Overall unemployment rate moved down to 1.7% with the biggest shift in Restaurants & Hotels, which gained 400 roles, based on the most recently available information published in June 2021.
Total employment in the Dover-Durham, NH-ME market rose by 526 jobs in May and the unemployment rate decreased compared to the prior month by 120 bps to 1.7%. The national unemployment rate decreased by 25 bps over the same time to 5.5%.
- Dover-Durham, NH-ME unemployment rate is 380 bps below the national rate which is a positive sign.
- Unemployment in the market is 1,080 bps below the unemployment rate in the market last year at this time, which is a positive.
- Average wages (per hour) grew in May versus prior month by 7.3% and are down compared to last year at this time in the market.
For key employment segments of the market, total jobs grew by 1.3% . Key sectors include:
- Government: 13,300; -400
- Transportation & Utilities: 9,100; +200
- Education & Healthcare: 8,400; +100
- Business Services: 5,300; +200
- Restaurants & Hotels: 4,700; +400
- Manufacturing: 4,700; +100
- Financial Services: 2,900; no change
- Construction, Mining: 2,100; +100
- Other Jobs: 1,700; no change
- IT & Development: 700; no change
Data is based on the most recent 12 months available, through May 2021 (Data published June 2021 and reports created on June 30, 2021). Source: Government data agency and locally acquired statistics.
Note: All reported data is not seasonally adjusted.