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New Hampshire’s Change in Population and Demographics of Movers

As of July 2012, New Hampshire’s resident population reached 1,320,718, an increase of 4,249, or 0.3 percent from the April 2010 decennial census results. The percentage change ranked 45th among all states including the District of Columbia (1 represents the largest percent change). 1

New Hampshire’s resident population was the 10th smallest among all the states and the District of Columbia. Because state population counts vary widely, comparing relative size among states can distort the signifi cance of numerical change. Percentage change provides a more representative com-parison between all states.

New Hampshire’s 0.3 percent increase (nominal population growth) was not

ContentsSeasonallyAdjusted EstimatesUnemployment Rates. . . . . . . . . . . . 5Current Employment Statistics . . . . 5

Not Seasonally Adjusted EstimatesUnemployment Rates. . . . . . . . . . . . 6Current Employment Statistics . . . . 8

Claims Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

1. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division. Table 2. Cumulative Estimates of Resident Population Change for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico and Region and State Rankings: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 (NST-EST2012-02). <www.census.gov/popest/data/state/totals/2012/index.html>. Accessed January 14, 2013.

unique among the New England states. Population increase in Maine was a mere 0.1 percent (ranked 48th), while in Vermont, population was nearly un-changed (ranked 49th). Rhode Island’s population declined by 0.2 percent, ranking 51st or last place. Connecticut had a slightly higher percent increase than the Granite State, growing by 0.5 percent (ranked 43rd), and Mas-sachusetts had the highest percent in-crease in New England at 1.5 percent (ranked 28th). All of the New England states were below the national average increase of 1.7 percent.

There are two dynamic components that contribute to the net change in population – natural increase and net migration. Natural increase, or births minus deaths, added 5,094 residents

to New Hampshire’s population. From April 2010 to July 2012, there were 28,428 births and 23,334 deaths among New Hampshire’s residents.

This increase was negated to a degree by the decrease of 389 residents result-ing from net migration. Net migration is the difference between the number of people moving into the state and the number of people moving out of state. This component also has two factors. International net migration, or the difference between those moving into or out of the state from/to another country, totaled 3,951 new residents. However, the state lost 4,340 residents to domestic net migration, or the dif-ference between those moving into or out of the state from/to another part of the U.S.

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New Hampshire Components of Population ChangeApril 2010 to July 2012

Total Population Change = 4,249

Source: US Census Bureau, Table 4. Cumulative Estimates of the Components of Resident Population Change for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico:

April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 (NST-EST2012-04)

Net International Migration

3,951

Births28,428

Net DomesticMigration

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Deaths-23,334

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Domestic In-Migration to New Hampshire, 2011 (American Community Survey) 2

In 2011, a total of 159,129 individuals changed residences within or moved to New Hampshire. Of those, 122,129 moved from one residence to another within the state, while 37,000 came from other states. 3

Fourteen states each had more than 500 residents moving into New Hampshire, accounting for over 85 percent of domestic in-migrants in 2011. The three bordering states had the largest numbers of in-migrants

to New Hampshire. Massachusetts far exceeded other state-to-state in-migrants with over 15,500. The state’s other two neighbors had the next largest in-migration numbers: almost 3,100 from Maine and just over 2,100 from Vermont. The largest number of in-migrants from outside New Eng-land came from Florida, with 1,970 people moving to New Hampshire.

Demographics of people moving within and to New HampshireAnother set of data compiled from the ACS one-year estimates provides de-

mographics of the population of mov-ers one year of age and older. These were sorted into four cohorts: Movers within the same county, in

state – estimated total population 92,703, age one year and older Movers from county to county, in

state – estimated total population 30,031 age one year and older Movers from different states – es-

timated total population 36,559 age one year and older Movers from abroad – estimated

total population 5,223 age one year and older

2. The American Community Survey from the U.S. Census Bureau conducts regular surveys of state populations. These results are from the one-year survey estimates in which participants were asked if they were living in the same residence as they had been 12 months earlier. If the respondent said no, they were then asked to identify the location of the previous residence. The survey includes persons one year of age or older, with parents responding for children.

3. US Census Bureau. American Community Survey. 1 year ACS. Accessed January 14, 2013. <www.census.gov/hhes/migration/data/acs/state-to-state.html>.

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Source: American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau

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In 2011, among the population age one year and older, the median age in New Hampshire was estimated as 41.8 years. 4 The four cohorts of mov-ers each had a lower median age. Of individuals moving within the state, those who moved from one county to a residence in another county had the lowest median age, 25.7 years. Those

who moved to a different residence within the same county had a median age of 27.5 years. The cohort with the highest median age was those that had moved to New Hampshire from an-other state. This group had a median age of 30.2 years. The cohort small-est in size, movers from abroad, had a median age of 25.8 years.

Among those moving within or to New Hampshire, the share of females was larger than the share of males in all but one cohort. Those moving within New Hampshire (either with-in the same county or those moving from one county to another) and those moving in from abroad all had larger shares of females. Only those mov-

Movers within same county, in stateEstimated total = 92,703

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Movers from county to county, in stateEstimated total = 30,031

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Movers from different states

Estimated total = 36,559

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Movers from abroadEstimated total = 5,223

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36.2%

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5 to 17 18 to 24 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 to 74 75 and over

Source: American Community Survey, 1-year estimates Table S0701

4. U.S. Census Bureau. American Fact Finder. S0701: GEOGRAPHIC MOBILITY BY SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES. 1 year ACS. Accessed January 14, 2013. http://factfi nder2.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml

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Educational Attainment of Movers

Source: American Community Survey, 1-year estimates Table S0701

Movers within samecounty, in state

Movers from county to county, in state

Movers fromdifferent states

Movers from abroad

Graduate or professional degree

Bachelor's degree

Some college or associate's degree

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

Less than high school graduate

ing to New Hampshire from different states had a larger share of males than females.

Educational attainment of movers was estimated for the population age 25 years and older. Although movers from abroad had the smallest num-bers, this cohort had the largest share of movers at both ends of the educa-tional attainment scale - those with a graduate or professional degree and

those with less than a high school di-ploma. Those moving within the state – county to county or within the same county – were more likely to be high school graduates (including equiva-lency) or have some college or an as-sociate’s degree. The cohort with the largest share of movers with a Bach-elor’s degree was the group from a different state.

Among all persons who moved within or to New Hampshire, most live in renter-occupied units. People changing residence within the state were more likely to be renters – three-quarters of those moving in the same New Hamp-shire county and two-thirds of those moving between New Hampshire counties lived in rented units. About half of those who moved into the state from outside New Hampshire were renters.

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Seasonally Adjusted Estimates

Unemployment Estimates by Region

Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) by Place of Residence

Current Employment Statistics (CES) by Place of Establishment

Current month is PreliminaryPast months are Revised

Supersector Aug-12 Sep-12 Oct-12 Nov-12 Dec-12Total Nonfarm 627,400 625,800 626,200 626,800 626,500

Mining and Logging 900 900 800 900 900Construction 21,100 21,900 22,100 21,400 22,000Manufacturing 65,400 65,200 65,400 65,500 66,200

Durable Goods 49,900 49,900 50,000 50,100 50,900 Non-Durable Goods 15,500 15,300 15,400 15,400 15,300

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 136,300 135,100 134,900 135,100 133,600 Wholesale Trade 28,100 27,800 27,700 27,500 27,400 Retail Trade 93,400 93,100 92,700 93,000 91,900 Transportation and Utilities 14,800 14,200 14,500 14,600 14,300

Information 11,000 10,900 10,800 11,000 10,800Financial Activities 34,900 34,200 34,300 34,100 34,400

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 6,800 6,600 6,600 6,500 6,600Professional and Business Services 65,000 65,400 65,100 66,100 66,500

Administrative and Support 27,800 27,400 28,100 28,700 28,900Education and Health Services 111,500 111,200 111,900 112,300 112,500

Educational Services 26,000 27,000 27,800 27,600 27,700 Health Care and Social Assistance 85,500 84,200 84,100 84,700 84,800

Leisure and Hospitality 65,200 64,300 66,100 65,600 64,800 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 10,600 10,700 11,200 10,900 10,900 Accommodation and Food Services 54,600 53,600 54,900 54,700 53,900

Other Services 23,100 23,300 23,400 23,300 23,400Government 93,000 93,400 91,400 91,500 91,400

Federal Government 7,300 7,200 7,200 7,100 7,300 State Government 24,400 25,600 24,600 24,800 24,600 Local Government 61,300 60,600 59,600 59,600 59,500

Manchester NH MetroNECTA 99,200 98,700 98,100 98,000 97,900Nashua NH-MA NECTA Division 121,200 122,500 121,600 121,700 123,400Portsmouth NH-ME MetroNECTA 57,300 58,300 57,200 58,200 57,200Rochester-Dover NH-ME MetroNECTA 55,300 56,300 55,600 55,500 56,000

Seasonally Adjusted Dec-12 Nov-12 Dec-11United States 7.8% 7.8% 8.5%

Northeast 8.1% 8.1% 8.0%New England 7.3% 7.3% 7.2%

Connecticut 8.6% 8.9% 8.1%Maine 7.3% 7.2% 7.0%Massachusetts 6.7% 6.6% 6.9%New Hampshire 5.7% 5.6% 5.2%Rhode Island 10.2% 10.4% 11.0%Vermont 5.1% 5.2% 5.2%

Mid Atlantic 8.4% 8.4% 8.2%New Jersey 9.6% 9.7% 9.1%New York 8.2% 8.3% 8.2%Pennsylvania 7.9% 7.8% 7.7%

New Hampshire Jul-12 Aug-12 Sep-12 Oct-12 Nov-12 Dec-12Unemployment Rate 5.4% 5.7% 5.7% 5.7% 5.6% 5.7%Civilian Labor Force 739,700 738,010 738,810 740,230 739,680 740,460 Number Employed 699,530 696,120 696,780 698,010 698,080 698,430 Number Unemployed 40,170 41,890 42,030 42,220 41,600 42,030

United States (in thousands)Unemployment Rate 8.2% 8.1% 7.8% 7.9% 7.8% 7.8%Civilian Labor Force 154,995 154,647 155,056 155,576 155,319 155,511Number Employed 142,250 142,164 142,974 143,328 143,277 143,305Number Unemployed 12,745 12,483 12,082 12,248 12,042 12,206

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Labor Force Estimates

Unemployment Rates by Area

Unemployment Rates by Region

Current month is PreliminaryPast months are Revised

New Hampshire unemployment and labor force estimates are calculated using a regression model which depends on Current Population Survey (CPS) estimates. Labor Market Area estimates are calculated using the Bureau of Labor Statistics “Handbook Method” and then adjusted to the State levels.

New Hampshire Dec-12 Nov-12 Dec-11Total Civilian Labor Force 738,130 736,790 737,350Employed 696,980 697,240 700,970Unemployed 41,150 39,550 36,380

Unemployment Rate 5.6% 5.4% 4.9%

United States (# in thousands) Dec-12 Nov-12 Dec-11Total Civilian Labor Force 154,904 154,953 153,373Employed 143,060 143,549 140,681Unemployed 11,844 11,404 12,692

Unemployment Rate 7.6% 7.4% 8.3%

Not Seasonally Adjusted Dec-12 Nov-12 Dec-11United States 7.6% 7.4% 8.3%

Northeast 8.0% 7.7% 7.7%New England 7.0% 6.9% 6.9%

Connecticut 7.8% 8.3% 7.6%Maine 7.3% 7.0% 7.0%Massachusetts 6.6% 6.1% 6.6%New Hampshire 5.6% 5.4% 4.9%Rhode Island 9.4% 10.0% 10.7%Vermont 4.7% 4.6% 4.9%

Mid Atlantic 8.4% 8.0% 8.0%New Jersey 9.3% 9.3% 8.7%New York 8.2% 7.9% 8.0%Pennsylvania 7.9% 7.3% 7.3%

Counties Dec-12 Nov-12 Dec-11Belknap 5.6% 5.2% 5.1%Carroll 5.5% 5.3% 5.3%Cheshire 5.3% 4.9% 4.5%Coos 7.7% 7.1% 7.3%Grafton 4.6% 4.4% 3.8%Hillsborough 5.7% 5.6% 5.1%Merrimack 4.9% 4.7% 4.4%Rockingham 6.1% 5.9% 5.3%Strafford 5.2% 5.0% 4.6%Sullivan 5.1% 4.7% 4.3%

Map Key Labor Market Areas Dec-12 Nov-12 Dec-11

1 Colebrook NH-VT LMA, NH Portion 8.7% 6.7% 7.5%2 Berlin NH MicroNECTA 9.2% 8.7% 8.3%3 Littleton NH-VT LMA, NH Portion 5.1% 5.0% 5.1%4 Haverhill NH LMA 6.1% 5.2% 5.2%5 Conway NH-ME LMA, NH Portion 5.8% 5.7% 5.5%6 Plymouth NH LMA 5.4% 5.3% 4.6%7 Moultonborough NH LMA 4.2% 3.9% 4.4%8 Lebanon NH-VT MicroNECTA, NH Portion 3.5% 3.5% 3.0%9 Laconia NH MicroNECTA 5.9% 5.5% 5.4%10 Wolfeboro NH LMA 5.3% 4.8% 4.6%11 Franklin NH MicroNECTA 5.6% 4.8% 5.2%12 Claremont NH MicroNECTA 5.1% 4.7% 4.4%13 Newport NH LMA 6.4% 5.6% 5.0%14 New London NH LMA 4.3% 4.3% 3.5%15 Concord NH MicroNECTA 5.0% 4.8% 4.4%16 Rochester-Dover NH-ME MetroNECTA,

NH Portion 5.2% 5.0% 4.6%17 Charlestown NH LMA 5.6% 5.1% 4.7%18 Hillsborough NH LMA 5.4% 5.7% 4.8%19 Manchester NH MetroNECTA 5.4% 5.4% 4.8%20 Keene NH MicroNECTA 5.0% 4.7% 4.3%21 Peterborough NH LMA 5.8% 5.5% 5.0%22 Nashua NH-MA NECTA Division, NH Portion 5.7% 5.6% 5.1%23 Exeter Area, NH Portion, Haverhill-N. Andover-

Amesbury MA-NH NECTA Division 6.9% 6.6% 5.9%24 Portsmouth NH-ME MetroNECTA, NH Portion 4.8% 4.6% 4.4%25 Hinsdale Town, NH Portion, Brattleboro VT-NH

LMA 6.7% 5.9% 5.6%

26 Pelham Town, NH Portion, Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford MA-NH NECTA Division 7.5% 6.9% 6.7%

27 Salem Town, NH Portion, Lawrence-Methuen-Salem MA-NH NECTA Division 8.3% 7.7% 7.4%

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December 2012

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New Hampshire Nonfarm Wage and Salary EmploymentNot Seasonally Adjusted

Seasonally AdjustedNew Hampshire’s preliminary season-ally adjusted employment decreased by 300 jobs from November 2012 to December 2012. Employers in trade, transportation, and utilities (supersec-tor 40) reduced their workforces by 1,500 jobs, over-the-month. Nearly three-fourths of this drop was in retail trade, down 1,100 jobs. Leisure and hospitality (supersector 70) shrank by 800 jobs between November and De-cember.

Employers in manufacturing (super-sector 30) added 700 jobs to their workforces between November and December. All of this growth can be at-tributed to durable goods, up 800 jobs. Construction (supersector 20) gained 600 jobs, over-the-month. Employment in professional and business services (supersector 60) increased by 400 jobs between November and December.

These estimates continue to be volatile from month to month, and can be sub-ject to signifi cant revisions. Nonfarm payroll job data will be benchmarked to a lagging but more comprehensive count of wage and salary jobs this

winter. That data is collected through unemployment insurance tax fi lings of employers, and is generally available about fi ve-to-seven months after any given month.

Over-the-year, preliminary seasonally adjusted employment decreased by 200 jobs. Employers in private educa-tion and health services reduced their workforces by 1,600 jobs between De-cember 2011 and December 2012. With many private colleges shutting down for their winter break, private educa-tional services drove this loss, down 1,300 jobs. Employment in government declined by 1,400 jobs, over-the-year. Most of this job loss can be attributed to the drop in local government, down 1,300 jobs.

Employment in trade, transportation, and utilities and professional and busi-ness services each increased by 1,200 jobs, over-the-year. Within trade, transportation, and utilities nearly all of the growth was in wholesale trade, up 1,300 jobs. Leisure and hospital-ity added 800 jobs between December 2011 and December 2012.

UnadjustedPreliminary not seasonally adjusted employment increased by 800 jobs be-tween November 2012 and December 2012. Employers in leisure and hospi-tality (supersector 70) added 900 jobs, over-the-month. All of this growth was in arts, entertainment, and recreation (sector 71), up 900 jobs.

From November to December private education and health services (super-sector 65) decreased by 600 jobs. Two-thirds of this loss can be attributed to private educational services (sector 61), down 400 jobs. Employers in construc-tion (supersector 20) and other services (supersector 80) each subtracted 300 jobs, over-the-month.

Over-the-year, preliminary not season-ally adjusted employment increased by 100 jobs. Employers in trade, tran-spiration, and utilities, professional and business services, and leisure and hospitality each gained 1,000 jobs from December 2011 to December 2012. Wholesale trade drove the growth in trade, transportation, and utilities, up 1,100 jobs. Arts, entertainment, and recreation and accommodation and food services (sector 72), components of leisure and hospitality, each added 500 jobs. Within professional and busi-ness services, employment in profes-sional and business services (sector 54) rose by 700 jobs.

From December 2011 to December 2012 employment in private education and health services decreased by 1,700 jobs. Of this loss, 1,200 jobs were in private educational services. Govern-ment lost 1,600 jobs, over-the-year. Nearly all of this loss was in local gov-ernment, down 1,500 jobs.

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Current Employment Statistics Number of Jobs ChangeEmployment by Supersector Dec-12 Nov-12 Dec-11 from previous:by place of establishment preliminary revised Month YearTotal All Supersectors 631,100 630,300 631,000 800 100

Private Employment Total 535,800 535,000 534,100 800 1,700Mining and Logging 800 900 900 -100 -100Construction 22,000 22,300 22,200 -300 -200Manufacturing 66,200 65,600 65,900 600 300

Durable Goods 51,000 50,400 50,900 600 100Non-Durable Goods 15,200 15,200 15,000 0 200

Trade, Transportation and Utilities 138,000 137,500 137,000 500 1,000Wholesale Trade 27,500 27,900 26,400 -400 1,100Retail Trade 95,700 94,900 95,500 800 200Transportation and Utilities 14,800 14,700 15,100 100 -300

Information 10,800 10,900 11,200 -100 -400Financial Activities 34,400 34,100 34,400 300 0Professional and Business 66,100 66,200 65,100 -100 1,000Education and Health 112,800 113,400 114,500 -600 -1,700Leisure and Hospitality 61,300 60,400 60,300 900 1,000Other Services 23,400 23,700 22,600 -300 800

Government Total 95,300 95,300 96,900 0 -1,600

Monthly Analysis of Current Employment Statistics (CES)

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Nonfarm Employment by Metropolitan Statistical Areas

Employment, Hours, and Earnings Data for All Employees by Metropolitan Statistical Areas

Employment, Hours, and Earnings Data for Production Workers in Manufacturing

Employment by Sector number of jobsby place of establishment

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Dec-12 Month Year Dec-12 Month Year Dec-12 Month Year Dec-12 Month YearTotal All Sectors 99,200 -100 -500 124,900 1,500 300 57,400 -700 1,300 56,700 0 -500

Private Employment Total 87,700 -100 -500 109,800 1,200 200 47,500 -700 1,400 42,500 100 -100Mining and Logging and Construction 3,900 -100 -100 4,100 -200 -100 1,300 0 0 1,400 0 0

Manufacturing 7,900 100 -100 21,000 100 -200 3,100 0 -100 5,700 0 -100Trade, Transportationand Utilities 19,900 -100 -400 28,200 500 -600 11,400 -100 300 10,500 100 -100

Wholesale Trade 4,100 0 0 5,600 0 100 1,900 -100 100 1,300 0 100Retail Trade 13,100 -100 -100 18,800 400 -400 8,400 0 200 8,400 100 -100

Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities

Data not available 3,800 100 -300 1,100 0 0 800 0 -100

Information 3,200 0 -100 1,900 0 0 2,000 -100 100 900 0 0Financial Activities 6,600 100 -100 7,500 200 0 4,000 0 100 4,300 0 0Professional and Business 14,200 0 300 13,300 400 1,100 9,700 -300 200 4,300 0 200Education and Health 19,800 0 300 18,600 100 200 7,200 -200 200 8,800 0 100Leisure and Hospitality 8,000 0 -300 10,100 0 -300 7,100 0 500 4,600 0 -200Other Services 4,200 -100 0 5,100 100 100 1,700 0 100 2,000 0 0

Government Total 11,500 0 0 15,100 300 100 9,900 0 -100 14,200 -100 -400

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All Employees Average Weekly Earnings Average Weekly Hours Average Hourly EarningsDec-12 Nov-12 Dec-11 Dec-12 Nov-12 Dec-11 Dec-12 Nov-12 Dec-11 Dec-12 Nov-12 Dec-11

preliminary revised preliminary revised preliminary revised preliminary revisedNew HampshireTotal Private 535,800 535,000 534,100 $804.61 $795.63 $769.91 33.4 33.0 33.2 $24.09 $24.11 $23.19 Goods Producing 89,000 88,800 89,000 $1,026.56 $1,017.92 $1,021.28 40.1 39.5 39.6 $25.60 $25.77 $25.79 Private Service Providing 446,800 446,200 445,100 $761.41 $751.29 $719.03 32.1 31.7 31.9 $23.72 $23.70 $22.54 Manufacturing 66,200 65,600 65,900 $1,045.45 $1,043.13 $1,054.04 40.6 40.4 40.4 $25.75 $25.82 $26.09 Trade,Transportation, and Utilities 138,000 137,500 137,000 $712.42 $700.43 $667.23 33.7 32.7 34.5 $21.14 $21.42 $19.34

Professional and Business Services 66,100 66,200 65,100 $1,034.29 $1,008.07 $902.78 35.3 35.1 32.9 $29.30 $28.72 $27.44

Education and Health Services 112,800 113,400 114,500 $839.02 $836.07 $828.42 32.8 32.8 32.9 $25.58 $25.49 $25.18

Leisure and Hospitality 61,300 60,400 60,300 $316.69 $313.50 $303.97 22.8 22.8 22.4 $13.89 $13.75 $13.57 Manchester NH MetroNECTATotal Private 87,700 87,800 88,200 $875.64 $835.27 $777.15 33.9 32.4 33.0 $25.83 $25.78 $23.55 Nashua NH-MA NECTA Division, NH PortionTotal Private 109,800 108,600 109,600 $887.14 $888.55 $967.48 34.6 34.4 35.4 $25.64 $25.83 $27.33 Portsmouth NH-ME MetroNECTA, NH PortionTotal Private 47,500 48,200 46,100 $831.07 $787.83 $708.85 32.1 31.4 30.9 $25.89 $25.09 $22.94 Rochester-Dover NH-ME MetroNECTA, NH PortionTotal Private 42,500 42,400 42,600 $796.02 $767.16 $695.76 35.3 33.9 33.1 $22.55 $22.63 $21.02

Production Workers Average Weekly Earnings Average Weekly Hours Average Hourly EarningsDec-12 Nov-12 Dec-11 Dec-12 Nov-12 Dec-11 Dec-12 Nov-12 Dec-11 Dec-12 Nov-12 Dec-11

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New HampshireManufacturing 43,400 43,200 43,400 $744.64 $751.75 $781.01 41.6 42.4 42.4 $17.90 $17.73 $18.42

Durable Goods 31,900 31,600 32,000 $757.38 $754.72 $770.40 41.5 42.4 42.8 $18.25 $17.80 $18.00

Not Seasonally Adjusted Estimates by Place of Establishment

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Unemployment Compensation Claims Activity

Consumer Price Index

Jul-12 Aug-12 Sep-12 Oct-12 Nov-12 Dec-12

Initial Claims 5,391 4,597 3,769 4,841 5,613 7,368

Continued Weeks Claimed 47,635 38,980 34,693 34,047 33,389 45,784

United States, All Urban Consumers, Not Seasonally Adjusted (CPI-U) (1982-1984=100)

Dec-12 Nov-12 Dec-11Change from Previous

Month Year

229.601 230.221 225.672 -0.3% 1.7%

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Covered Employment & Wages . . . . . . . . 228-4177

Current Employment Statistics . . . . . . . . 228-4179

Local Area Unemployment Statistics . . . 228-4167

Occupational Employment Statistics . . . 229-4315

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