The local economy of New Hampshire and its counties, metro areas and cities, from official US government data, plus daily local gas prices for the state, its counties and metro areas.
Unemployment rate
2.8%
-0.3 ptsvs a year ago
Counties: lowest Carroll County 2.3%, highest Cheshire County 3.0%.
August 2026, seasonally adjusted, preliminary
Average weekly pay
$1,656
+3.0%vs a year ago
674,990 jobs at 66,121 business locations.
Q1 2026, all jobs
New homes permitted
4,987
+21.6%this year vs last year
Most in Rockingham County 1,550, Hillsborough County 699.
Homes in the last 12 months, to August 2026
People moving in
+4,050
+3.5 per 1,000residents
41,506 moved in and 37,456 moved out. Most newcomers came from Massachusetts.
Net people, 2022 to 2023, the newest year published
New Hampshire gas price
$4.31
+$1.32vs a year ago
Counties: lowest Belknap County $4.27, highest Cheshire County $4.35. Counties and metro areas
Regular, per gallon, New Hampshire, October 10, 2026
Newest data: -. Not seasonally adjusted: compare with the same month a year earlier. Click a row for the history of that area.
The state, its counties and metro areas, updated daily. A separate series from the weekly survey prices above.
Business locations, employees and payroll by industry, 2023. Click an industry for its US report.
Business locations
39K
-0.1%vs 2022
2023, places with paid employees
Employees
628K
+2.1%vs 2022
Largest sector: Health Care and Social Assistance (15.5%).
2023, mid-March
Annual payroll
$41.3B
Wages and salaries paid during the year.
2023, all industries
Average pay
$65,717
Highest sector: Utilities $123,193.
Per employee per year
Share of New Hampshire's employees, 2023
| Industry | Employees | Average pay |
|---|---|---|
| Restaurants and Other Eating Places | 50,825 | $27,005 |
| Employment Services | 41,423 | $63,588 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | 27,753 | $75,541 |
| Grocery Stores | 21,788 | $26,271 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | 14,712 | $56,617 |
| General Merchandise Stores, including Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters | 11,618 | $30,350 |
| Outpatient Care Centers | 11,145 | $91,834 |
| Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services | 10,867 | $115,688 |
| Building Equipment Contractors | 10,589 | $77,773 |
| Other Amusement and Recreation Industries | 10,235 | $24,422 |
| Offices of Physicians | 10,175 | $121,030 |
| Building Material and Supplies Dealers | 10,164 | $45,749 |
Most values are changed slightly to protect the privacy of single businesses; a few are withheld and shown as a range. Counties and metro areas have the same numbers in the area card above (Industries).
Offered pay in certified work-visa filings, fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025). Click a company for its jobs and salaries.
In fiscal year 2025, employers offered a median of $109,886 a year in 1,451 certified H-1B filings for jobs in New Hampshire, up 2.0% from 2024 (US: $120,000). The largest job group was Software Developers. Fiscal year 2026 so far covers filings decided through Jun 30, 2026.
Median offered pay
$109,886
+2.0%vs 2024
Middle half: $87,589 to $131,412.
H-1B, fiscal year 2025
H-1B filings
1,451
+29.4%vs 2024
2,641 positions asked for.
Certified, full-time, fiscal year 2025
Top job group
$122,970
Software Developers, 539 filings.
Median offered pay of the largest job group
Green card jobs
$97,200
+115.7%vs 2024
236 PERM filings.
PERM median, fiscal year 2025
Median and middle half of the offers in New Hampshire, next to the US median. Hover a year for the numbers.
| Job group | Filings | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | 539 | $122,970 |
| Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians | 144 | $102,253 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | 67 | $117,070 |
| Data Scientists | 59 | $90,176 |
| Industrial Engineers | 44 | $102,669 |
| Physicians, All Other | 34 | $239,200 |
| Mechanical Engineers | 32 | $95,300 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | 29 | $106,000 |
| Computer Programmers | 28 | $102,200 |
| Electrical Engineers | 20 | $128,304 |
| Employer | Filings | Cities |
|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments | 131 | 1 |
| Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp. CTSH | 88 | 11 |
| compunnel software group inc. | 43 | 2 |
| Trustees of Dartmouth College | 42 | 3 |
| Forthright Soft Inc. | 39 | 2 |
| Capgemini America, Inc. CAP.PA | 30 | 3 |
| Arista Networks, Inc. | 29 | 1 |
| Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic | 29 | 4 |
| Fidelity Technology Group, LLC | 27 | 1 |
| Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital | 25 | 4 |
| City | Filings | Median pay | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimack | 367 | $122,970 | $102,678 to $133,670 |
| Nashua | 269 | $110,485 | $88,260 to $137,509 |
| Portsmouth | 154 | $112,507 | $91,832 to $134,794 |
| Manchester | 115 | $101,774 | $85,220 to $123,410 |
| Lebanon | 71 | $77,500 | $62,566 to $114,934 |
| Hanover | 45 | $71,032 | $65,000 to $100,000 |
| Dover | 43 | $246,250 | $104,412 to $292,500 |
| Concord | 41 | $105,000 | $86,300 to $125,000 |
| New Hampshire | 38 | $90,792 | $90,792 to $90,792 |
| Keene | 32 | $79,144 | $62,566 to $118,153 |
Yearly pay that employers offered in certified work-visa filings (H-1B, E-3 and PERM green card), from official public data. Pay is the lower end of the offered pay range, for full-time positions only. These are offered pay figures for positions in work-visa filings, not the pay of all employees. A filing is an offer for a position, not a hire, and one person can appear in several filings. Fiscal years run from October to September. Groups with fewer than 3 filings show counts only. Employers are ranked by filings in the cities of New Hampshire added up.
Declared disasters and flood insurance claims: what happened, from official public data.
New Hampshire has had 64 declared disasters and emergencies since 1953, 47 of them since 2000, most often Severe Storm. Flood insurance has paid $67.3 million on 4,423 claims since 1978; the biggest year was 2006 ($13.8 million).
Declared disasters
47
34 major disasters. Most often Severe Storm (28 since 1953).
Since 2000, all types; 64 since 1953
Flood claims paid
$19.0M
694 claims. Biggest year 2006 ($13.8M).
2016 to 2025, flood insurance
Policies in force
7,563
Average premium $1,131 a year.
2025, flood insurance policies
Most-declared county
30
Grafton County, latest Aug 20, 2024.
Declarations since 2000
Declarations for New Hampshire, 1953 to today
Claims paid in New Hampshire by the year of the flood, US dollars
Declarations since 1953
Declarations naming the county since 2000; statewide ones not counted
All years since 1978; policies are a yearly average. Top 10 of 10.
| # | County | Claims | Paid | Policies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rockingham County | 2,165 | $31.1M | 3,772 |
| 2 | Hillsborough County | 629 | $10.4M | 1,180 |
| 3 | Cheshire County | 247 | $6.69M | 463 |
| 4 | Merrimack County | 299 | $6.33M | 499 |
| 5 | Grafton County | 363 | $4.72M | 849 |
| 6 | Carroll County | 290 | $2.80M | 405 |
| 7 | Strafford County | 137 | $2.30M | 308 |
| 8 | Sullivan County | 62 | $1.27M | 156 |
| 9 | Belknap County | 108 | $924K | 275 |
| 10 | Coos County | 95 | $669K | 154 |
A declaration opens federal help after a disaster; it can name counties or the whole state. Flood insurance numbers count insured losses only (most homes have no flood insurance) and are not adjusted for inflation; the current year is data so far. For the flood-zone risk of a place, open the area on the real estate map.
Environmental compliance records, workplace safety inspections and greenhouse gas reports of facilities in New Hampshire, from official public data.
Official public data lists 1,539 facilities in New Hampshire with records since 2010, 1,525 of them with environmental compliance records. In 2022 to 2026, the largest penalties were at Abf Freight System, INC. in Londonderry ($535,000). 28 large facilities reported 2.39 million metric tons of greenhouse gases in 2023, down 17.7% from 2022.
Facilities with records
1,539
1,525 with environmental records.
Since 2010
Largest penalties
$535K
Abf Freight System, INC., Londonderry.
One facility, 2022 to 2026
Greenhouse gases
2.39M t
-17.7%vs 2022
28 reporting facilities.
Metric tons CO2e, 2023
Largest emitter
1.30M t
AES Granite Ridge, Londonderry.
Metric tons CO2e, 2023
| Facility | Penalties | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| Abf Freight System, INC. Londonderry | $535,000 | 0 |
| Fujifilm Dimatix 101 Lebanon | $325,433 | 0 |
| First Student INC 20613 Salem | $325,000 | 0 |
| Student Transport of America Bus Company Weare | $325,000 | 0 |
| Student Transportation of America - Londonderry Londonderry | $325,000 | 0 |
| Student Transportation of America - Epsom Epsom | $325,000 | 0 |
| Student Transportation of America - Bedford Bedford | $325,000 | 0 |
| Sta - Kearsarge Terminal Bradford | $325,000 | 0 |
| Student Transporation of New Hampshire, INC - Windham/Pelham Pelham | $325,000 | 0 |
| Student Transportation of New Hampshire, INC - Goffstown Goffstown | $325,000 | 0 |
| Facility | Metric tons CO2e |
|---|---|
| AES Granite Ridge Londonderry | 1,299,588 |
| Essential Power Newington, LLC Newington | 342,951 |
| Gsp Merrimack LLC Bow | 171,787 |
| WM of NH - TREE (Turnkey Landfill) Gonic | 128,922 |
| North Country Environmental Services Landfill Bethlehem | 72,501 |
| Wheelabrator Resource Recovery Facility Concord | 70,061 |
| Georgia-Pacific Gypsum Newington | 68,769 |
| Mount Carberry Landfill Berlin | 49,800 |
| Newington Newington | 48,368 |
| Dartmouth College Heating Plant Hanover | 41,363 |
Large facilities in New Hampshire, metric tons of CO2 equivalent. Hover a year for the number.
Their facilities in New Hampshire, 2022 to 2026. Click a company for its Risk & Compliance tab.
| Company | Facilities | Penalties | CO2e (t) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ArcBest Corporation ARCB | 1 | $535K | - |
| Walmart Inc. WMT | 7 | $4,950 | - |
| Anheuser-Busch InBev Sa/nv BUD | 1 | $0 | 11K |
Official public data on environmental compliance records, workplace safety inspections and greenhouse gas reports, summarized by facility and year since 2010. A record does not mean a site is unsafe today; penalties and violations vary a lot by industry and size. Penalties are the amounts assessed (after settlements), not amounts paid. Recent years can still change.
Cost, students and graduate earnings of the colleges in the state, from official public data.
The newest unemployment rate, pay, new home permits, moves and gas price for New Hampshire, updated as new official numbers come out.
Unemployment for New Hampshire is seasonally adjusted; for its counties, metro areas and cities it is not, so compare a month with the same month a year earlier. Pay covers all jobs that pay into unemployment insurance. Building permits count homes approved to be built, not homes sold. Moves count households by where they filed their tax returns in two years in a row. Daily gas prices are average pump prices for New Hampshire, its counties and metro areas on the day shown. The weekly gas prices in the explorer come from a separate weekly survey that publishes a price for only some states, so a state without one shows the price of its region there; the two series are never combined.
The unemployment rate in New Hampshire was 2.8% in August 2026 (seasonally adjusted, preliminary), compared with 3.1% a year earlier. 752,949 people were employed out of a labor force of 774,326. Among its counties, Carroll County had the lowest rate (2.3%) and Cheshire County the highest (3.0%, not seasonally adjusted).
Average weekly pay in New Hampshire was $1,656 in Q1 2026, up 3.0% from a year earlier, across 674,990 jobs at 66,121 business locations.
Building permits were issued for 365 new homes in New Hampshire in August 2026 (309 single-family and 36 in buildings with 5 or more units). From January to August the total was 3,361, up 21.6% from the same months last year, and 4,987 in the last 12 months. The most homes were permitted in Rockingham County (1,550), Hillsborough County (699), Strafford County (518) over the last 12 months.
Yes. From 2022 to 2023, 41,506 people moved to New Hampshire and 37,456 moved away, a net gain of 4,050 (+3.5 per 1,000 residents). Most newcomers came from Massachusetts, Maine, Florida, and most people who left went to Massachusetts, Florida, Maine.
Regular gasoline in New Hampshire averaged $4.31 per gallon on October 10, 2026, up $1.32 from a year earlier. Diesel averaged $6.35. Among its counties, Belknap County had the lowest regular price ($4.27) and Cheshire County the highest ($4.35).
Health Care and Social Assistance (97,220 employees), Retail Trade (95,663 employees), Manufacturing (68,626 employees) were the largest sectors in New Hampshire in 2023. In all, 39,298 business locations employed 628,166 people at an average pay of $65,717 a year.
$109,886 a year was the median pay offered in 1,451 certified H-1B filings for jobs in New Hampshire in fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025), up 2.0% from 2024. The middle half of the offers ranged from $87,589 to $131,412. The US median was $120,000. These are offered pay figures in work-visa filings, not the pay of all workers.
Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments (131), Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp. (88), compunnel software group inc. (43), Trustees of Dartmouth College (42), Forthright Soft Inc. (39) had the most certified H-1B filings for jobs in New Hampshire in fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025).
Software Developers (539 filings, median $122,970), Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians (144 filings, median $102,253), Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers (67 filings, median $117,070) were the largest job groups in certified H-1B filings in New Hampshire in fiscal year 2025.
$122,970 was the median offered pay in Merrimack, the highest among the New Hampshire cities with the most H-1B filings in fiscal year 2025 (367 filings).
$97,200 a year was the median pay offered in 236 certified PERM green card filings for jobs in New Hampshire in fiscal year 2025.
64 disasters and emergencies have been declared for New Hampshire since 1953, 47 of them since 2000 (34 major disasters). The most common type is Severe Storm (28 declarations).
Grafton County, with 30 declarations since 2000, followed by Carroll County (27) and Rockingham (26). Statewide declarations are not counted for single counties.
$67.3 million on 4,423 flood insurance claims since 1978. The biggest year was 2006, with $13.8 million paid on 594 claims. Rockingham County received the most ($31.1 million).
$1,131 a year in 2025, across 7,563 flood insurance policies in New Hampshire. Most homes have no flood insurance; the premium depends on the home's flood risk and coverage.