Rockingham County, NH jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Rockingham County’s unemployment rate is 2.9%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 174 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Rockingham County economy

2.9%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.3% the month before
188,331
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
317,163
people in Rockingham County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$113,927
median household income
Source: Census ACS
48%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Rockingham County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Rockingham 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 Rockingham 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.

L3HARRIS Technologies18 open roles
Liberty Utilities10 open roles
Albany International9 open roles
Harris Health Strategic Fund6 open roles
Extreme Networks5 open roles
Robert Half4 open roles
Westinghouse Electric4 open roles
Akima Systems Engineering3 open roles
Hubbell3 open roles
Liberty Mutual Insurance3 open roles

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Rockingham 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 - Portsmouth
Portsmouth · Affiliate · 603-436-3702
Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm
NH WORKS - Salem
Salem · Affiliate · 603-893-9185
8:00am. - 4:30pm., Monday to Friday

Cities in Rockingham County

Portsmouth65 jobs
Londonderry42 jobs
Salem25 jobs
Stratham8 jobs
Newington7 jobs
Exeter6 jobs
Windham4 jobs
Seabrook4 jobs
Epping3 jobs

Other New Hampshire counties

All of New Hampshire

Laid off or looking for work in Rockingham County?

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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.