Unemployment Rate in NH Continues to Drop

The unemployment rate in New Hampshire continued it’s decline last month, reports WCAX.

According to state unemployment officials, August’s unemployment rate was 6.5%. This represented a 1.5% decrease from the month of July. This number still reflects the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on unemployment.

NH’s number of employed residents was 689,750 for August 2020, this was a 14,270 person increase from July.

However, there was a decrease of 65,970 employed residents from August 2019.