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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Northeast > New Hampshire

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News Releases:
Jun
12
County Employment and Wages in New Hampshire — Fourth Quarter 2025

Employment declined in the three largest counties in New Hampshire—Merrimack, Hillsborough, and Rockingham—from December 2024 to December 2025.

Jun
10
Consumer Price Index, Boston-Cambridge-Newton — May 2026

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Boston-Cambridge-Newton was up 2.4 percent from March to May.

Jun
10
Consumer Price Index, Northeast region — May 2026

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast Region advanced 0.8 percent in May.

New Hampshire Economy at a Glance:
New Hampshire
Data Series Back
Data		 Dec
2025		 Jan
2026		 Feb
2026		 Mar
2026		 Apr
2026		 May
2026

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (r)776.7 777.4 777.2 777.2 777.1 (p)777.0

Employment(1)

 (r)751.9 752.2 752.3 752.9 753.0 (p)753.3

Unemployment(1)

 (r)24.9 25.2 24.9 24.3 24.1 (p)23.7

Unemployment Rate(2)

 (r)3.2 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.1 (p)3.0

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 696.4 698.4 698.1 697.4 700.4 (p)700.0

12-month % change

 -1.2 -0.8 -0.7 -0.9 -0.4 (p)-0.5

Mining and Logging(3)

 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 (p)0.9

12-month % change

 0.0 0.0 12.5 0.0 12.5 (p)0.0

Construction(3)

 32.6 32.6 32.5 32.4 32.2 (p)31.6

12-month % change

 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.3 -0.6 (p)-2.5

Manufacturing(3)

 67.0 67.4 67.4 67.2 67.0 (p)66.6

12-month % change

 -1.3 -1.0 -0.9 -0.9 -1.5 (p)-1.9

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 135.1 135.2 134.6 134.7 134.9 (p)134.4

12-month % change

 -2.6 -2.3 -2.3 -2.6 -2.4 (p)-2.3

Information(3)

 10.9 10.8 10.9 10.9 10.9 (p)10.9

12-month % change

 -3.5 -4.4 -2.7 -3.5 -2.7 (p)-1.8

Financial Activities(3)

 33.5 33.7 33.6 33.6 33.6 (p)33.7

12-month % change

 -0.6 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.3 (p)0.6

Professional & Business Services(3)

 99.1 99.6 99.4 99.8 100.7 (p)101.6

12-month % change

 -0.5 0.2 -0.9 0.8 1.3 (p)1.7

Education & Health Services(3)

 130.3 129.7 130.4 130.2 130.7 (p)130.7

12-month % change

 0.3 0.2 0.6 0.1 0.4 (p)0.8

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 75.5 75.8 75.9 75.0 76.5 (p)77.1

12-month % change

 -1.7 -1.6 0.3 -2.6 0.8 (p)-0.1

Other Services(3)

 26.2 26.3 26.5 26.6 26.8 (p)26.7

12-month % change

 3.6 4.0 4.7 4.7 5.5 (p)3.9

Government(3)

 85.3 86.4 86.0 86.1 86.2 (p)85.8

12-month % change

 -3.6 -2.3 -2.5 -2.2 -2.2 (p)-1.8

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 Jun 2026
Boston Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Jun 2026
Northeast - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Jun 2026
Northeast - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Jun 2026
Northeast Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Jun 2026
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Northeast Consumer price indexes Table Jun 2026
Average Energy Prices, Boston-Cambridge-Newton — December 2024 Average energy prices News Release Jan 2025
County Employment and Wages in New Hampshire — Fourth Quarter 2025 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2026
Consumer Price Index, Northeast region — May 2026 Consumer price indexes News Release Jun 2026
Occupational Employment and Wages in Boston-Cambridge-Newton — May 2025 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2026
Consumer Price Index, Boston-Cambridge-Newton — May 2026 Consumer price indexes News Release Jun 2026
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 2026 Benefits, Pay News Release May 2026
Occupational Employment and Wages in Manchester-Nashua — May 2025 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2026
Union Members in New Hampshire — 2022 Employment News Release Feb 2023
New Hampshire Job Openings and Labor Turnover — December 2025 Employment News Release Feb 2026
Business Employment Dynamics in New Hampshire — Second Quarter 2025 Employment News Release Mar 2026
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in New Hampshire — 2025 Unemployment News Release Mar 2026