130
Rate 2.9% 2.8% 2.8% 2.4%
Bedford Town
Labor Force 11,750 11,820 11,900 11,950
Employment 11,450 11,520 11,610 11,670
Unemployment 300 300 290 280
Rate 2.5% 2.5% 2.5% 2.3%
Belmont Town
Labor Force 3,500 3,500 3,540 3,510
Employment 3,360 3,360 3,400 3,410
Unemployment 140 140 140 100
Rate 4.1% 4.0% 3.9% 3.0%
Berlin City
Labor Force 3,820 3,840 3,830 3,850
Employment 3,630 3,660 3,640 3,650
Unemployment 190 180 190 200
Rate 5.0% 4.8% 4.9% 5.1%
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Released: May 24, 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
Bow Town
Labor Force 4,350 4,370 4,400 4,410
Employment 4,250 4,270 4,310 4,330
Unemployment 100 100 90 80
Rate 2.2% 2.3% 2.1% 1.9%
Charlestown Town
Labor Force 2,840 2,840 2,860 2,850
Employment 2,770 2,780 2,780 2,780
Unemployment 70 60 80 70
Rate 2.3% 2.2% 2.7% 2.3%
Claremont City
Labor Force 6,420 6,430 6,520 6,520
Employment 6,240 6,250 6,340 6,340
Unemployment 180 180 180 180
Rate 2.9% 2.8% 2.8% 2.7%
Colebrook Town
Labor Force 1,080 1,090 1,110 1,070
Employment 1,030 1,050 1,070 1,040
Unemployment 50 40 40 30
Rate 4.2% 3.5% 3.3% 3.0%
Concord City
Labor Force 22,280 22,390 22,570 22,600
Employment 21,700 21,810 21,980 22,090
Unemployment 580 580 590 510
Rate 2.6% 2.6% 2.6% 2.3%
Conway Town
Labor Force 5,440 5,400 5,260 4,940
Employment 5,300 5,260 5,110 4,810
Unemployment 140 140 150 130
Rate 2.5% 2.6% 2.8% 2.6%
Derry Town
Labor Force 20,000 19,950 20,100 20,120
Employment 19,210 19,200 19,380 19,460
Unemployment 790 750 720 660
Rate 4.0% 3.8% 3.6% 3.3%
Dover City
Labor Force 17,960 18,380 18,510 18,580
Employment 17,490 17,940 18,050 18,140
Unemployment 470 440 460 440
Rate 2.6% 2.4% 2.5% 2.4%
Durham Town
Labor Force 8,890 9,210 9,200 9,220
Employment 8,720 8,950 9,000 9,040
Unemployment 170 260 200 180
Rate 1.9% 2.8% 2.2% 1.9%
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Released: May 24, 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
Epping Town
Labor Force 4,140 4,170 4,180 4,170
Employment 4,000 4,030 4,050 4,060
Unemployment 140 140 130 110
Rate 3.3% 3.3% 3.0% 2.7%
Exeter Town
Labor Force 8,410 8,430 8,490 8,510
Employment 8,150 8,190 8,250 8,270
Unemployment 260 240 240 240
Rate 3.1% 2.9% 2.9% 2.8%
Farmington Town
Labor Force 3,580 3,650 3,670 3,680
Employment 3,460 3,550 3,570 3,590
Unemployment 120 100 100 90
Rate 3.3% 2.8% 2.8% 2.4%
Franklin City
Labor Force 3,890 3,880 3,910 3,900
Employment 3,740 3,730 3,760 3,780
Unemployment 150 150 150 120
Rate 3.9% 3.7% 3.8% 3.1%
Gilford Town
Labor Force 3,540 3,540 3,550 3,510
Employment 3,420 3,430 3,450 3,420
Unemployment 120 110 100 90
Rate 3.3% 3.1% 2.7% 2.5%
Goffstown Town
Labor Force 10,340 10,420 10,490 10,510
Employment 10,080 10,140 10,230 10,280
Unemployment 260 280 260 230
Rate 2.5% 2.7% 2.5% 2.2%
Hampstead Town
Labor Force 5,000 5,020 5,070 5,120
Employment 4,820 4,840 4,900 4,960
Unemployment 180 180 170 160
Rate 3.6% 3.6% 3.4% 3.1%
Hampton Town
Labor Force 8,980 9,010 9,060 9,070
Employment 8,650 8,700 8,760 8,790
Unemployment 330 310 300 280
Rate 3.7% 3.5% 3.3% 3.1%
Hanover Town
Labor Force 4,850 4,900 4,910 4,860
Employment 4,740 4,760 4,790 4,750
Unemployment 110 140 120 110
Rate 2.3% 2.8% 2.4% 2.2%
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Released: May 24, 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
Haverhill Town
Labor Force 2,350 2,370 2,360 2,340
Employment 2,280 2,310 2,300 2,280
Unemployment 70 60 60 60
Rate 3.1% 2.7% 2.6% 2.4%
Hillsborough Town
Labor Force 2,890 2,930 2,940 2,880
Employment 2,790 2,840 2,840 2,790
Unemployment 100 90 100 90
Rate 3.4% 3.2% 3.4% 3.0%
Hollis Town
Labor Force 4,160 4,130 4,170 4,190
Employment 4,010 4,000 4,040 4,060
Unemployment 150 130 130 130
Rate 3.5% 3.1% 3.0% 3.1%
Hooksett Town
Labor Force 8,720 8,760 8,820 8,860
Employment 8,470 8,530 8,600 8,640
Unemployment 250 230 220 220
Rate 2.8% 2.6% 2.5% 2.4%
Hudson Town
Labor Force 14,710 14,680 14,780 14,800
Employment 14,130 14,120 14,250 14,310
Unemployment 580 560 530 490
Rate 4.0% 3.8% 3.6% 3.3%
Keene City
Labor Force 11,820 11,990 12,130 12,140
Employment 11,490 11,650 11,800 11,840
Unemployment 330 340 330 300
Rate 2.8% 2.8% 2.7% 2.4%
Kingston Town
Labor Force 3,590 3,600 3,650 3,680
Employment 3,450 3,470 3,510 3,550
Unemployment 140 130 140 130
Rate 3.9% 3.6% 3.7% 3.5%
Laconia City
Labor Force 7,560 7,570 7,620 7,550
Employment 7,320 7,330 7,370 7,310
Unemployment 240 240 250 240
Rate 3.2% 3.1% 3.2% 3.2%
Lebanon City
Labor Force 7,490 7,520 7,580 7,500
Employment 7,330 7,370 7,420 7,360
Unemployment 160 150 160 140
Rate 2.1% 2.0% 2.1% 1.9%
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Released: May 24, 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
Litchfield Town
Labor Force 4,660 4,650 4,680 4,700
Employment 4,490 4,490 4,530 4,550
Unemployment 170 160 150 150
Rate 3.7% 3.5% 3.3% 3.1%
Littleton Town
Labor Force 3,090 3,090 3,060 2,980
Employment 3,000 3,000 2,970 2,890
Unemployment 90 90 90 90
Rate 3.0% 2.9% 3.0% 2.9%
Londonderry Town
Labor Force 15,440 15,440 15,550 15,610
Employment 14,950 14,940 15,080 15,140
Unemployment 490 500 470 470
Rate 3.2% 3.2% 3.0% 3.0%
Manchester City
Labor Force 62,070 62,370 62,850 63,040
Employment 60,120 60,480 60,980 61,270
Unemployment 1,950 1,890 1,870 1,770
Rate 3.1% 3.0% 3.0% 2.8%
Meredith Town
Labor Force 2,970 2,980 2,980 3,000
Employment 2,860 2,880 2,880 2,900
Unemployment 110 100 100 100
Rate 3.6% 3.5% 3.5% 3.2%
Merrimack Town
Labor Force 15,790 15,780 15,910 15,940
Employment 15,300 15,300 15,440 15,500
Unemployment 490 480 470 440
Rate 3.1% 3.0% 2.9% 2.8%
Milford Town
Labor Force 9,010 9,000 9,070 9,060
Employment 8,720 8,720 8,800 8,830
Unemployment 290 280 270 230
Rate 3.2% 3.1% 3.0% 2.6%
Nashua City
Labor Force 49,320 49,330 49,750 49,800
Employment 47,570 47,570 48,000 48,200
Unemployment 1,750 1,760 1,750 1,600
Rate 3.6% 3.6% 3.5% 3.2%
New London Town
Labor Force 1,990 2,020 1,960 1,860
Employment 1,940 1,960 1,910 1,820
Unemployment 50 60 50 40
Rate 2.6% 2.8% 2.7% 2.4%
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Released: May 24, 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
Newmarket Town
Labor Force 5,630 5,660 5,700 5,700
Employment 5,490 5,520 5,560 5,580
Unemployment 140 140 140 120
Rate 2.5% 2.4% 2.4% 2.0%
Newport Town
Labor Force 3,590 3,590 3,630 3,630
Employment 3,500 3,500 3,550 3,550
Unemployment 90 90 80 80
Rate 2.5% 2.5% 2.3% 2.1%
Pelham Town
Labor Force 7,630 7,640 7,690 7,760
Employment 7,300 7,320 7,370 7,440
Unemployment 330 320 320 320
Rate 4.3% 4.2% 4.1% 4.1%
Pembroke Town
Labor Force 4,300 4,330 4,360 4,370
Employment 4,160 4,190 4,220 4,240
Unemployment 140 140 140 130
Rate 3.3% 3.1% 3.2% 2.9%
Peterborough Town
Labor Force 3,680 3,690 3,700 3,690
Employment 3,600 3,610 3,630 3,620
Unemployment 80 80 70 70
Rate 2.2% 2.1% 1.9% 1.8%
Plaistow Town
Labor Force 4,180 4,180 4,220 4,270
Employment 3,980 3,990 4,040 4,090
Unemployment 200 190 180 180
Rate 4.7% 4.5% 4.4% 4.2%
Plymouth Town
Labor Force 3,500 3,670 3,690 3,510
Employment 3,430 3,570 3,600 3,430
Unemployment 70 100 90 80
Rate 2.0% 2.6% 2.4% 2.2%
Portsmouth City
Labor Force 13,650 13,720 13,830 13,860
Employment 13,340 13,420 13,510 13,550
Unemployment 310 300 320 310
Rate 2.3% 2.2% 2.3% 2.3%
Raymond Town
Labor Force 6,040 6,050 6,070 6,110
Employment 5,820 5,840 5,870 5,910
Unemployment 220 210 200 200
Rate 3.6% 3.4% 3.4% 3.2%
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Released: May 24, 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
Rochester City
Labor Force 17,000 17,410 17,540 17,580
Employment 16,530 16,950 17,050 17,140
Unemployment 470 460 490 440
Rate 2.8% 2.6% 2.8% 2.5%
Salem Town
Labor Force 17,610 17,650 17,810 17,920
Employment 16,910 16,980 17,150 17,280
Unemployment 700 670 660 640
Rate 4.0% 3.8% 3.7% 3.6%
Sandown Town
Labor Force 4,080 4,090 4,130 4,160
Employment 3,940 3,960 4,000 4,050
Unemployment 140 130 130 110
Rate 3.5% 3.1% 3.1% 2.6%
Seabrook Town
Labor Force 5,050 5,040 5,090 5,110
Employment 4,760 4,780 4,840 4,890
Unemployment 290 260 250 220
Rate 5.7% 5.2% 4.9% 4.4%
Somersworth City
Labor Force 6,570 6,720 6,770 6,790
Employment 6,380 6,550 6,590 6,620
Unemployment 190 170 180 170
Rate 2.9% 2.6% 2.6% 2.4%
Stratham Town
Labor Force 4,480 4,500 4,540 4,550
Employment 4,370 4,400 4,430 4,440
Unemployment 110 100 110 110
Rate 2.4% 2.3% 2.4% 2.3%
Swanzey Town
Labor Force 3,950 4,000 4,060 4,070
Employment 3,850 3,900 3,950 3,970
Unemployment 100 100 110 100
Rate 2.5% 2.6% 2.7% 2.5%
Weare Town
Labor Force 5,730 5,770 5,790 5,800
Employment 5,580 5,620 5,660 5,690
Unemployment 150 150 130 110
Rate 2.6% 2.6% 2.3% 1.9%
Windham Town
Labor Force 7,800 7,790 7,850 7,880
Employment 7,550 7,550 7,620 7,650
Unemployment 250 240 230 230
Rate 3.2% 3.1% 2.9% 2.9%
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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
Released: May 24, 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
Wolfeboro Town
Labor Force 2,720 2,730 2,720 2,710
Employment 2,640 2,640 2,630 2,630
Unemployment 80 90 90 80
Rate 3.0% 3.2% 3.3% 2.9%
Unemployment Rates*
UNITED STATES 4.5% 4.4% 4.1% 3.7%
NEW ENGLAND 4.2% 4.2% 3.9% 3.5%
CONNECTICUT 5.3% 5.1% 4.7% 4.3%
MAINE 3.4% 3.3% 3.1% 3.1%
MASSACHUSETTS 4.0% 4.0% 3.8% 3.3%
NEW HAMPSHIRE 3.1% 3.0% 2.9% 2.7%
RHODE ISLAND 5.3% 5.3% 4.8% 4.0%
VERMONT 3.3% 3.1% 3.0% 3.0%
*All estimates are by place of residence and are not seasonally adjusted.
Seasonally Adjusted**
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Labor Force 746,570 747,310 748,690 750,720
Employment 727,210 728,080 729,430 731,080
Unemployment 19,360 19,230 19,260 19,640
Rate 2.6% 2.6% 2.6% 2.6%
Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rates:
UNITED STATES 4.1% 4.1% 4.1% 3.9%
NEW ENGLAND 3.7% 3.6% 3.6% 3.6%
CONNECTICUT 4.5% 4.6% 4.5% 4.5%
MAINE 3.0% 2.9% 2.7% 2.7%
MASSACHUSETTS 3.5% 3.5% 3.5% 3.5%
NEW HAMPSHIRE 2.6% 2.6% 2.6% 2.6%
RHODE ISLAND 4.5% 4.6% 4.5% 4.5%
VERMONT 2.9% 2.8% 2.8% 2.8%
**Seasonally adjusted rates are not available for substate areas.
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