Strafford County, NH jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Strafford County’s unemployment rate is 1.7%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 35 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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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

Where Strafford County ranks

Where Strafford County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.

November 2026

#2Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in New England7.5 per 10,000 · of 23
#4Counties with the lowest unemployment in the Northeast1.7% · of 100
#4Counties with the lowest unemployment in New England1.7% · of 42
#4Counties where unemployment fell the most in New England−1.2 points · of 24
#9Counties with the lowest unemployment1.7% · of 100
#16Counties with the most jobs in AI-exposed sectors in New England15% · of 31

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 Strafford 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 Strafford 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.

Strafford County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Strafford 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 Strafford 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.

Albany International13 open roles
Amedisys Home Health Care1 open role
American Civil Constructors1 open role
City of Rochester, NH1 open role
Community Action Partnership of Strafford County1 open role
CP01 University System of New Hampshire1 open role
Laars Heating Systems1 open role
Liberty Personnel Services1 open role
Lincoln National1 open role
Mastec1 open role

Colleges in Strafford County

Colleges in Strafford County
College	City	Type	Students
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus	Durham	Public 4-year	10,000–19,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Strafford 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 - Somersworth
Somersworth · Affiliate · 603-742-3600
Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm

Cities in Strafford County

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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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