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Strafford County, NH jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Strafford County’s unemployment rate is 2.6%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 36 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Strafford County economy

  • 2.6%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    2.9% the month before

  • 78,178

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 131,743

    people in Strafford County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $86,564

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 44%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Strafford County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Strafford 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 Strafford 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. Albany International14 open roles
  2. Subcom3 open roles
  3. Life Science Outsourcing2 open roles
  4. Regions Financial2 open roles
  5. RTX2 open roles
  6. Amedisys1 open role
  7. City of Rochester, NH1 open role
  8. Collins Aerospace1 open role
  9. Community Action Partne1 open role
  10. Epic1 open role

Colleges in Strafford County

Colleges in Strafford County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
University of New Hampshire-Main CampusDurhamPublic 4-year10,000–19,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • NH WORKS - Somersworth

    Somersworth · Affiliate · 603-742-3600

    Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm

Cities in Strafford County

Other New Hampshire counties

All of New Hampshire

Laid off or looking for work in Strafford 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.