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News Releases:
May
13
Consumer Price Index, Northeast region — April 2025

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast region increased 0.3 percent in April.

May
06
Changing Compensation Costs in the Boston Metropolitan Area — March 2025

Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.6 percent in the Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT, metropolitan area for the year ended March 2025.

Apr
29
Occupational Employment and Wages in Manchester-Nashua — May 2024

Workers in the Manchester-Nashua, NH Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $34.21 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66.

New Hampshire Economy at a Glance:
New Hampshire
Data Series Back
Data		 Nov
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2025		 Feb
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2025		 Apr
2025

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (r)775.4 (r)775.3 777.0 777.6 777.5 (p)777.2

Employment(1)

 (r)753.7 (r)753.6 754.7 754.5 753.7 (p)753.0

Unemployment(1)

 (r)21.7 (r)21.7 22.3 23.0 23.8 (p)24.2

Unemployment Rate(2)

 (r)2.8 (r)2.8 2.9 3.0 3.1 (p)3.1

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 708.9 711.6 710.2 709.8 710.7 (p)709.6

12-month % change

 1.2 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.0 (p)1.1

Mining and Logging(3)

 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 (p)0.8

12-month % change

 0.0 12.5 -11.1 -11.1 -20.0 (p)-11.1

Construction(3)

 32.6 32.7 32.5 32.3 32.5 (p)32.4

12-month % change

 2.2 2.2 1.2 0.6 1.2 (p)0.6

Manufacturing(3)

 68.1 67.8 67.8 67.9 68.1 (p)67.9

12-month % change

 -2.6 -3.1 -2.6 -2.3 -1.7 (p)-2.2

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 139.8 140.6 140.2 140.3 139.6 (p)138.9

12-month % change

 -0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 -0.3 (p)-0.6

Information(3)

 11.0 11.1 11.0 10.9 10.9 (p)10.8

12-month % change

 -5.2 -4.3 -4.3 -4.4 -4.4 (p)-5.3

Financial Activities(3)

 33.8 33.7 33.9 33.9 33.7 (p)33.8

12-month % change

 -0.3 -0.3 0.3 0.6 0.3 (p)0.6

Professional & Business Services(3)

 100.3 100.4 100.7 101.4 101.7 (p)101.1

12-month % change

 1.6 1.5 1.3 2.3 2.7 (p)1.6

Education & Health Services(3)

 131.6 132.1 130.5 131.9 132.4 (p)132.6

12-month % change

 4.1 4.4 2.6 3.6 3.4 (p)4.1

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 76.5 77.7 77.7 77.1 77.3 (p)77.6

12-month % change

 2.3 3.2 3.5 2.4 2.5 (p)4.0

Other Services(3)

 25.4 26.0 25.5 25.1 25.4 (p)25.5

12-month % change

 1.6 3.6 1.2 0.0 0.8 (p)0.8

Government(3)

 88.9 88.6 89.6 88.2 88.3 (p)88.2

12-month % change

 1.8 1.1 1.8 0.3 0.0 (p)0.7

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
(r) Revised
Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Manchester Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary May 2025
Boston Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary May 2025
Northeast - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table May 2025
Northeast - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table May 2025
Northeast Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary May 2025
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Northeast Consumer price indexes Table May 2025
Average Energy Prices, Boston-Cambridge-Newton — December 2024 Average energy prices News Release Jan 2025
County Employment and Wages in New Hampshire — Second Quarter 2024 Employment, Pay News Release Dec 2024
Consumer Price Index, Northeast region — April 2025 Consumer price indexes News Release May 2025
Occupational Employment and Wages in Boston-Cambridge-Nashua — May 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2023
Consumer Price Index, Boston-Cambridge-Newton — March 2025 Consumer price indexes News Release Apr 2025
Consumer Price Index Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH (1982-84 = 100) Consumer price indexes Table Apr 2022
Consumer Price Index Northeast (1982-84 = 100) Consumer price indexes Table May 2022
Consumer Price Index US City Average (1982-84 = 100) Consumer price indexes Table Jul 2021
Changing Compensation Costs in the Boston Metropolitan Area — March 2025 Benefits, Pay News Release May 2025
Occupational Employment and Wages in Manchester-Nashua — May 2024 Employment, Pay News Release Apr 2025
Union Members in New Hampshire — 2022 Employment News Release Feb 2023
New Hampshire Job Openings and Labor Turnover — January 2025 Employment News Release Mar 2025
Business Employment Dynamics in New Hampshire — First Quarter 2024 Employment News Release Nov 2024