Durham, NH jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Industrial Engineer (Onsite)RTX
- Chief of PoliceThe University System of New Hampshire
- HR Business PartnerUniversity System Of New Hampshire
- Data Visualization AnalystCP01 University System of New Hampshire
- Operations Program ManagerRaytheon
- Associate Director, NCSSUniversity of New Hampshire
Employers hiring most in Durham
- CP01 University System of New Hampshire1 open role
- Raytheon1 open role
- RTX1 open role
- The University System of New Hampshire1 open role
- University of New Hampshire1 open role
- University System Of New Hampshire1 open role
Durham layoffs
No layoff notices naming Durham in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Colleges in Durham
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | Public 4-year | 10,000–19,999 |
Strafford County outlook: Steady
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs down 1.4% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 3.0% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 1.7%, down 1.2 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+460 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: finance & insurance (−1,182 jobs), professional & technical (−468 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Durham. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Layoffs more than doubled in 10 states in 2026. New Hampshire recorded the fastest rise.International Business Times on MSN · Oct 29, 2026
Learn and get funded in Durham
- Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
- Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
- Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
- Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Durham. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Laid off in New Hampshire? How to file for unemployment in New Hampshire (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).
- Business and Economic Affairs, Office of Workforce Opportunity
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Strafford County economy
1.7%
unemployment, Sep 2026
2.9% the month before
77,884
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
131,743
people in Strafford County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$86,564
median household income
Source: Census ACS
44%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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See your options after a layoffSources: Layoff notices from New Hampshire’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures. New Hampshire unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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