Unemployment Rates
| Jun-21 | May-21 | Jun-20 | ||
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| New Hampshire | ||||
| SA | 2.9% | 2.9% | 10.3% | |
| NSA | 3.1% | 2.4% | 10.2% | |
| United States | ||||
| SA | 5.9% | 5.8% | 11.1% | |
| NSA | 6.1% | 5.5% | 11.2% |
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SA = Seasonally Adjusted
NSA = Not Seasonally Adjusted
Unemployment Claims
June 2021 |
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| Initial Claims | 3,572 |
| Continued Weeks Claimed | 27,828 |
| Average payment for a week of unemployment | $294.78 |
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New Hampshire Economic Conditions
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Reviving New Hampshire Workforce – 2021 Economic Analysis Report This report evaluates the status of New Hampshire’s labor market – more than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic. New Hampshire’s unemployment rate returned quickly to a pre-pandemic level, reflecting a tight labor market, in part due to a lower labor participation rate. Demographic aspects such gender and age were assessed to show the changing nature of New Hampshire’s workforce as the economy emerges from the pandemic recession. |
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Vital Signs: New Hampshire Economic and Social Indicators A review of economic and social conditions in New Hampshire. Its fifteen chapters each highlight a different aspect of the state’s economic, social, environmental, and cultural character. Data in this publication covers the years 2015 through 2019, as well as some preliminary discussion of economic trends during the coronavirus pandemic. |
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The Impact on the New Hampshire Economy of a $15.00 Minimum Wage Discussion around the minimum wage has long proven to be a highly polarizing issue. Recognizing the importance of well-informed policy decisions made around minimum compensation, New Hampshire Employment Security through the Economic and Labor Market Information bureau, decided to analyze the numerous issues potentially impacted by making changes in this area. |
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GraniteStats -
A New Gateway for Labor Market Information A new application featuring workforce and economic data has been released. The new application provides easy access to a variety of labor market, economic, and demographic data for New Hampshire. |
Recent Updates
- New Hampshire Economic Conditions (07/28/21)
- Registered Job Seekers by EEO category and Population Statistics tables for Affirmative Action (07/26/21)
- Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) (07/22/21)
- Unemployment Rates by State in Rank Order (07/16/21)
- Job Ads Summary for May/June 2021 (07/15/21)
- Consumer Price Index (CPI) (07/13/21)
- New Hampshire Current Employment Statistics (CES) (07/13/21)
- Unemployment News Release (07/13/21)
- Economic Analysis Report (06/29/21)
- New Hampshire Vital Signs (06/24/21)
- Business Employment Dynamics (BED) (05/26/21)
- Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), 2020 Q4 (05/12/21)
- Venture Capital Investments in 2020 (04/16/21)
- Minimum Wage Report (04/06/21)
- Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization (02/01/21)
- Employment Projections for New Hampshire Planning Regions (11/20/20)
- Veterans in New Hampshire (11/12/20)
- Apprenticeships in New Hampshire (11/09/20)
- Manufacturing in New Hampshire Fact Sheet (10/06/20)
- New Hampshire Occupational Employment and Wages 2020 (09/29/20)
- State of the Sector Analyses (09/25/20)
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