Number Crunch

Published Thursday Nov 14, 2024

Author Matthew J. Mowry

		3rd We won’t bow to our robot overlords! When AI eventually starts taking over, NH ranks third best to survive a robot uprising behind Vermont and Maine when examining 15 “survivability” indicators, including access to weapons, medical supplies, water and food, and percentage of manufacturing plants with robots in each state. Source: World of Card Games
		$631M The amount of sales the NH Lottery surpassed in FY 2024, breaking its all-time sales record and marking a nearly 5% year-over-year increase. Source: NH Lottery Commission
		54% The percentage of new businesses in NH that fail after five years, making NH the third-worst state to start a new business. Source: Lendingtree
	$	5.9% The vacancy rate for NH’s industrial real estate market at the end of Q2. All three industrial types—manufacturing, flex, and warehouse—experienced increases in vacancy, resulting in a 2.8% year-over-year increase. Source: Colliers NH Industrial 24Q2 Report
		$1,921,979 The amount of back wages owed to NH employees due to paying less than minimum wage, providing no lunch breaks and working unpaid. Companies in NH have committed 2,419 wage theft violations since 2021, ranking the state 6th for most wage theft. Source: Goat Academy analyses of data from the U.S. Department of Labor

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