New Hampshire’s Labor Market Slowed in 2025

By: Ben Reynolds

Outlets: NHFPI

Published: April 20, 2026

Words: 1,216

Last Updated: 1 month, 4 weeks ago


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New Hampshire’s labor market weakened in 2025. Employers filled fewer jobs than they did during the previous year, the number of employed Granite Staters remained relatively flat, unemployment increased compared to the last year, and average private-sector wage growth did not keep up with inflation. Recently updated data from New Hampshire Employment Security suggest that the State’s labor market remained strong compared to its bordering states and the United States as a whole, but the …

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