Counties in New Hampshire by covered employment (QCEW)

Hillsborough County had the highest covered employment (QCEW) of 10 counties in 2014, at 193,564 jobs. Coos County had the lowest, at 12,064 jobs. The median was 39,077 jobs and the figure for New Hampshire was 626,566 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest193,564Hillsborough County
Lowest12,064Coos County
Median39,07710 counties
New Hampshire626,566History

Map of counties, 2014

Belknap County: 25,491 jobsCarroll County: 20,010 jobsCheshire County: 31,905 jobsCoos County: 12,064 jobsGrafton County: 52,228 jobsHillsborough County: 193,564 jobsMerrimack County: 74,883 jobsRockingham County: 139,969 jobsStrafford County: 46,249 jobsSullivan County: 13,873 jobs
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jobs, 2014. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2014

Hillsborough County: 193,564 jobsHillsborough County193,564Rockingham County: 139,969 jobsRockingham County139,969Merrimack County: 74,883 jobsMerrimack County74,883Grafton County: 52,228 jobsGrafton County52,228Strafford County: 46,249 jobsStrafford County46,249Cheshire County: 31,905 jobsCheshire County31,905Belknap County: 25,491 jobsBelknap County25,491Carroll County: 20,010 jobsCarroll County20,010Sullivan County: 13,873 jobsSullivan County13,873Coos County: 12,064 jobsCoos County12,064Hillsborough County: 193,564 jobsHillsborough County193,564Rockingham County: 139,969 jobsRockingham County139,969Merrimack County: 74,883 jobsMerrimack County74,883Grafton County: 52,228 jobsGrafton County52,228Strafford County: 46,249 jobsStrafford County46,249Cheshire County: 31,905 jobsCheshire County31,905Belknap County: 25,491 jobsBelknap County25,491Carroll County: 20,010 jobsCarroll County20,010Sullivan County: 13,873 jobsSullivan County13,873Coos County: 12,064 jobsCoos County12,064
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.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014
jobs
Change on 2013
1Hillsborough County193,564+1.6%
2Rockingham County139,969+1.8%
3Merrimack County74,883+1.9%
4Grafton County52,228+0.1%
5Strafford County46,249+1.9%
6Cheshire County31,905-0.1%
7Belknap County25,491-0.1%
8Carroll County20,010+0.2%
9Sullivan County13,873+0.6%
10Coos County12,064-3.6%

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About this ranking

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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/2014/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 (Counties in New Hampshire by covered employment (QCEW), 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/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, Counties in New Hampshire by covered employment (QCEW), 2014. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/new-hampshire-counties?period=2014. 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. Counties in New Hampshire by covered employment (QCEW), 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/new-hampshire-counties?period=2014.

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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, Counties in New Hampshire by covered employment (QCEW), 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/new-hampshire-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest covered employment (QCEW)?

Hillsborough County, with 193,564 jobs in 2014, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest covered employment (QCEW)?

Coos County, with 12,064 jobs in 2014.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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 2026-10-12.

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