The Local Area Unemployment Statistics release include monthly and annual-average estimates of civilian labor force, employed people, unemployed people, and unemployment rates for different geographies. These data are based on the Current Population Survey (CPS), the household survey that is the source of the national unemployment rate. For more details, see the frequently asked questions here: https://www.bls.gov/lau/laufaq.htm.


   

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    Jan 1976    
 
 
    Feb 2026
Persons
Name Feb 2026 Jan 2026 Feb 2025
New Hampshire
26,587 28,235 27,346
Belknap County
1,127 1,158 1,117
Carroll County
831 844 856
Cheshire County
1,301 1,367 1,351
Coos County
509 500 551
Grafton County
1,336 1,347 1,351
Hillsborough County
9,117 9,969 9,473
Merrimack County
2,442 2,484 2,607
Rockingham County
7,138 7,728 7,483
Strafford County
2,202 2,257 2,299
Sullivan County
585 581 673
   

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