Merrimack, NH jobs, layoffs and employers

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- Principal Mechanical EngineerRe Build Manufacturing
- Senior Mechanical EngineerRe Build Manufacturing
- Senior Geotechnical Engineer ManagerWSP
- Senior Environmental Project Manager and Technical LeadWSP
- Talent Sourcer/RecruiterConnection
- Senior Rebate & Compliance AnalystConnection
- Front End Entry LevelAlbertsons Companies
- Director, Product ManagementFidelity Investments
- Senior Business Transformation AnalystPC Connection
- Sr Data EngineerPC Connection
Employers hiring most in Merrimack
- BAE Systems117 open roles
- PC Connection14 open roles
- ClearanceJobs6 open roles
- Re Build Manufacturing6 open roles
- Fidelity Investments4 open roles
- Trystar3 open roles
- Brown & Brown2 open roles
- Elbit Systems of America2 open roles
- NTT Data2 open roles
- WSP2 open roles
Merrimack layoffs
No layoff notices naming Merrimack 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 Merrimack
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas More College of Liberal Arts | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Hillsborough 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 1.3% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 2.5% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 2.2%, down 1.1 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+2,174 jobs), arts & recreation (+1,086 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: private education (−1,479 jobs), professional & technical (−1,108 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Merrimack. 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 Merrimack
- 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 Merrimack. 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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Hillsborough County economy
2.2%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.3% the month before
238,420
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
424,732
people in Hillsborough County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$100,436
median household income
Source: Census ACS
46%
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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