NH's Workforce by the Numbers

18.7%
The projected increase in employment in NH’s arts, entertainment and recreation sector between Q2 2021 and Q2 2023, making it the fastest growing sector in the state.
Source: NH Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau, NH Employment Security

 

 

 

 

40
NH’s rank nationally for the size of the pay gap between men and women. In NH, which has one of the widest
pay gaps in the country, women, on average, earn 21.4% less than their male counterparts. Men in the Granite State earn, on average, $65,733 compared to  $51,660 for women.
Source: Business.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.1
Percent of registered job applicants in NH in February who identify as people of color. 5.9% of job applicants were people with disabilities, 36.8% were women, 7.5% were veterans, 11% were indigent and 1.4% were youths.
Source: NH Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau, NH Employment Security

 

 

 

 

44
Percent of organizations planning to give raises higher than 3% this year.
Source: 2022 Compensation Best Practices Report, Payscale. (The report surveyed 5,000 compensation professionals, HR leaders and business executives in the U.S. and Canada.)

 

 

 

 

11,000
The approximate number of Granite Staters making minimum wage ($7.25) in 2021. About 21% of NH workers earn less than $15 per hour.
Source: NH Economic and Labor  Market Information Bureau, NH Employment Security

 

 

 

4.2%
The increase in NH’s nonfarm employment between February 2021 and February 2022.
Source: NH Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau, NH Employment Security

 

 

 

 

 

7.8%
Share of NH’s workforce in the tech sector.
Source: CompTIA, State of the Tech Workforce, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.7%
NH’s unemployment rate in February, well below the 4.6% in 2021.
Source: NH Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau, NH Employment Security