New Hampshire Job Growth

There were 623,500 jobs in New Hampshire in April 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 704,606 employed persons for the month. New Hampshire lost 4,800 jobs in April 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 4 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is New Hampshire job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	April 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	623,500	-4,800	-3,700
CPS	704,606	+4	+6,835

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 652,400. Since then 28,900 jobs have been lost in New Hampshire according to the employer survey. From a trough of 621,000 in January 2010, New Hampshire has gained 2,500 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in New Hampshire reached a maximum of 717,094 in February 2008. 12,488 jobs have been lost in New Hampshire since then according to the household survey. From a December 2009 low of 690,210, New Hampshire has added 14,396 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

New Hampshire Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2012	623,500	-4,800	704,606	4
March 2012	628,300	-500	704,602	323
February 2012	628,800	-3,600	704,279	351
January 2012	632,400	5,700	703,928	1,028
December 2011	626,700	-900	702,900	1,364
November 2011	627,600	2,000	701,536	1,453
October 2011	625,600	1,700	700,083	1,614
September 2011	623,900	-2,600	698,469	1,444
August 2011	626,500	-800	697,025	773
July 2011	627,300	2,500	696,252	-123
June 2011	624,800	-700	696,375	-699
May 2011	625,500	-1,700	697,074	-697
April 2011	627,200	-200	697,771	-119