Overall unemployment rate moved up to 3.4% with the biggest shift in Restaurants & Hotels, which gained 200 roles, based on the most recently available information published in September 2021.
Total employment in the Dover-Durham, NH-ME market rose by 860 jobs in July and the unemployment rate increased compared to the prior month by 10 bps to 3.4%. The national unemployment rate decreased by 43 bps over the same time to 5.7%.
- Dover-Durham, NH-ME unemployment rate is 226 bps below the national rate which is a positive sign.
- Unemployment in the market is 470 bps below the unemployment rate in the market last year at this time, which is a positive.
- Average wages (per hour) grew in July versus prior month by 4.4% and are down compared to last year at this time in the market.
For key employment segments of the market, total jobs grew by 0.2% . Key sectors include:
- Government: 10,600; -100
- Transportation & Utilities: 9,000; -100
- Education & Healthcare: 8,500; +100
- Restaurants & Hotels: 5,200; +200
- Business Services: 5,200; no change
- Manufacturing: 4,700; no change
- Financial Services: 2,900; no change
- Construction, Mining: 2,100; no change
- Other Jobs: 1,800; no change
- IT & Development: 700; no change
Data is based on the most recent 12 months available, through July 2021 (Data published September 2021 and reports created on September 1, 2021). Source: Government data agency and locally acquired statistics.
Note: All reported data is not seasonally adjusted.