CONCORD — New Hampshire’s preliminary seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for April 2024 was 2.6 percent. This was unchanged from the March rate, which remained at 2.6 percent after revision. The April 2023 seasonally adjusted rate was 1.8 percent.

Seasonally adjusted estimates for April 2024 placed the number of employed residents at 747,470, an increase of 2,000 from the previous month and an increase of 3,430 from April 2023. The number of unemployed residents increased by 100 over the month to 20,000. This was 6,450 more unemployed than in April 2023, primarily due to residents reentering the labor force after a long absence. From March 2024 to April 2024, the total labor force increased by 2,100 to 767,470. This was an increase of 9,880 New Hampshire residents from April 2023.

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