Coos County, NH jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Coos County’s unemployment rate is 1.7%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 2 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Coos County economy

1.7%
unemployment, Sep 2026
2.9% the month before
14,489
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
31,386
people in Coos County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$58,439
median household income
Source: Census ACS
30%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Coos 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 0.2% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 0.3% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 1.7%, down 1.2 points from a year ago

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Coos County. 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

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Coos County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Coos County 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.

Employers hiring most in Coos County

Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.

N261 open role
Parloa1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Coos County. 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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NH WORKS - Berlin
Berlin · Comprehensive · 603-752-5500
8:00am - 4:30pm. Monday to Friday

Cities in Coos County

Berlin2 jobs

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Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); layoff notices from New Hampshire’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. New Hampshire unemployment benefits and severance rules.

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