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Manchester, New Hampshire Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Manchester fell 0.0 percentage points in January 2023 to 2.5%. 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 April 2020 at 16.3% and is now 13.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.0% in June 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.5 percentage points. You can also compare Manchester unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.4% -0.1 -0.6
New Hampshire 2.8% -0.1 +0.5
Manchester 2.5% 0.0 -0.3
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with January 2023 data as February metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Manchester, New Hampshire, National

Manchester, New Hampshire monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Manchester, New Hampshire Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Manchester peaked in April 2020 at 19,417. There are now 16,300 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,360 in July 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 757. Manchester employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Manchester, New Hampshire) is also available.

Unemployed Persons January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Manchester 3,117 +31 -212

Number of Unemployed Persons

Manchester, New Hampshire Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
New Hampshire
Unemployment Rate
Manchester
Unemployment Rate
Manchester
Unemployed
February
2023
3.6%
January
2023
3.4% 2.8% 2.5% 3,117
December
2022
3.5% 2.9% 2.5% 3,086
November
2022
3.6% 2.9% 2.4% 2,954
October
2022
3.7% 2.9% 2.3% 2,788
September
2022
3.5% 2.8% 2.1% 2,553
August
2022
3.7% 2.7% 2.0% 2,412
July
2022
3.5% 2.5% 2.0% 2,360
June
2022
3.6% 2.4% 2.0% 2,451
May
2022
3.6% 2.2% 2.1% 2,564
April
2022
3.6% 2.1% 2.3% 2,712
March
2022
3.6% 2.1% 2.4% 2,831

1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers.