Job Market in NH cities? (Manchester, Nashua: to live, health, commute to)

[Positiveone]

Hi everyone! What cities in NH have the healthiest job market? Are most of the NH cities on the rise as far as job growth?

Any info helps

Thanks!!

[buck naked]

there are lots of jobs available, they just don't pay a lot.

[Tarastomsgirl]

depends, you have to stick to the larger cities like Concord Manchester Nashua and Portsmouth.. I live in Keene and though it claims to be a city (perhaps by NH standards it is?) it is not a city but rather just a normal town and just a month ago I was looking for jobs and there were 12 in the paper with 7 or so being adds for temp agencies. Thats bad for a town of 22,000 people or more and only 12 jobs. The pay is also low and its expensive to live there... Its best to probably have a career or a certain job in mind to mainly focus on it'll make the search easier

[Yankeehombre]

www.jobsinnh.comsort (broken link) by occupation. or area

[Positiveone]

Thanks for the info? But when comparing Manchester & Nashua which city has the best job market? And future job growth?

[rmcewan]

Originally Posted by Positiveone

Thanks for the info? But when comparing Manchester & Nashua which city has the best job market? And future job growth?

Pretty open question Positive. Nashua and Manchester, as with any two cities can't easily be compared at an all-jobs level. One city may be creating jobs in a given sector, and another losing them but gaining in a different sector. So it really depends on what you're looking for. Of course, they're so close you could just live in Merrimack and commute to either.

What I do know is that just looking in a local paper or on a job site is not going to give you all the listings. For example, many companies these days rely solely on their own web sites for recruitment, and many will advertise there before spending money to post elsewhere. Find the companies in your sector and target city and check out their HR job pages.