New Hampshire's jobless rate is 5.3 percent, according to the most recent report from the state's Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau. It was 5.5 percent in April. The number of unemployed residents dropped in May by 1,350, to 39,680.
Below are unemployment profiles of several New Hampshire communities, including Exeter, which has an unemployment rate of 4.6 percent.
Amherst
employment: 5,820
unemployment: 280
rate: 4.6 percent
Bedford
employment: 10,990
unemployment: 480
rate: 4.2 percent
Concord
employment: 21,370
unemployment: 1,050
rate: 4.7 percent
Exeter
employment: 7,620
unemployment: 370
rate: 4.6 percent
Hampton
employment: 9,370
unemployment: 530
rate: 5.4 percent
Londonderry
employment: 13,600
unemployment: 750
rate: 5.2 percent
Merrimack
employment: 15,350
unemployment: 730
rate: 4.5 percent
Milford
employment: 8,870
unemployment: 470
rate: 5.1 percent
Nashua
employment: 47,110
unemployment: 2,790
rate: 5.6 percent
Portsmouth
employment: 13,570
unemployment: 550
rate: 3.9 percent
Salem
employment: 16,340
unemployment: 1,270
rate: 7.2 percent
Windham
employment: 7,390
unemployment: 420
rate: 5.4 percent
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