Manchester, New Hampshire Job Growth

There were 112,300 jobs in Manchester, New Hampshire in April 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 114,385 employed persons for the month. Manchester added 100 jobs in April 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 318 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Manchester job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	112,300	+100	0
CPS	114,385	+318	+365

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 June 2017 at 112,900. Since then 600 jobs have been lost in Manchester according to the employer survey. From a trough of 111,900 in December 2017, Manchester has gained 400 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in April 2018 for Manchester is at a new high of 114,385.

Employment: CES, CPS

Manchester, New Hampshire Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2018	112,300	100	114,385	318
March 2018	112,200	200	114,067	398
February 2018	112,000	-200	113,669	877
January 2018	112,200	300	112,792	-285
December 2017	111,900	-500	113,077	-316
November 2017	112,400	0	113,393	-133
October 2017	112,400	-300	113,526	-71
September 2017	112,700	-100	113,597	-214
August 2017	112,800	100	113,811	-228
July 2017	112,700	-200	114,039	-70
June 2017	112,900	600	114,109	56
May 2017	112,300	0	114,053	33