New Hampshire Job Growth

There were 687,600 jobs in New Hampshire in March 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 748,223 employed persons for the month. New Hampshire lost 100 jobs in March 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 665 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is New Hampshire job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	March 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	687,600	-100	+7,700
CPS	748,223	+665	+8,520

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 February 2019 for New Hampshire at 687,700. Since then 100 jobs have been lost in New Hampshire according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in New Hampshire for March 2019 is at a new high of 748,223.

Employment: CES, CPS

New Hampshire Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2019	687,600	-100	748,223	665
February 2019	687,700	1,600	747,558	1,183
January 2019	686,100	2,400	746,375	1,141
December 2018	683,700	1,200	745,234	-65
November 2018	682,500	300	745,299	20
October 2018	682,200	1,400	745,279	528
September 2018	680,800	-700	744,751	751
August 2018	681,500	700	744,000	812
July 2018	680,800	-700	743,188	919
June 2018	681,500	2,000	742,269	800
May 2018	679,500	300	741,469	828
April 2018	679,200	-700	740,641	938