NH needs a workforce farm system

By: Jayson Seaman

Outlets: NH Business Review

Published: January 8, 2026

Words: 1,146

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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Since 2020, our research team at the University of New Hampshire — the New Hampshire Youth Retention Initiative (YRI) — has been studying how young people view the Granite State as a place to live, learn and work.

Across many interviews, surveys and community conversations, including with youth 13-18, we’ve heard a consistent refrain: Young people value life in New Hampshire, but many are unsure if they can build futures here.

In the past …

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