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New Hampshire



News Releases:
Mar
18
Average Energy Prices, Boston-Cambridge-Newton — February 2024

Gasoline prices averaged $3.354 a gallon in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton area in February 2024, down 15.2 cents compared to February 2023.

Mar
12
Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region – February 2024

Prices in the Northeast Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), were up 0.5 percent in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Feb
13
Consumer Price Index, Boston-Cambridge-Newton — January 2024

Prices in the Boston area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), rose 0.7 percent for the two months ending in January 2024.

New Hampshire Economy at a Glance:
New Hampshire
Data Series Back
Data
Aug
2023
Sept
2023
Oct
2023
Nov
2023
Dec
2023
Jan
2024

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

(r)760.1 (r)761.1 (r)761.9 (r)762.1 (r)762.0 (p)763.1

Employment(1)

(r)742.4 (r)742.1 (r)742.0 (r)742.0 (r)742.1 (p)743.5

Unemployment(1)

(r)17.7 (r)19.0 (r)19.9 (r)20.0 (r)19.9 (p)19.7

Unemployment Rate(2)

(r)2.3 (r)2.5 (r)2.6 (r)2.6 (r)2.6 (p)2.6

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

698.5 700.4 703.3 702.0 704.7 (p)704.6

12-month % change

1.3 1.4 1.9 1.5 1.6 (p)1.3

Mining and Logging(3)

0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 (p)0.8

12-month % change

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 12.5 (p)-11.1

Construction(3)

31.5 31.5 31.4 31.3 31.5 (p)31.8

12-month % change

3.3 3.3 2.6 2.0 1.9 (p)1.9

Manufacturing(3)

70.6 70.7 70.3 70.6 70.9 (p)71.0

12-month % change

0.1 0.1 -0.1 -0.1 0.1 (p)0.4

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

140.2 140.7 140.1 139.3 139.6 (p)138.9

12-month % change

0.5 0.8 0.4 -0.3 -0.4 (p)-1.0

Information(3)

11.8 11.8 11.6 11.6 11.6 (p)11.6

12-month % change

-2.5 -2.5 -4.1 -4.1 -4.1 (p)-4.9

Financial Activities(3)

34.5 34.6 34.5 34.5 34.3 (p)34.1

12-month % change

0.9 1.5 1.2 0.9 0.0 (p)-1.2

Professional & Business Services(3)

98.0 98.2 99.1 99.0 98.6 (p)98.7

12-month % change

0.7 0.7 1.6 1.5 1.0 (p)0.7

Education & Health Services(3)

126.1 126.4 129.4 129.5 130.3 (p)130.5

12-month % change

2.7 2.7 5.2 5.0 5.6 (p)5.2

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

73.5 73.9 74.3 74.2 75.1 (p)74.2

12-month % change

2.5 3.5 4.1 2.3 3.3 (p)1.9

Other Services(3)

24.8 24.9 24.3 24.3 24.5 (p)24.8

12-month % change

2.1 2.0 -0.4 -0.8 -0.4 (p)0.8

Government(3)

86.7 86.8 87.4 86.8 87.4 (p)88.2

12-month % change

1.0 0.5 1.5 1.2 1.7 (p)2.2

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, NH, Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
Economic Summary Feb 2024
Boston, MA-NH, Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
Economic Summary Feb 2024
Northeast - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Mar 2024
Northeast - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Mar 2024
Northeast Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Mar 2024
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Northeast Consumer price indexes Table Mar 2024
Average Energy Prices, Boston-Cambridge-Newton — February 2024 Average energy prices News Release Mar 2024
County Employment and Wages in New Hampshire — Second Quarter 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Dec 2021
Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region – February 2024 Consumer price indexes News Release Mar 2024
New England and State Unemployment - 2016 Unemployment News Release Apr 2017
New England and State Unemployment — September 2017 Unemployment News Release Nov 2017
Occupational Employment and Wages in Boston-Cambridge-Nashua — May 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2023
Consumer Price Index, Boston-Cambridge-Newton — January 2024 Consumer price indexes News Release Feb 2024
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 — December 2023 Benefits, Pay News Release Feb 2024
Minimum Wage Workers in New Hampshire-2013 Employment, Unemployment News Release Jun 2014
Fatal Work Injuries in Boston-Cambridge-Newton: 2018 Workplace fatalities News Release Apr 2020
Unemployment in the Boston Area by Division - April 2015 Unemployment News Release Jun 2015
STEM Occupational Employment and Wages in New England — May 2014 Pay News Release Feb 2016
Occupational Employment and Wages in Manchester — May 2020 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2021
Union Members in New Hampshire — 2022 Employment News Release Feb 2023
New Hampshire Job Openings and Labor Turnover — November 2023 Employment News Release Jan 2024