Overall unemployment rate moved down to 1.1% with the biggest shift in Transportation & Utilities, which lost 100 roles, based on the most recently available information published in June 2023.
Total employment in the Dover-Durham, NH-ME market rose by 46 jobs in April and the unemployment rate decreased compared to the prior month by 80 bps to 1.1%. The national unemployment rate decreased by 53 bps over the same time to 3.1%.
- Dover-Durham, NH-ME unemployment rate is 200 bps below the national rate which is a positive sign.
- Unemployment in the market is 90 bps below the unemployment rate in the market last year at this time, which is a positive.
- Average wages (per hour) grew in April versus prior month by 1.6% and are up compared to last year at this time in the market.
For key employment segments of the market, total jobs stayed flat. Key sectors include:
- Government: 12,800; no change
- Transportation & Utilities: 9,200; -100
- Education & Healthcare: 8,900; no change
- Restaurants & Hotels: 5,500; no change
- Manufacturing: 5,300; no change
- Business Services: 5,100; no change
- Financial Services: 2,700; no change
- Construction, Mining: 2,100; +100
- Other Jobs: 2,000; no change
- IT & Development: 600; no change
Data is based on the most recent 12 months available, through April 2023 (Data published June 2023 and reports created on June 8,2023). Source: Government data agency and locally acquired statistics.
Note: All reported data is not seasonally adjusted.