New Hampshire’s private-sector employment continued to rise during the summer months in 2025, but the seasonal increase was smaller than the average gain over the prior decade. The State added 11,118 private-sector jobs from May to August 2025, rising from 607,047 to 618,165 jobs, according to New Hampshire Employment Security data from the Quarterly Census ...
Recently published data reflect the ongoing increases in the price of child care and decreases in access to care in New Hampshire, placing additional economic strain on Granite State families seeking affordable and high-quality care for their children. The price of child care for a family with an infant and a four-year old seeking center-based ...
Average annual price of center-based care for an infant and four-year-old reached nearly $30,000 in 2025 Concord, N.H. – The price of child care in New Hampshire continued to rise in 2025 while the number of providers declined, placing growing financial pressure on Granite State families seeking affordable, high-quality care for their children, according to a new analysis from ...
First published in Business New Hampshire Magazine, May 4, 2026. Economic uncertainty appears to have slowed hiring substantially in New Hampshire during 2025, and average private-sector wages fell behind inflation during the year. Fewer NH Jobs, Slipping Behind National Growth The latest data available from New Hampshire Employment Security show that employers filled about 2,200 ...
603 Day is all about celebrating what makes New Hampshire special: its people, communities, local businesses, and places that give the Granite State its character. But it’s also a time to celebrate the progress, resilience, and opportunities shaping life here today. At the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute, we spend a lot of time examining ...
On the last Friday of each month, the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute’s research team shares a curated list of books, research papers, podcasts, and more that are helping to shape our understanding of the economic wellbeing of the Granite State and beyond. Here are our picks for May 2026: Affordable Care Act Enrollment in ...
Concord, N.H. – New Hampshire is attracting younger workers and families from other states, but rising housing, child care, and health care costs may make it harder for people to remain in the Granite State long-term, according to a new analysis from the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute. The analysis, Younger Residents Lead Interstate Movement ...
KEY POINTS New Hampshire gained a net of 2,046 new tax filers between 2022 and 2023 Massachusetts has led inflow to the state, while New Hampshire has lost population to Maine and the South Atlantic region Approximately six-in-ten of the state’s residents in 2024 were born outside of New Hampshire Tax filers age 26-44 represented ...
Presented by Phil Sletten, New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute Research Director, to the Dartmouth ECHO series on May 21, 2026.
Presented by Phil Sletten, New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute Research Director, to the New Hampshire Center for Nonprofits Board of Directors on May 14, 2026.
