Portsmouth, New Hampshire Metro Area

MSA: Portsmouth, NH-ME

Population (2015 estimate): 124,000
Unemployment Rate (March 2018): 2.6%

NFP Employment (2017): 93,000
Average Earnings (2017): $51,950

year,nfp_yoy,us_nfp_yoy,
2012,2.1000,1.7,
2013,0.8000,1.6,
2014,1.4000,1.9,
2015,3.6000,2.1,
2016,3.4000,1.8,
2017,2.0000,1.6,

year,nfp_earn_yoy,us_nfp_earn_yoy,
2012,5.8000,2.3,
2013,4.8000,2.0,
2014,-0.1000,2.3,
2015,6.9000,2.4,
2016,6.9000,2.0,
2017,1.9000,2.8,

year,unemp_rt,us_unemp_rt,
2012,5.2000,8.1000,
2013,4.8000,7.4000,
2014,3.9000,6.2000,
2015,3.0000,5.3000,
2016,2.6000,4.9000,
2017,2.4000,4.4000,

year,nfp_earn,us_nfp_earn,
2012,42580.00,42068.00,
2013,44630.00,42900.00,
2014,44600.00,43888.00,
2015,47660.00,44928.00,
2016,50970.00,45812.00,
2017,51950.00,47112.00,

Click on an occupational group in the table below for data on specific occupations:

data source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Group	Total Employment	Jobs per 1000	Location Quotient	Median Annual Earnings
Management	5,650	61.8	1.2	$109,240
Business and Financial Operations	5,280	57.8	1.1	$72,190
IT and Mathematical	3,250	35.6	1.2	$83,480
Architecture and Engineering	3,380	37.0	2.1	$80,340
Life, Physical, and Social Sciences	710	7.8	1.0	$60,600
Community and Social Services	660	7.2	0.5	$53,140
Legal and Judicial	380	4.2	0.5	$77,610
Education, Training, and Library	4,300	47.1	0.8	$47,090
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	1,200	13.2	1.0	$47,230
Healthcare Practitioners and Technicians	4,700	51.4	0.9	$67,020
Healthcare Support	2,310	25.3	0.9	$31,070
Protective Services	1,290	14.1	0.6	$40,070
Food Preparation and Serving Related	9,140	100.0	1.1	$22,640
Building, Grounds Cleaning, and Maintenance	2,620	28.7	0.9	$28,520
Personal Care and Services	2,420	26.5	0.8	$23,840
Sales and Related	11,860	129.9	1.3	$30,840
Office and Administrative Support	14,950	163.7	1.0	$34,950
Construction and Extraction	3,050	33.4	0.8	$48,130
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	4,000	43.8	1.1	$52,800
Production	6,310	69.0	1.1	$40,540
Transportation and Material Moving	3,860	42.3	0.6	$32,760