Portsmouth, NH jobs, layoffs and employers

Jobs in Portsmouth

• Construction Project ManagerManpower Group
• Senior Scrum Master Cybersecurity Identity Access Management (IAM)Rose International
• Xfinity Outside Sales RepresentativeComcast
• QC Analyst III, Analytical - LSALonza
• Financial Advisor - M&T BankLPL Financial
• Multi-Media Account ExecutiveTownsquare Media
• Mortgage Loan Officer - Rockingham CountyMeredith Village Savings Bank
• Unit Manager - DAYSAkima Infrastructure Protection
• Research Analyst - DAYS - Enhanced Vetting TeamAkima
• Unit Manager - EVENINGSAkima

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Employers hiring most in Portsmouth

1. Albany International8 open roles
2. E Tech Group6 open roles
3. Kbwfinancial4 open roles
4. Liberty Mutual Insurance4 open roles
5. Optima Dermatology4 open roles
6. NovoCure3 open roles
7. Akima2 open roles
8. Akima Infrastructure Protection2 open roles
9. Galvion2 open roles
10. Hubbell2 open roles

Portsmouth layoffs

No layoff notices naming Portsmouth 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.

Rockingham County outlook: Building

Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.

• Private-sector jobs up 4.1% from 2022 to 2025
• Population up 3.0% from 2020 to 2025
• Unemployment 2.1%, down 1.1 points from a year ago
• Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+2,467 jobs), arts & recreation (+1,017 jobs)
• Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−541 jobs)

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Portsmouth. 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 Portsmouth

• 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 Portsmouth. 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

  Serves all of New Hampshire

• NH WORKS - Portsmouth

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Rockingham County economy

• 2.1%

  unemployment, Sep 2026

  3.2% the month before

• 187,440

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 317,163

  people in Rockingham County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $113,927

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 48%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

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