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Counties in New Hampshire by unemployment rate, August 2026

Cheshire County had the highest unemployment rate of 10 counties in August 2026, at 3%. Carroll County had the lowest, at 2.3%. The median was 2.55% and the figure for New Hampshire was 2.8%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest3Cheshire County
Lowest2.3Carroll County
Median2.5510 counties
New Hampshire2.8History

All counties, August 2026

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Cheshire CountyCheshire County: 3 %3Hillsborough CountyHillsborough County: 3 %3Rockingham CountyRockingham County: 2.9 %2.9Coos CountyCoos County: 2.7 %2.7Strafford CountyStrafford County: 2.6 %2.6Belknap CountyBelknap County: 2.5 %2.5Grafton CountyGrafton County: 2.5 %2.5Merrimack CountyMerrimack County: 2.5 %2.5Sullivan CountySullivan County: 2.4 %2.4Carroll CountyCarroll County: 2.3 %2.3
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesAugust 2026 (%)Change on August 2025
1Cheshire County Provisional3-0.2 pts
1Hillsborough County Provisional3-0.4 pts
3Rockingham County Provisional2.9-0.4 pts
4Coos County Provisional2.7-0.3 pts
5Strafford County Provisional2.6-0.3 pts
6Belknap County Provisional2.5-0.5 pts
6Grafton County Provisional2.5-0.4 pts
6Merrimack County Provisional2.5-0.4 pts
9Sullivan County Provisional2.4-0.5 pts
10Carroll County Provisional2.3-0.5 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work. Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over. EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74. United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states and counties. Other countries and the World: ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank, aged 15 and over.

Survey-based. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states and US counties, not Spanish municipalities. For municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate. US national and state rates are seasonally adjusted; county rates are not. Countries without a national or Eurostat series get the annual ILO modelled estimate, a model output rather than a survey result.

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. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest unemployment rate?

Cheshire County, with 3% in August 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Carroll County, with 2.3% in August 2026.

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, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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