Which counties in New Hampshire are adding jobs fastest?

Grafton County (+6.6%), Sullivan County (+4.8%) and Rockingham County (+4.6%) added private-sector jobs fastest in New Hampshire between 2018 and 2023.

Data as of 2023 · updated November 5, 2026

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New Hampshire counties ranked by private-sector job growth
Rank	County	Change 2018–23	Private jobs 2023	Residents
1	Grafton County	+6.6%	54,232	93,225
2	Sullivan County	+4.8%	12,071	43,961
3	Rockingham County	+4.6%	152,257	324,077
4	Carroll County	+0.7%	17,163	52,784
5	Cheshire County	+0.6%	27,755	78,269
6	Belknap County	+0.1%	21,197	65,147
7	Strafford County	−0.0%	39,697	135,043
8	Hillsborough County	−0.5%	186,868	433,415
9	Merrimack County	−2.2%	62,841	158,078
10	Coos County	−3.7%	8,380	31,343

How this is ranked

The change in paid employees of private employers in mid-March between 2018 and 2023 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns). Government jobs and the self-employed are not counted. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

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Which county in New Hampshire has the fastest job growth?

Grafton County: +6.6%, ahead of Sullivan County (+4.8%) and Rockingham County (+4.6%), of 10 New Hampshire counties ranked.

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