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Cheshire County, NH jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Cheshire County’s unemployment rate is 3.0%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 45 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Cheshire County economy

  • 3.0%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    3.2% the month before

  • 39,693

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 76,945

    people in Cheshire County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $81,001

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 39%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Cheshire County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Cheshire 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 Cheshire 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. Franklin Pierce University5 open roles
  2. Ametek Inc/3 open roles
  3. Ametek SCP3 open roles
  4. Corning3 open roles
  5. Teleflex3 open roles
  6. Daymon2 open roles
  7. LaBine & Associates2 open roles
  8. Savings Bank of Walpole2 open roles
  9. Advantage Unified Commerce1 open role
  10. AO Garcia Agency1 open role

Colleges in Cheshire County

Colleges in Cheshire County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Franklin Pierce UniversityRindgePrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Keene State CollegeKeenePublic 4-year1,000–4,999
Antioch University-New EnglandKeenePrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • NH WORKS - Keene

    Keene · Comprehensive · 603-352-1904

    8AM - 4:30PM Monday to Friday

Cities in Cheshire County

Other New Hampshire counties

All of New Hampshire

Laid off or looking for work in Cheshire 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.