Manchester, New Hampshire Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Manchester fell 0.1 percentage points in October 2018 to 2.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points lower than the New Hampshire rate. The unemployment rate in Manchester peaked in January 2010 at 6.7% and is now 4.4 percentage points lower. You can also compare Manchester unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.4
New Hampshire	2.6%	-0.1	0.0
Manchester	2.3%	-0.1	-0.3

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2018 data as November metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Manchester, New Hampshire, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Manchester, New Hampshire Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Manchester peaked in June 2009 at 7,596. There are now 4,862 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Manchester employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Manchester, New Hampshire) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Manchester	2,734	-149	-247

Number of Unemployed Persons

Manchester, New Hampshire Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	New Hampshire Unemployment Rate	Manchester Unemployment Rate	Manchester Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	2.6%	2.3%	2,734
September 2018	3.7%	2.7%	2.4%	2,883
August 2018	3.9%	2.7%	2.5%	3,026
July 2018	3.9%	2.7%	2.5%	3,019
June 2018	4.0%	2.7%	2.5%	2,958
May 2018	3.8%	2.7%	2.6%	3,094
April 2018	3.9%	2.6%	2.7%	3,162
March 2018	4.1%	2.6%	2.5%	2,914
February 2018	4.1%	2.6%	2.4%	2,851
January 2018	4.1%	2.6%	2.5%	2,903
December 2017	4.1%	2.6%	2.4%	2,800