State Working On Job Fair For Laid Off Osram Sylvania Employees
The state’s employment security office hopes to organize a job fair for the employees being laid off at Osram Sylvania in Manchester.
View ArticleN.H. Food Bank, Breaking The Cycle Of Food Insecurity
The work of the New Hampshire Food Bank is well established in the state, providing millions of pounds of food every year to food pantries and soup kitchens north and south. Less well-known, perhaps,...
View ArticleN.H. Unemployment Rate Falls In March
New Hampshire’s jobless rate dropped two-tenths of a percent in March. It now stands at four-and-a-half percent, well below the national rate, according to numbers released by the state’s Employment...
View ArticleN.H. Unemployment Rate Unchanged In June, Remains At 4.4 Percent
New Hampshire’s unemployment rate held steady at 4.4 percent last month, unchanged from the May rate. The state’s unemployment rate remains well below the national rate of 6.1 percent. While the...
View ArticleN.H.'s Unemployment Tax Rate Drops By .5 Percent
New Hampshire’s unemployment tax rate went down by .5 percent at the beginning of the month. State officials say the new rate is a result of the health of the state’s unemployment compensation trust...
View ArticleGiving Matters: Breaking The Cycle Of Food Insecurity
The work of the New Hampshire Food Bank is well established in the state, providing millions of pounds of food every year to food pantries and soup kitchens north and south. Less well-known, perhaps,...
View ArticleN.H. Unemployment Falls To 4.2%, Lowest Rate In Six Years
The state’s unemployment rate ticked down to 4.2 percent last month, the lowest it’s been in six years. Data released today by the state’s employment security office shows the October rate was a slight...
View ArticleLower N.H. Unemployment Means A Mixed Bag For Holiday Seasonal Work
The New Hampshire Retail Association expects us all to do more shopping this holiday season. The group projects a 4.3 percent jump in sales, slightly higher than national forecasts. In anticipation,...
View ArticleUnemployment Tax Rate Cut By 1 Percent
New Hampshire’s unemployment tax rate will go down by 1 percent in the first quarter of this year, state officials said Tuesday. The new rate of 3.4 percent is expected to save employers more than $37...
View ArticleGiving Matters: Childcare Assistance
The Ossipee Children’s Fund was not created by a municipality. It is an NGO, started by caring people in the community who saw a need. The grassroots organization helps to pay for child care,...
View ArticleN.H. Economy: Strengthening But Long-Term Challenges Remain
The unemployment rate is below four percent in New Hampshire and the labor force is growing, but some say our overall economic growth is still falling short. We’ll find out more looking at...
View ArticleNew Hampshire Unemployment Rate Holds Steady At 3.8 Percent
New Hampshire's unemployment rate held steady in June. The state employment security office says the preliminary seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.8 percent in June, unchanged from the May...
View ArticleN.H. Economic News Roundup: Tight Labor Market, Oil Prices, & Housing
It's been fifteen years since the state's unemployment rate was down this far - at 2.7%: good news, but there's concern a tight labor market makes it tough for employers to find workers. We'll look at...
View ArticleN.H. Economic News Roundup: Wage Growth, Construction, & Housing Costs
After years of little to no growth in wages, Granite State workers may see their paychecks fatten. Spring has sprung for the construction industry, especially on the Seacoast and in the Manchester...
View ArticleJune Unemployment Rate Up Slightly in New Hampshire
New Hampshire officials say the state's unemployment rate went up slightly in June, to 2.8 percent. The state employment security office says the preliminary seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is up...
View ArticleJuly Unemployment Rate Up Slightly in New Hampshire
New Hampshire officials say the state's unemployment rate went up slightly in July, to 2.9 percent. The state employment security office says the preliminary seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is up...
View ArticleWith Unemployment Low, N.H. Firms Struggle To Hire (& Grow)
New unemployment figures came out Tuesday and at 2.8%, New Hampshire's rate remains the lowest in the nation. On paper, that may sound like a very good thing: nearly everyone who wants a job has one....
View ArticleNew Hampshire Unemployment Rate Falls in November
The state’s unemployment rate remains the lowest in the nation, dipping to 2.7% in November. New data from the New Hampshire Department of Employment Security show the state lost 380 jobs last month,...
View Article1.12.17: The Great Smog, Part Time is the New Normal, & 10-Minute Writer's...
Weather events and disasters can be ferocious - but in December of 1952, London, England was struck by a much quieter calamity - a heavy blanket of smog so thick, that thousands died. Today, stories...
View ArticleN.H. Unemployment Rate Decreases To 4.9%
The New Hampshire Employment Security office says the state's unemployment rate for January was 4.9 percent, down from 5.2 percent in December. In January 2013, the seasonally adjusted rate for New...
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