Employment

EMPLOYMENT

According to the 2000 U.S. Census, there were 132,762 employed persons (age 16 and over)
residing in the SNHPC region, with approximately 34 percent of these persons working in the
same community in which they live. The tables below depict the employed civilian population
by occupation.

Employed Civilian Population by Occupation – Part 1
Municipality	Management, Business and Financial	Professional and Related	Health Care Support Services	Protective Services	Food Preparation and Serving	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	Personal Care Services	Sales and Related
Auburn	445	552	26	48	67	48	113	285
Bedford	2,296	2,609	127	102	156	63	244	1,474
Candia	382	473	58	12	65	48	94	271
Chester	356	475	40	19	57	42	34	222
Deerfield	348	456	20	57	41	53	71	178
Derry	2,671	4,080	269	296	763	350	394	2,140
Goffstown	1,200	1,882	196	200	367	143	314	1,056
Hooksett	899	1,334	48	103	243	97	132	851
Londonderry	2,099	3,178	141	123	433	160	283	1,839
Manchester	6,497	10,158	1,179	881	3,210	1,546	1,281	6,587
New Boston	390	604	35	18	49	66	80	180
Raymond	449	708	190	77	243	98	79	547
Weare	548	976	107	38	120	104	123	495
SNHPC Region	18,580	27,485	2,436	1,974	5,814	2,818	3,242	16,125

Source: 2000 U.S. Census

Employed Civilian Population by Occupation – Part 2
Municipality	Office and Administrative Support	Farming, Fishing and Forestry	Construction and Extraction	Installation, Maintenance and Repair	Production	Transportation and Material Moving	Total Employed
Auburn	399	13	170	100	164	242	2,672
Bedford	1,093	7	230	147	196	471	9,215
Candia	257	28	178	132	219	73	2,290
Chester	327	9	130	89	152	102	2,054
Deerfield	245	10	140	131	148	56	1,954
Derry	2,917	69	1,065	819	1,717	1,045	18,595
Goffstown	1,585	9	627	329	780	487	9,175
Hooksett	1,282	6	363	287	501	296	6,442
Londonderry	1,934	112	482	460	891	547	12,682
Manchester	9,369	31	2,991	2,059	6,394	3,642	55,825
New Boston	346	6	169	88	164	123	2,318
Raymond	800	17	498	331	790	536	5,363
Weare	472	19	307	273	429	166	4,177
SNHPC Region	21,026	336	7,350	5,245	12,545	7,786	132,762

Source: 2000 U.S. Census

The NH Department of Employment Security provides monthly updates
of employment and unemployment levels for all New Hampshire communities.
The table below summarizes employment levels for January 2008.

Unemployment Levels as of January 2008
Municipality	Number Employed	Number Unemployed	Unemployment Rate
Auburn	3,114	98	3.10%
Bedford	11,183	294	2.60%
Candia	2,576	79	3.00%
Chester	2,630	103	3.80%
Deerfield	2,188	100	4.40%
Derry	19,466	903	4.40%
Goffstown	10,473	338	3.20%
Hooksett	7,805	268	3.30%
Londonderry	14,181	578	3.90%
Manchester	60,364	2,766	4.40%
New Boston	2,956	94	3.10%
Raymond	5,898	292	4.70%
Weare	5,066	187	3.60%
SNHPC Region	147,562	6,100	3.90%

Source: Economic & Labor Market Information Bureau, NH Employment Security