Hillsborough County, NH jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Hillsborough County’s unemployment rate is 3.0%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 742 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Hillsborough County economy

3.0%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.4% the month before
239,344
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
424,732
people in Hillsborough County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$100,436
median household income
Source: Census ACS
46%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Hillsborough County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Hillsborough 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 Hillsborough 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.

BAE Systems441 open roles
PC Connection11 open roles
Allegro Microsystems10 open roles
BAE Systems USA10 open roles
Eversource Energy8 open roles
Fidelity Investments7 open roles
Anduril6 open roles
Hubbell6 open roles
Re Build Manufacturing6 open roles
Crane NXT5 open roles

Colleges in Hillsborough County

Colleges in Hillsborough County
College	City	Type	Students
Rivier University	Nashua	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Saint Anselm College	Manchester	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online	Manchester	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999
Thomas More College of Liberal Arts	Merrimack	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000
University of New Hampshire at Manchester	Manchester	Public 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

Business and Economic Affairs, Office of Workforce Opportunity
Serves all of New Hampshire

NH WORKS - Manchester
Manchester · Comprehensive · 603-656-6505
8AM - 4:30pm., Mon to Fri
NH WORKS - Nashua
Nashua · Comprehensive · 603-882-5177
Monday - Friday from 8:00AM to 4:30 PM 603 271-7700 is the number to call

Cities in Hillsborough County

Nashua288 jobs
Merrimack179 jobs
Manchester136 jobs
Hudson95 jobs
Bedford30 jobs
Hillsborough5 jobs
Milford5 jobs
Peterborough4 jobs

Other New Hampshire counties

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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.