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Current NH Jobless Rates: How Does Nashua Measure Up?
Check out the most recent report from the state's Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau.
New Hampshire's jobless rate is 5.3 percent, according to the most recent report from the state's Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau. It was 5.5 percent in April. The number of unemployed residents dropped in May by 1,350, to 39,680.
The local area unemployment estimates for May 2013, which were released last week, are estimates by place of residence and are not seasonally adjusted:
Amherst ~
employment: 5,820unemployment: 280
rate: 4.6 percent
Bedford ~
employment: 10,990unemployment: 480
rate: 4.2 percent
Concord ~
employment: 21,370unemployment: 1,050
rate: 4.7 percent
Exeter ~
employment: 7,620unemployment: 370
rate: 4.6 percent
Hampton ~
employment: 9,370unemployment: 530
rate: 5.4 percent
Londonderry ~
employment: 13,600unemployment: 750
rate: 5.2 percent
Merrimack ~
employment: 15,350unemployment: 730
rate: 4.5 percent
Milford ~
employment: 8,870unemployment: 470
rate: 5.1 percent
Nashua ~
employment: 47,110unemployment: 2,790
rate: 5.6 percent
Portsmouth ~
employment: 13,570unemployment: 550
rate: 3.9 percent
Salem ~
employment: 16,340unemployment: 1,270
rate: 7.2 percent
Windham ~
employment: 7,390unemployment: 420
rate: 5.4 percent
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