Portsmouth, New Hampshire Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Portsmouth fell 0.0 percentage points in March 2012 to 4.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.8 percentage points lower than the New Hampshire rate. The unemployment rate in Portsmouth peaked in November 2009 at 5.9% and is now 1.5 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.4% in April 2011, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Portsmouth unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.2%	-0.1	-0.7
New Hampshire	5.2%	0.0	-0.2
Portsmouth	4.4%	0.0	-0.2

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with March 2012 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Portsmouth, New Hampshire, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Portsmouth, New Hampshire Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Portsmouth peaked in January 2010 at 2,652. There are now 581 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,993 in April 2011, the number of unemployed has now grown by 78. Portsmouth employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Portsmouth, New Hampshire) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Portsmouth	2,071	+10	+6

Number of Unemployed Persons

Portsmouth, New Hampshire Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	New Hampshire Unemployment Rate	Portsmouth Unemployment Rate	Portsmouth Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	5.0%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	5.2%	4.4%	2,071
February 2012	8.3%	5.2%	4.4%	2,061
January 2012	8.3%	5.1%	4.5%	2,073
December 2011	8.5%	5.2%	4.6%	2,099
November 2011	8.7%	5.3%	4.6%	2,106
October 2011	8.9%	5.4%	4.8%	2,140
September 2011	9.0%	5.4%	4.8%	2,142
August 2011	9.1%	5.5%	4.7%	2,109
July 2011	9.1%	5.5%	4.7%	2,094
June 2011	9.1%	5.5%	4.5%	2,040
May 2011	9.0%	5.4%	4.4%	1,998
April 2011	9.0%	5.4%	4.4%	1,993