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New for 2015: Statistical Area Delineations in New Hampshire

New HampshireEconomic Conditions February 2015

The U.S Offi ce of Management and Budget (OMB) has updated statistical area delineations using total population estimates from the 2010 U.S. Decennial Census supplemented with commuting pattern data from the American Community Survey. The updated delineation of areas will replace those established based on the 2000 Decennial Census, which have been in use since 2003.

As a result of this change in statistical area delineation, the geographic defi nition of labor market areas in New Hampshire will change. The new delineation includes 28 metropolitan, micropolitan, and small labor market areas in New Hampshire. Seventeen of the areas include towns that are within the boundaries of the state and eleven areas include towns from neighboring states. Data representing solely the in-state part of an area will continue to be identifi ed as the “New Hampshire portion” of the area.

With the release of January 2015 data, New Hampshire will publish Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) using the 28 newly-established statistical areas. Current Employment Statistics (CES) data will continue to use four metropolitan areas, but the delineation of all four areas has changed. Due to shifts in the economic integration of cities and towns and the re-alignment of the

ContentsSeasonallyAdjusted EstimatesUnemployment Rates. . . . . . . . . . . . 9Current Employment Statistics . . . . 9

Not Seasonally Adjusted EstimatesUnemployment Rates. . . . . . . . . . . 10Current Employment Statistics . . . 10

Claims Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

statistical areas, statistics for January 2015 and forward will not be directly comparable to previously published data for these areas.

The names of the statistical areas in some cases are identical to those established in 2003 with results from the 2000 Census, but the cities and towns included in each area have shifted. For example, the Keene, NH MicroNECTA has the same name, however, with the current delineation, the area no longer includes the towns of Alstead, Fitzwilliam, Stoddard, and Walpole.

Additionally, new labor market areas have been delineated based on worker commuting patterns. For example, the Belmont LMA is comprised of four towns that previously were assigned to three other statistical areas.

Statistical areas are determined by combining both population data and journey-to-work commuting patterns. Statistical areas are delineated and labeled according to the population size of the core area or urban cluster. New Hampshire has four different statistical area types: metropolitan statistical

areas, metropolitan statistical area divisions, micropolitan statistical areas, and small labor market areas. In New England, statistical areas are called New England City and Town Areas (NECTAs), as they use cities and towns as building blocks. This is unique to the six New England states, as counties are the basis for statistical areas in the remainder of the country. The same criteria used to identify a statistical area as a metropolitan division, a metropolitan area, or a micropolitan area are used to delineate NECTAs. These delineations are compiled by the Offi ce of Management and Budget (OMB).

Release Dates with Revised Stati sti cal Areas

Data Set Date of Data Release Date

Current Employment Stati sti cs (CES) January-15 March 3, 2015

New Hampshire Unemployment Rate (News Release) January-15 March 3, 2015

Local Area Unemployment Stati sti cs (LAUS) January-15 March 12, 2015

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) 3Q2014 Early April 2015

New Hampshire Economic Conditions - February 2015 www.nhes.nh.gov/elmi

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Legend1 Belmont, NH LMA

2 Berlin, NH Micropolitan NECTA

3 Brattleboro, VT-NH LMA

4 Charlestown, NH LMA

5 Claremont-Newport, NH LMA

6 Colebrook, NH-VT LMA

7 Concord, NH Micropolitan NECTA

8 Conway, NH-ME LMA

9 Dover-Durham, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA

10 Franklin, NH LMA

11 Haverhill-Newburyport-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Div.

12 Haverhill, NH LMA

13 Hillsborough, NH LMA

14 Keene, NH Micropolitan NECTA

15 Laconia, NH Micropolitan NECTA

16 Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Div.

17 Lebanon, NH-VT Micropolitan NECTA

18 Littleton, NH-VT LMA

19 Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Div.

20 Manchester, NH Metropolitan NECTA

21 Meredith, NH LMA

22 Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Div.

23 New London, NH LMA

24 Peterborough, NH LMA

25 Plymouth, NH LMA

26 Portsmouth, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA

27 Raymond, NH LMA

28 Wolfeboro, NH LMA

New Hampshire 2015 Labor Market Areas



A metropolitan statistical area must have at least one urbanized area with a population of 50,000 or more, plus adjacent areas that have a high degree of social and economic integration

with the central city as measured by commuting patterns. 1 In New England, these are called Metro NECTAs. New Hampshire has three

1. Offi ce of Management and Budget. June 28, 2010. Federal Register. 2010 Standards for Delineating Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas. Pg 37252. <www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/fi les/omb/assets/fedreg_2010/06282010_metro_standards-Complete.pdf>.

Metro NECTAs; one is comprised of cities and towns within the state borders, while two also include towns from across state lines.

Within New Hampshire

Manchester, NH Metropolitan NECTA

(20)

Allenstown, NHAuburn, NHBedford, NHCandia, NHDunbarton, NHGoffstown, NHHooksett, NHNew Boston, NHPembroke, NHWeare, NHManchester, NH

Combined with towns from border states

Dover-Durham, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA

(9)

Barrington, NHPortsmouth, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA

(26)

Brentwood, NHDurham, NH Epping, NHFarmington, NH Exeter, NHLee, NH Greenland, NHMadbury, NH Hampton, NHMiddleton, NH New Castle, NHMilton, NH Newfi elds, NHNew Durham, NH Newington, NHRollinsford, NH Newmarket, NHStrafford, NH North Hampton, NHDover, NH Rye, NHRochester, NH Stratham, NHSomersworth, NH Portsmouth, NHBerwick, ME Eliot, MELebanon, ME Kittery, MESouth Berwick, ME York, ME

New Hampshire 2015 Metropolitan NECTAs



A metropolitan division is a component of a metropolitan statistical area that has an urban center population of at least 2.5 million. The metropolitan division functions as a distinct social and economic area with an employment

center, and includes areas that are associated with the center through commuting ties. These are called NECTA divisions in New England. New Hampshire towns are part of four NECTA divisions, all of which are part of the Boston-

Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH Metro NECTA. The Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division is the only one that has a New Hampshire city as the employment center. The other three have Massachusetts cities as employment centers.

New Hampshire 2015 NECTA Divisions

Lawrence-Methuen -Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division

(16)

Salem, NHNorth Andover, MALawrence, MAMethuen, MA

Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division

(22)

Amherst, NH

Brookline, NH

Chester, NH

Derry, NH

Greenfi eld, NH

Greenville, NH

Hollis, NH

Hudson, NH

Litchfi eld, NH

Londonderry, NH

Lyndeborough, NH

Mason, NH

Merrimack, NH

Milford, NH

Mont Vernon, NH

Temple, NH

Wilton, NH

Windham, NH

Nashua, NH

Dunstable, MA

Pepperell, MA

Haverhill-Newburyport-

Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA

Division(11)

Atkinson, NHDanville, NHEast Kingston, NHFremont, NHHampstead, NHHampton Falls, NHKensington, NHKingston, NHNewton, NHPlaistow, NHSandown, NHSeabrook, NHSouth Hampton, NHGeorgetown, MAGroveland, MAMerrimac, MASalisbury, MAWest Newbury, MAAmesbury, MAHaverhill, MANewburyport, MA

Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH

NECTA Division(19)

Pelham, NHAshby, MAAyer, MABillerica, MAChelmsford, MADracut, MAGroton, MAHarvard, MALittleton, MAShirley, MATewksbury, MATownsend, MATyngsborough, MAWestford, MALowell, MA



A micropolitan statistical area has at least one urban cluster population of at least 10,000 but less than 50,000. This area type was defi ned for places that behave similarly to a large

New Hampshire 2015 Micropolitan NECTAs

metropolitan area, but have a much smaller population. The micropolitan statistical area also includes adjacent outlying areas that have signifi cant social and economic integration

with the core area. These are called Micro NECTAs in New England. There are fi ve Micro NECTAs in New Hampshire, one of which also includes towns located in Vermont.



New Hampshire 2015 Micropolitan NECTAs

Combined with towns from border states

Lebanon, NH-VT Micropolitan NECTA

Canaan, NHCornish, NHCroydon, NHDorchester, NHEnfi eld, NHGrafton, NHGrantham, NHHanover, NHLyme, NHOrange, NHOrford, NHPiermont, NHPlainfi eld, NHLebanon, NHBradford, VTCorinth, VTFairlee, VTHartford, VTHartland, VTNorwich, VTRoyalton, VTSharon, VTStrafford, VTThetford, VTTunbridge, VTVershire, VTWest Fairlee, VTWest Windsor, VTWindsor, VT

Within New Hampshire

Concord, NH Micropolitan NECTA

(7)

Boscawen, NHBow, NHCanterbury, NHChichester, NHEpsom, NHHopkinton, NHLoudon, NHPittsfi eld, NHSalisbury, NHWarner, NHWebster, NHConcord, NH

Berlin, NH Micropolitan NECTA

(2)

Dummer, NHGorham, NHMilan, NHRandolph, NHShelburne, NHStark, NHBerlin, NH

Keene, NH Micropolitan NECTA

(14)

Chesterfi eld, NHGilsum, NHHarrisville, NHMarlborough, NHMarlow, NHNelson, NHRichmond, NHRoxbury, NHSullivan, NHSurry, NHSwanzey, NHTroy, NHWestmoreland, NHWinchester, NHKeene, NH

Laconia, NH Micropolitan NECTA (15)

Gilford, NHLaconia, NH



New Hampshire 2015 LMAsSmall labor market areas are defi ned independently by the Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics with input from state labor market information agencies. These areas do not meet the OMB minimum core population standard of at least 10,000 residents, but the areas are socially and economically integrated as measured by journey-to-work commuting patterns. New Hampshire has a total of 16 small labor market areas (LMAs), four of which include towns from across state lines. Three of the four LMAs that cross state lines have a New Hampshire town as the economic center; one has a Vermont town as the economic center.

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Colebrook, NH-VT LMA

Atkinson and Gilmanton AG, NH

Cambridge, NHClarksville, NHColebrook, NHColumbia, NHDix’s Grant, NHDixville, NHErrol, NHErvings Location, NHMillsfi eld, NHPittsburg, NHSecond College Grant, NHStewartstown, NHSuccess, NHWentworth Loc, NHAverill, VTBloomfi eld, VTCanaan, VTLemington, VTNorton, VT

Conway, NH-ME LMA

Albany, NHBartlett, NHBean’s Grant, NHBean’s Purchase, NHChandler’s Pur, NHChatham, NHConway, NHCrawford’s Pur, NHCutt’s Grant, NHEaton, NHFreedom, NHGreen’s Grant, NHHadley’s Pur, NHHale’s Location, NHHart’s Location, NHJackson, NHLivermore, NHLow and Burbank’s Grant, NHMadison, NHMartin’s Location, NHPinkham’s Grant, NHSandwich, NHSargent’s Pur, NHTamworth, NHThompson and Meserve’s Pur, NHBrownfi eld, MEDenmark, MEFryeburg, MELovell, MEStow, MESweden, ME

Belmont, NH LMA

Alton, NHBarnstead, NHBelmont, NHGilmanton, NH

Charlestown, NH LMA

Acworth, NHAlstead, NHCharlestown, NHLangdon, NHWalpole, NH

Claremont-Newport, NH

LMA

Goshen, NHLempster, NHNewport, NHSunapee, NHUnity, NHClaremont, NH

Franklin, NH LMA

Hill, NHNorthfi eld, NHSanbornton, NHTilton, NHFranklin, NH

Haverhill, NH LMA

Bath, NHBenton, NHHaverhill, NHMonroe, NH

Hillsborough, NH LMA

Deering, NHHenniker, NHHillsborough, NHStoddard, NHWashington, NHWindsor, NH

Meredith, NH LMA

Center Harbor, NHMeredith, NHMoultonborough, NHNew Hampton, NH

New London, NH LMA

Andover, NHBradford, NHDanbury, NHNewbury, NHNew London, NHSpringfi eld, NHSutton, NHWilmot, NH

Peterborough, NH LMA

Antrim, NHBennington, NHDublin, NHFitzwilliam, NHFrancestown, NHHancock, NHJaffrey, NHNew Ipswich, NHPeterborough, NHRindge, NHSharon, NH

Plymouth, NH LMA

Alexandria, NHAshland, NHBridgewater, NHBristol, NHCampton, NHEllsworth, NHGroton, NHHebron, NHHolderness, NHLincoln, NHPlymouth, NHRumney, NHThornton, NHWarren, NHWaterville Valley, NHWentworth, NHWoodstock, NH

Raymond, NH LMA

Deerfi eld, NHNorthwood, NHNottingham, NHRaymond, NH

Wolfeboro, NH LMA

Brookfi eld, NHEffi ngham, NHOssipee, NHTuftonboro, NHWakefi eld, NHWolfeboro, NH

Labor Market Areas within New Hampshire Labor Market Areas combined with towns from border statesBrattleboro, VT-NH LMA

Hinsdale, NHAthens, VTBrattleboro, VTBrookline, VTDover, VTDummerston, VTGrafton, VTGuilford, VTHalifax, VTJamaica, VTMarlboro, VTNewfane, VTPutney, VTReadsboro, VTRockingham, VTSearsburg, VTSomerset, VTTownshend, VTVernon, VTWardsboro, VTWestminster, VTWhitingham, VTWilmington, VTWindham, VT

Littleton, NH-VT LMA

Bethlehem, NHCarroll, NHDalton, NHEaston, NHFranconia, NHJefferson, NHKilkenny, NHLancaster, NHLandaff, NHLisbon, NHLittleton, NHLyman, NHNorthumberland, NHOdell, NHStratford, NHSugar Hill, NHWhitefi eld, NHBrunswick, VTGuildhall, VTLunenburg, VTMaidstone, VT



Seasonally Adjusted Estimates

Unemployment Estimates by Region

Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) by Place of Residence

Current Employment Statistics (CES) by Place of EstablishmentCurrent month is preliminary;past months are revised

Seasonally Adjusted Dec-14 Nov-14 Dec-13United States 5.6% 5.8% 6.7%

Northeast 5.6% 5.8% 6.9%New England 5.6% 5.8% 6.9%

Connecticut 6.4% 6.5% 7.4%Maine 5.5% 5.7% 6.4%Massachusetts 5.5% 5.8% 7.1%New Hampshire 4.0% 4.1% 5.2%Rhode Island 6.8% 7.1% 9.3%Vermont 4.2% 4.4% 4.2%

Mid Atlantic 5.6% 5.7% 7.0%New Jersey 6.2% 6.4% 7.2%New York 5.8% 5.9% 7.0%Pennsylvania 4.8% 5.1% 6.8%

New Hampshire Jul-14 Aug-14 Sep-14 Oct-14 Nov-14 Dec-14Unemployment Rate 4.4% 4.4% 4.3% 4.2% 4.1% 4.0%Civilian Labor Force 743,820 740,390 739,030 739,740 742,270 744,220 Number Employed 711,040 707,670 706,890 708,900 712,150 714,400 Number Unemployed 32,780 32,720 32,140 30,840 30,120 29,820

United States (in thousands)Unemployment Rate 6.2% 6.1% 5.9% 5.7% 5.8% 5.6%Civilian Labor Force 156,048 156,018 155,845 156,243 156,402 156,129Number Employed 146,401 146,451 146,607 147,260 147,331 147,442Number Unemployed 9,648 9,568 9,237 8,983 9,071 8,688

SectorNumber of Jobs Change from Previous

Dec-14 Nov-14 Dec-13 Month YearTotal Nonfarm 652,900 649,200 644,300 3,700 8,600

Total Private 563,100 559,800 554,300 3,300 8,800Mining and Logging 900 1,100 1,000 -200 -100Construction 23,300 23,200 21,800 100 1,500Manufacturing 66,500 66,600 65,900 -100 600

Durable Goods 50,400 50,500 49,800 -100 600Non-Durable Goods 16,100 16,100 16,100 0 0

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 141,100 139,200 139,600 1,900 1,500Wholesale Trade 26,500 26,000 26,200 500 300Retail Trade 99,100 98,000 97,900 1,100 1,200Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 15,500 15,200 15,500 300 0

Information 11,800 11,700 11,900 100 -100Financial Activities 35,600 35,800 35,400 -200 200

Finance and Insurance 29,200 29,300 28,700 -100 500Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 6,400 6,500 6,700 -100 -300

Professional and Business Services 71,100 71,700 70,800 -600 300Professional, Scientifi c, and Technical Services 30,800 31,200 31,100 -400 -300Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services 31,900 32,200 31,300 -300 600

Education and Health Services 118,800 117,100 115,800 1,700 3,000Educational Services 30,500 29,700 29,100 800 1,400Health Care and Social Assistance 88,300 87,400 86,700 900 1,600

Leisure and Hospitality 68,500 68,300 67,300 200 1,200Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 11,600 11,200 11,500 400 100Accommodation and Food Services 56,900 57,100 55,800 -200 1,100

Other Services 25,500 25,100 24,800 400 700Government 89,800 89,400 90,000 400 -200

Federal Government 7,500 7,300 7,300 200 200State Government 24,300 23,900 23,900 400 400Local Government 58,000 58,200 58,800 -200 -800

Prior data and area data are available on our Web site at www.nhes.nh.gov/elmi/statistics/ces-data.htm



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Labor Force Estimates

Unemployment Rates by Area

Unemployment Rates by Region

Current month is preliminary; past months are revised

New Hampshire unemployment and labor force estimates are calculated using a regression model which depends on Current Population Survey (CPS) estimates. Labor Market Area estimates are calculated using the Bureau of Labor Statistics “Handbook Method” and then adjusted to the State levels.

New Hampshire Dec-14 Nov-14 Dec-13Total Civilian Labor Force 741,700 744,170 737,780Employed 713,410 715,420 702,120Unemployed 28,290 28,750 35,660

Unemployment Rate 3.8% 3.9% 4.8%

United States (# in thousands) Dec-14 Nov-14 Dec-13Total Civilian Labor Force 155,521 156,297 154,408Employed 147,190 147,666 144,423Unemployed 8,331 8,630 9,984

Unemployment Rate 5.4% 5.5% 6.5%

Not Seasonally Adjusted Dec-14 Nov-14 Dec-13United States 5.4% 5.5% 6.5%

Northeast 5.2% 5.4% 6.5%New England 5.0% 5.4% 6.5%

Connecticut 5.7% 6.2% 6.8%Maine 5.0% 5.4% 6.2%Massachusetts 4.8% 5.2% 6.7%New Hampshire 3.8% 3.9% 4.8%Rhode Island 6.0% 6.6% 8.9%Vermont 3.9% 4.0% 3.8%

Mid Atlantic 5.3% 5.5% 6.5%New Jersey 5.7% 5.9% 6.7%New York 5.7% 5.8% 6.6%Pennsylvania 4.6% 4.6% 6.2%

Counties Dec-14 Nov-14 Dec-13Belknap 4.1% 3.7% 5.0%Carroll 3.9% 3.9% 5.3%Cheshire 3.7% 3.7% 4.5%Coos 5.8% 5.3% 6.2%Grafton 3.0% 3.1% 4.0%Hillsborough 3.9% 3.9% 5.0%Merrimack 3.5% 3.4% 4.3%Rockingham 4.2% 4.4% 5.2%Strafford 3.3% 3.4% 4.3%Sullivan 3.3% 3.4% 4.1%

Map Key Labor Market Areas Dec-14 Nov-14 Dec-13

1 Colebrook NH-VT LMA, NH Portion 5.7% 4.7% 6.8%2 Berlin NH MicroNECTA 6.8% 6.3% 6.8%3 Littleton NH-VT LMA, NH Portion 3.9% 3.7% 4.6%4 Haverhill NH LMA 3.9% 3.6% 5.3%5 Conway NH-ME LMA, NH Portion 4.0% 4.2% 5.6%6 Plymouth NH LMA 3.7% 3.6% 4.7%7 Moultonborough NH LMA 3.7% 3.1% 4.1%8 Lebanon NH-VT MicroNECTA, NH Portion 2.4% 2.6% 3.3%9 Laconia NH MicroNECTA 4.2% 3.9% 5.1%10 Wolfeboro NH LMA 3.9% 3.7% 5.2%11 Franklin NH MicroNECTA 4.2% 3.6% 5.1%12 Claremont NH MicroNECTA 3.4% 3.5% 4.3%13 Newport NH LMA 3.6% 3.7% 4.3%14 New London NH LMA 3.0% 3.1% 3.7%15 Concord NH MicroNECTA 3.4% 3.4% 4.3%16 Rochester-Dover NH-ME MetroNECTA,

NH Portion 3.3% 3.4% 4.3%17 Charlestown NH LMA 3.4% 3.5% 4.4%18 Hillsborough NH LMA 3.9% 3.9% 4.6%19 Manchester NH MetroNECTA 3.6% 3.6% 4.7%20 Keene NH MicroNECTA 3.5% 3.5% 4.2%21 Peterborough NH LMA 4.1% 4.0% 5.2%22 Nashua NH-MA NECTA Division, NH Portion 4.0% 4.0% 5.1%23 Exeter Area, NH Portion, Haverhill-N. Andover-

Amesbury MA-NH NECTA Division 4.7% 5.0% 5.7%24 Portsmouth NH-ME MetroNECTA, NH Portion 3.2% 3.4% 4.4%25 Hinsdale Town, NH Portion, Brattleboro VT-NH

LMA 4.2% 4.9% 5.4%

26 Pelham Town, NH Portion, Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford MA-NH NECTA Division 5.2% 5.8% 6.9%

27 Salem Town, NH Portion, Lawrence-Methuen-Salem MA-NH NECTA Division 5.7% 6.2% 6.9%

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Unattached Areas

December 2014



Monthly Analysis of Current Employment Statistics (CES)

New Hampshire Nonfarm Employment StatewideNot Seasonally Adjusted

Number of Jobs ChangeDec-14 Nov-14 Dec-13 from previous:

preliminary revised Month YearTotal All Supersectors 656,700 652,500 648,300 4,200 8,400

Private Employment Total 563,000 559,400 554,400 3,600 8,600Mining and Logging 900 1,100 1,000 -200 -100Construction 23,200 23,600 21,700 -400 1,500Manufacturing 66,600 66,300 66,000 300 600

Durable Goods 50,500 50,300 49,900 200 600Non-Durable Goods 16,100 16,000 16,100 100 0

Trade, Transportation and Utilities 145,700 142,300 144,200 3,400 1,500Wholesale Trade 26,400 26,300 26,100 100 300Retail Trade 103,100 100,500 101,900 2,600 1,200Transportation and Utilities 16,200 15,500 16,200 700 0

Information 11,800 11,700 11,900 100 -100Financial Activities 35,400 35,600 35,200 -200 200Professional and Business 71,100 72,200 70,800 -1,100 300Education and Health 119,300 118,700 116,300 600 3,000Leisure and Hospitality 63,600 62,500 62,600 1,100 1,000Other Services 25,400 25,400 24,700 0 700

Government Total 93,700 93,100 93,900 600 -200Federal Government 7,700 7,300 7,500 400 200State Government 25,600 25,600 25,200 0 400Local Government 60,400 60,200 61,200 200 -800

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Nonfarm Employment by Metropolitan Statistical Areas

Total Private Average Weekly Earnings Data

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Sector data for the four areas and hours and earnings data are available on our web site: www.nhes.nh.gov/elmi/statistics/ces-data.htm

Manchester Metro NECTADecember 2014

Portsmouth NH-ME NECTADecember 2014

Private All Employees Average Weekly EarningsDecember 2014

Nashua NH-MA NECTA DivisionDecember 2014

Rochester-Dover NH-ME NECTADecember 2014

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Rochester-DoverNH-ME Metro

Dec-14Nov-14Dec-13

$807.76

$911.06

$826.35

$902.66

$807.36

$823.63

$915.41

$845.53

$920.98

$819.00

$822.43

$935.34

$870.21

$893.99

$830.75

Manufacturing

Durable Goods

Dec-14

Nov-14

Dec-13$778.13

$788.16

$780.80

$793.05

$787.08

$783.75



Seasonally Adjusted Statistical Analysis of Nonfarm Employment

Not Seasonally Adjusted Statistical Analysis of Nonfarm Employment

New Hampshire’s seasonally adjusted total nonfarm employment increased by 3,700 jobs from November 2014 to December 2014. Private and government sectors both added employment during this time.

Over-the-month, trade, transportation, and utilities and private education and health services gained 1,900 and 1,700 jobs, respectively.

Preliminary seasonally adjusted employment rose by 8,600 jobs from December 2013 to December 2014. All of this job growth was in the private sector.

Just over one-third of the private sector job growth was in private education and health service, up 3,000 jobs over-the-year.

Changes in seasonally adjusted data refl ect underlying economic changes and allow for comparisons of different time periods.

Preliminary not seasonally adjusted employment gained 4,200 jobs over-the-month. Private and government sectors both contributed to this job growth.

Eighty-one percent of the total nonfarm growth was in trade, transportation, and utilities, up 3,400 jobs from November 2014 to December 2014.

Not seasonally adjusted total nonfarm employment increased by 8,400 jobs over-the-year. All of this job growth was in the private sector.

Just over one-third of the job growth in the private sector was in private education and health services, up 3,000 jobs.

Changes in not seasonally adjusted data are due to seasonal patterns in hiring, as well as underlying economic changes.

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For further analysis, see the Detailed Monthly Analysis of Industry Employment Data on our web site: www.nhes.nh.gov/elmi/statistics/ces-data.htm

Seasonally Adjusted December 2014 Change

Not Seasonally Adjusted December 2014 Change

Total Nonfarm

Total Private

Mining & Logging

Construction

Manufacturing

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

Information

Financial Activities

Professional & Business Services

Education & Health Services

Leisure & Hospitality

Other Services

Government

3,700

3,300

-200

100

1,900

100

-200

200

400

400

8,600

-100

1,500

600

1,500

-100

200

300

3,000

1,200

700

-100

-600

1,700

8,800

-200

Over-the-Month

Over-the-Year

3,600

-200

-400

300

3,400

100

-200

600

0

-100

1,500

1,500

-100

200

300

3,000

1,000

700

4,200

-1,100

1,100

600

8,400

8,600

600

-200

Total Nonfarm

Total Private

Mining & Logging

Construction

Manufacturing

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

Information

Financial Activities

Professional & Business Services

Education & Health Services

Leisure & Hospitality

Other Services

Government

Over-the-Month

Over-the-Year


Unemployment Compensation Claims Activity

Consumer Price Index

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Jul-14 Aug-14 Sep-14 Oct-14 Nov-14 Dec-14

Initial Claims 3,799 4,626 2,967 3,572 3,750 6,331

Continued Weeks Claimed 30,029 31,611 24,346 22,494 25,882 31,747

United States, All Urban Consumers, Not Seasonally Adjusted (CPI-U) (1982-1984=100)

Dec-14 Nov-14 Dec-13Change from Previous

Month Year

234.812 236.151 233.049 -0.6% 0.8%

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