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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Northeast > New Hampshire > Manchester-Nashua, NH

Manchester-Nashua, NH

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 Sep 2026
Northeast - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Sep 2026
Northeast Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Sep 2014
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Northeast Consumer price indexes Table Sep 2026
Average Energy Prices, Boston-Cambridge-Newton — December 2024 Average energy prices News Release Jan 2025
Consumer Price Index, Northeast region — August 2026 Consumer price indexes News Release Sep 2026
Consumer Expenditures in the Boston Metropolitan Area — 2023–24 Consumer spending News Release Jan 2026
Consumer Price Index, Boston-Cambridge-Newton — July 2026 Consumer price indexes News Release Aug 2026
Changing Compensation Costs in the Boston Metropolitan Area — June 2026 Benefits, Pay News Release Aug 2026
Occupational Employment and Wages in Manchester-Nashua — May 2025 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2026
Manchester-Nashua, NH Economy at a Glance:
Manchester-Nashua, NH
Data Series Back
Data		 Mar
2026		 Apr
2026		 May
2026		 June
2026		 July
2026		 Aug
2026

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 241.7 241.4 239.6 240.6 (p)241.0  

Employment(1)

 233.6 233.7 232.8 234.1 (p)233.8  

Unemployment(1)

 8.1 7.8 6.9 6.5 (p)7.2  

Unemployment Rate(2)

 3.4 3.2 2.9 2.7 (p)3.0  

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 200.4 202.4 203.3 205.3 203.3 (p)202.5

12-month % change

 -2.5 -1.4 -0.9 -0.2 0.2 (p)-0.2

Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)

 8.5 8.7 8.8 8.8 8.9 (p)8.9

12-month % change

 -3.4 -2.2 -3.3 -5.4 -5.3 (p)-4.3

Manufacturing(3)

 24.4 24.4 24.3 24.4 24.7 (p)24.7

12-month % change

 -1.2 -1.2 -1.6 -1.6 -0.4 (p)0.0

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 34.2 34.3 34.6 35.0 34.6 (p)34.3

12-month % change

 -3.7 -2.8 -2.0 -0.8 -0.9 (p)-2.3

Information(3)

 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.4 (p)4.4

12-month % change

 -4.3 -4.3 -4.3 -4.3 -6.4 (p)-4.3

Financial Activities(3)

 11.9 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.2 (p)12.2

12-month % change

 1.7 1.7 2.5 1.7 1.7 (p)0.8

Professional and Business Services(3)

 27.9 28.5 29.0 29.6 29.9 (p)29.5

12-month % change

 0.0 1.4 2.1 3.9 4.2 (p)2.4

Education and Health Services(3)

 39.5 39.9 38.9 38.3 37.6 (p)37.3

12-month % change

 -4.8 -2.7 -1.0 -1.3 -2.3 (p)-3.1

Leisure and Hospitality(3)

 19.1 19.7 20.7 22.2 22.8 (p)22.6

12-month % change

 -5.0 -1.5 -1.0 2.8 5.6 (p)5.6

Other Services(3)

 8.3 8.2 8.3 8.3 8.3 (p)8.3

12-month % change

 0.0 -1.2 -1.2 -2.4 -4.6 (p)-2.4

Government(3)

 22.1 22.2 22.1 22.0 19.9 (p)20.3

12-month % change

 -1.3 -1.3 -1.8 -1.3 2.1 (p)2.0

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(p) Preliminary