New Hampshire Job Growth

There were 689,900 jobs in New Hampshire in October 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 754,600 employed persons for the month. New Hampshire lost 400 jobs in October 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 1,347 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is New Hampshire job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	October 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	689,900	-400	+7,700
CPS	754,600	+1,347	+9,321

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 July 2019 for New Hampshire at 694,300. Since then 4,400 jobs have been lost in New Hampshire according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in New Hampshire for October 2019 is at a new high of 754,600.

Employment: CES, CPS

New Hampshire Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2019	689,900	-400	754,600	1,347
September 2019	690,300	-2,900	753,253	902
August 2019	693,200	-1,100	752,351	894
July 2019	694,300	3,300	751,457	957
June 2019	691,000	1,400	750,500	908
May 2019	689,600	800	749,592	666
April 2019	688,800	1,500	748,926	710
March 2019	687,300	-400	748,216	658
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