Manchester, New Hampshire Job Growth

There were 115,200 jobs in Manchester, New Hampshire in April 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 118,524 employed persons for the month. Manchester lost 400 jobs in April 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 160 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Manchester job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	115,200	-400	+900
CPS	118,524	+160	+1,769

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Manchester, New Hampshire Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Manchester 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 for Manchester, New Hampshire

CES employment for Manchester peaked in January 2019 at 115,600. Since then 400 jobs have been lost in Manchester according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in April 2019 for Manchester is at a new high of 118,524.

Employment: CES, CPS

Manchester, New Hampshire Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2019	115,200	-400	118,524	160
March 2019	115,600	200	118,364	187
February 2019	115,400	-200	118,177	212
January 2019	115,600	500	117,965	135
December 2018	115,100	0	117,830	-26
November 2018	115,100	-300	117,856	-22
October 2018	115,400	400	117,878	87
September 2018	115,000	0	117,791	161
August 2018	115,000	-100	117,630	211
July 2018	115,100	-200	117,419	251
June 2018	115,300	700	117,168	223
May 2018	114,600	300	116,945	190