July 2025 | Released August 19, 2025

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United States

Employment snapshot

• In July, among the 50 states and the District of Columbia unemployment fell in 6, rose in 15, and remained unchanged in 30.

• The highest unemployment rate was 6 percent in District of Columbia, and the lowest was 1.9 percent in South Dakota. Nationally, the unemployment rate rose by 0.1 percentage point to 4.2 percent.

• In July, payroll jobs rose in 31 states and fell in 20. The largest payroll job percent increase was 0.6 percent in Missouri. The largest payroll job percent decline was 0.5 percent in Wyoming.

New Hampshire

Employment snapshot

• In July, New Hampshire lost 200 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.1 percent. In the prior month, New Hampshire lost 700 net payroll jobs.

• Over the past 12 months, New Hampshire added 5,500 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate rose by 0.5 percentage points from 2.6 percent.

• Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 73,000 in July, or 0 percent. New Hampshire is tied for 27th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

• In July, New Hampshire’s private sector remained unchanged with 0 net private payroll jobs, and over the past 12 months it added 5,000 private payroll jobs. In the prior month, New Hampshire lost 100 net private payroll jobs.

• In July, employment in New Hampshire fell by 798, and over the past 12 months it fell by 862.

• New Hampshire’s labor force participation rate fell to 65.5 percent in July from 65.6 percent and ranks 11th in the nation. In the past 12 months, the labor force participation rate has fallen by 0.1 percentage points.

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New Hampshire

Payroll employment

• New Hampshire lost 200 net payroll jobs, or 0 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during July. In the prior month, New Hampshire lost 700 jobs. New Hampshire nonfarm payroll employment has increased in 6 of the past 12 months.

• Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 73,000 in July, or 0 percent. New Hampshire is tied for 27th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

• New Hampshire remained unchanged with 0 private sector jobs, or 0 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during July. In the prior month, New Hampshire lost 100 jobs. New Hampshire private sector payroll employment has increased in 6 of the past 12 months.

• Nationally, private sector payroll jobs rose by 83,000 jobs in July, or 0.1 percent. New Hampshire is tied for 28th in the nation for percentage gain in private sector payroll employment over the past 12 months.

From June 2025 to July 2025:

• The best performing sectors were Private Education and Health Services (+800) and Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (+300).
• The worst performing sectors were Professional and Business Services (-900) and State and Local Government (-300).

From July 2024 to July 2025:

• The best performing sectors were Private Education and Health Services (+4,500) and Professional and Business Services (+2,300).
• The worst performing sectors were Leisure and Hospitality (-1,000) and Manufacturing (-600).

New Hampshire

Labor force

The labor force participation rate is the percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population age 16 and older who are employed or actively looking for work.

• The labor force participation rate in New Hampshire fell to 65.5 percent in July from 65.6 percent in the prior month.

• New Hampshire ranks 11th in the nation.

• The 10-year high for the labor force participation rate in New Hampshire was 69 percent occurring in November 2019, and the 10-year low was 65.1 percent occurring in November 2021.

• The national labor force participation rate fell by 0.1 percentage points to 62.2 percent in July.