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Belknap County, NH jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Belknap County’s unemployment rate is 2.5%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 6 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Belknap County economy

  • 2.5%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    3.0% the month before

  • 34,335

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 64,300

    people in Belknap County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $87,983

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 40%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Belknap County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Belknap County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

Employers hiring most in Belknap County

Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.

  1. Bank of New Hampshire2 open roles
  2. Flex-Tek2 open roles
  3. Albertsons Companies1 open role
  4. Meredith Village Savings Bank1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Belknap County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

  • NH WORKS - Laconia

    Laconia · Comprehensive · 603-271-7700

    8am - 4:30pm, Monday through Friday

Cities in Belknap County

Other New Hampshire counties

All of New Hampshire

Laid off or looking for work in Belknap County?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from New Hampshire’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.