New Hampshire Job Growth

There were 634,400 jobs in New Hampshire in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 709,219 employed persons for the month. New Hampshire lost 200 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 1,231 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is New Hampshire job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	634,400	-200	+7,400
CPS	709,219	+1,231	+7,295

New Hampshire Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for New Hampshire as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment in New Hampshire

CES employment peaked in January 2008 for New Hampshire at 651,200. Since then 16,800 jobs have been lost in New Hampshire according to the employer survey. From a trough of 619,400 in January 2010, New Hampshire has gained 15,000 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in New Hampshire reached a maximum of 719,130 in February 2008. 9,911 jobs have been lost in New Hampshire since then according to the household survey. From a November 2009 low of 693,030, New Hampshire has added 16,189 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

New Hampshire Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	634,400	-200	709,219	1,231
November 2011	634,600	2,700	707,988	3,079
October 2011	631,900	3,100	704,909	2,361
September 2011	628,800	-4,100	702,548	1,756
August 2011	632,900	200	700,792	-495
July 2011	632,700	1,600	701,287	-3,119
June 2011	631,100	1,500	704,406	-2,127
May 2011	629,600	-1,500	706,533	-1,334
April 2011	631,100	4,200	707,867	1,878
March 2011	626,900	-1,500	705,989	1,574
February 2011	628,400	2,400	704,415	1,662
January 2011	626,000	-1,000	702,753	829
December 2010	627,000	1,200	701,924	555