Counties with the highest unemployment rate in New Hampshire

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November 15, 2022
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Counties with the highest unemployment rate in New Hampshire

Unemployment rates, while significantly lower than the alarming pandemic peak of 14.7% experienced in April 2020, remain a subject of concern, notably as bandy around the idea of a by 2023. The last economic recession鈥攖he Great Recession of 2008-2010鈥攕ent rates up to 10% as of October 2009. It was that unemployment finally went down to the same level it sits at now.

As of October of this year, national unemployment is at 3.7%, 0.2% higher than in September. Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates by state demonstrate , ranging from just 2.0% in Minnesota, to 4.5% in Illinois and 4.7% in the District of Columbia. Further breakdown by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows yet another county-based spectrum within each state.

To that end, compiled a list of counties with the highest unemployment rate in New Hampshire using data from the . Counties are ranked by unemployment rate in September 2022.

#10. Grafton County

- Current unemployment rate: 2.2%
--- 1 month change: +0.2%
--- 1 year change: -0.7%
- Total labor force: 49,043 (1,096 unemployed)

#9. Merrimack County

- Current unemployment rate: 2.2%
--- 1 month change: +0.2%
--- 1 year change: -0.5%
- Total labor force: 82,750 (1,803 unemployed)

#8. Strafford County

- Current unemployment rate: 2.3%
--- 1 month change: +0.2%
--- 1 year change: -0.5%
- Total labor force: 73,470 (1,671 unemployed)

#7. Sullivan County

- Current unemployment rate: 2.3%
--- 1 month change: 0.0%
--- 1 year change: -0.8%
- Total labor force: 22,839 (523 unemployed)

#6. Belknap County

- Current unemployment rate: 2.4%
--- 1 month change: +0.3%
--- 1 year change: -0.5%
- Total labor force: 31,707 (746 unemployed)

#5. Carroll County

- Current unemployment rate: 2.4%
--- 1 month change: +0.2%
--- 1 year change: -0.6%
- Total labor force: 23,460 (573 unemployed)

#4. Hillsborough County

- Current unemployment rate: 2.4%
--- 1 month change: +0.1%
--- 1 year change: -0.6%
- Total labor force: 243,934 (5,785 unemployed)

#3. Rockingham County

- Current unemployment rate: 2.4%
--- 1 month change: 0.0%
--- 1 year change: -0.5%
- Total labor force: 189,251 (4,527 unemployed)

#2. Cheshire County

- Current unemployment rate: 2.6%
--- 1 month change: +0.2%
--- 1 year change: -0.7%
- Total labor force: 39,239 (1,002 unemployed)

#1. Co枚s County

- Current unemployment rate: 3.2%
--- 1 month change: -0.3%
--- 1 year change: -0.1%
- Total labor force: 14,505 (457 unemployed)

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