First published in Hollis Brookline News, April 28, 2026. Turn on the news and you’ll see hundreds of headlines like this “A recession is guaranteed. But when?” or this: “America is heading for a recession – and it may be the worst yet.” An analysis of the New Hampshire economy and labor market shows a more nuanced story than national headlines suggest. New Hampshire’s ...
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 April 2026.
A new NHFPI analysis of federal income tax returns data shows that Granite Staters earned money from a wide variety of sources. Of the $76.8 billion in income reported, salaries and wages were the dominant source, but pensions and retirement income mattered more for lower and middle income Granite Staters. At the top end of the scale, business income and selling assets were a larger share of income, with about 76% of all capital gain income, and 36% of all dividend income, accruing to the top 1% of filers.
First published in the New Hampshire Business Review, April 24, 2026. Petroleum energy prices are rising globally, and New Hampshire is not immune to this increase. Sharp upward pressures on prices, particularly for crude oil, pose a new challenge to household budgets in the Granite State. The most visible change in energy prices during the ...
According to a new NHFPI analysis, New Hampshire’s labor market slowed in 2025. Economic uncertainty appears to have slowed hiring, weakened payroll employment, and pushed unemployment slightly higher as more people entered the labor force than employers were ready to hire.
Thank you to everyone who joined the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute on April 22, 2026 for our data-driven discussion on the New Hampshire property taxes. At the event, NHFPI Research Director Phil Sletten and New Hampshire Municipal Association Executive Director Margaret Byrnes drew on NHFPI's recent study and explored what property taxes are and ...
