Manchester, New Hampshire Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Manchester fell 1.4 percentage points in August 2020 to 6.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points lower than the New Hampshire rate. The unemployment rate in Manchester peaked in April 2020 at 17.5% and is now 11.0 percentage points lower. You can also compare Manchester unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | August 2020 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 8.4% | -1.8 | +4.7 |
| New Hampshire | 6.6% | -1.4 | +4.0 |
| Manchester | 6.5% | -1.4 | +4.1 |
Unemployment Rate: Manchester, New Hampshire, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Manchester, New Hampshire Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Manchester peaked in April 2020 at 20,500. There are now 12,740 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 | August 2020 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester | 7,760 | -1,701 | +4,788 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Manchester, New Hampshire Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
New Hampshire Unemployment Rate |
Manchester Unemployment Rate |
Manchester Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2020 |
7.9% | 6.0% | — | — |
| August 2020 |
8.4% | 6.6% | 6.5% | 7,760 |
| July 2020 |
10.2% | 8.0% | 7.9% | 9,461 |
| June 2020 |
11.1% | 9.2% | 9.1% | 10,677 |
| May 2020 |
13.3% | 15.4% | 16.0% | 19,045 |
| April 2020 |
14.7% | 17.1% | 17.5% | 20,500 |
| March 2020 |
4.4% | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2,675 |
| February 2020 |
3.5% | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2,980 |
| January 2020 |
3.6% | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2,985 |
| December 2019 |
3.5% | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2,983 |
| November 2019 |
3.5% | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2,981 |
| October 2019 |
3.6% | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2,979 |
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. ↩
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