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Covered employment (QCEW) in Merrimack County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Merrimack County was 76,521 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.8% from 2024. That is the 3rd highest of 10 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs76,521
Change on 2024-0.8%
Rank3rd of 10Counties in New Hampshire ranked
Series high77,8242019
Series low71,4992001

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Merrimack County, 2001 to 2025

70K72K74K76K78K20012005200920132017202120252001: 71,499 jobs2002: 71,866 jobs2003: 72,893 jobs2004: 72,374 jobs2005: 72,977 jobs2006: 74,078 jobs2007: 74,063 jobs2008: 73,950 jobs2009: 72,138 jobs2010: 72,685 jobs2011: 72,137 jobs2012: 72,814 jobs2013: 73,498 jobs2014: 74,883 jobs2015: 75,672 jobs2016: 76,400 jobs2017: 76,799 jobs2018: 77,472 jobs2019: 77,824 jobs2020: 73,091 jobs2021: 73,556 jobs2022: 75,200 jobs2023: 76,731 jobs2024: 77,147 jobs2025: 76,521 jobs70K72K74K76K78K2001201020252001: 71,499 jobs2002: 71,866 jobs2003: 72,893 jobs2004: 72,374 jobs2005: 72,977 jobs2006: 74,078 jobs2007: 74,063 jobs2008: 73,950 jobs2009: 72,138 jobs2010: 72,685 jobs2011: 72,137 jobs2012: 72,814 jobs2013: 73,498 jobs2014: 74,883 jobs2015: 75,672 jobs2016: 76,400 jobs2017: 76,799 jobs2018: 77,472 jobs2019: 77,824 jobs2020: 73,091 jobs2021: 73,556 jobs2022: 75,200 jobs2023: 76,731 jobs2024: 77,147 jobs2025: 76,521 jobs
jobs. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-08-21.
All 25 values
Periodjobs
202576,521
202477,147
202376,731
202275,200
202173,556
202073,091
201977,824
201877,472
201776,799
201676,400
201575,672
201474,883
201373,498
201272,814
201172,137
201072,685
200972,138
200873,950
200774,063
200674,078
200572,977
200472,374
200372,893
200271,866
200171,499

Compared with New Hampshire and United States

Place2025
Merrimack County76,521
New Hampshire689,026
United States155,732,363

Merrimack County compared with nearby places

Belknap County: 25,915 jobsCarroll County: 20,096 jobsCheshire County: 30,753 jobsCoos County: 11,730 jobsGrafton County: 54,628 jobsHillsborough County: 199,383 jobsMerrimack County: 76,521 jobsRockingham County: 157,506 jobsStrafford County: 46,615 jobsSullivan County: 13,893 jobs
  • Under 19K
  • 19K to 29K
  • 29K to 50K
  • 50K to 93K
  • 93K and over
Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Merrimack County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Average number of jobs covered by unemployment insurance during the year, all industries, private and government, from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Counted where the job is located, from the reports employers file each quarter; monthly employment counts the jobs in the pay period that includes the 12th.

Counts jobs, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice. Covers about 95 percent of US wage and salary jobs. Excludes the self-employed, most agricultural workers on small farms, the armed forces, elected officials in most states, most railroad employees, some domestic workers and most student workers at schools. A count of employer reports, not a survey estimate like oews_employment.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties (Covered employment (QCEW), Merrimack County, 2001 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv

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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Covered employment (QCEW), Merrimack County, 2001 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/covered-employment/merrimack-county-new-hampshire. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Covered employment (QCEW), Merrimack County, 2001 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/covered-employment/merrimack-county-new-hampshire.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Covered employment (QCEW), Merrimack County, 2001 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/covered-employment/merrimack-county-new-hampshire (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the covered employment (QCEW) in Merrimack County?

Covered employment (QCEW) in Merrimack County was 76,521 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.8% from 2024. That is the 3rd highest of 10 counties in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest covered employment (QCEW) in Merrimack County?

77,824 jobs in 2019, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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