Rockingham County, NH jobs, unemployment and layoffs

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

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 Rockingham 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

Learn and get funded in Rockingham County

• 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.

Rockingham County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Rockingham 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 Rockingham 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.

1. L3HARRIS Technologies14 open roles
2. Liberty Utilities10 open roles
3. Albany International8 open roles
4. Churchill Downs7 open roles
5. E Tech Group6 open roles
6. Harris Health Strategic Fund5 open roles
7. Optima Dermatology4 open roles
8. Westinghouse Electric4 open roles
9. Air National Guard Units3 open roles
10. Albertsons Companies3 open roles

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Rockingham 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

  Serves all of New Hampshire

• NH WORKS - Portsmouth

  Portsmouth · Affiliate · 603-436-3702

  Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm

• NH WORKS - Salem

  Salem · Affiliate · 603-893-9185

  8:00am. - 4:30pm., Monday to Friday

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