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The unemployment rate in 2023 in Bedford, NH was 2.2%, which was 13.6% less than the unemployment rate of 2.5% across the entire state of New Hampshire. Compared to the unemployment rate of 4.5% in 2013, this represents a decrease of 104.5%. The most common industries in Bedford are: Health care (12.7% of civilian employees), Professional, scientific, technical services (9.5% of civilian employees), Educational services (8.7% of civilian employees). 66.6% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 2.8% less than the rate of 68.4% across the entire state of New Hampshire.

Most common industries

Most common industries
Most common industries for males
Most common industries for females

Most common industries

Industry

All

Males

Females
Health care12.7%
(1,171)		6.3%
(327)		21.1%
(844)
Professional, scientific, and technical services9.5%
(875)		10.4%
(540)		8.4%
(335)
Educational services8.7%
(805)		3.4%
(175)		15.7%
(630)
Finance and insurance7.8%
(720)		6.7%
(347)		9.3%
(373)
Computer and electronic products5.2%
(480)		8.0%
(417)		1.6%
(63)
Construction4.6%
(427)		7.7%
(402)		0.6%
(25)
Real estate and rental and leasing3.1%
(282)		3.0%
(155)		3.2%
(127)
Administrative and support and waste management services2.6%
(238)		3.3%
(174)		1.6%
(64)
Public administration2.5%
(234)		2.4%
(123)		2.8%
(111)
Food and beverage stores2.1%
(194)		1.7%
(90)		2.6%
(104)
Accommodation and food services2.0%
(187)		2.6%
(136)		1.3%
(51)
Radio, TV, and computer stores1.9%
(176)		2.1%
(111)		1.6%
(65)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers1.7%
(157)		1.8%
(95)		1.5%
(62)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers1.7%
(155)		2.2%
(113)		1.0%
(42)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation1.4%
(133)		0.8%
(40)		2.3%
(93)
Miscellaneous manufacturing1.4%
(131)		2.3%
(120)		0.3%
(11)
Air transportation1.4%
(126)		2.0%
(106)		0.5%
(20)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers1.4%
(125)		1.4%
(73)		1.3%
(52)
Personal and laundry services1.3%
(121)		0.6%
(32)		2.2%
(89)
Social assistance1.3%
(121)		0.0%
(0)		3.0%
(121)
Repair and maintenance1.2%
(110)		2.0%
(102)		0.2%
(8)
Transportation equipment1.2%
(107)		1.3%
(67)		1.0%
(40)
U. S. Postal service1.1%
(104)		1.2%
(62)		1.0%
(42)
Department and other general merchandise stores1.1%
(99)		0.6%
(33)		1.6%
(66)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries1.0%
(96)		1.4%
(74)		0.5%
(22)
Data processing, libraries, and other information services1.0%
(95)		1.0%
(54)		1.0%
(41)
Broadcasting and telecommunications1.0%
(91)		1.6%
(83)		0.2%
(8)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores0.9%
(85)		0.5%
(26)		1.5%
(59)
Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers0.9%
(84)		1.6%
(84)		0.0%
(0)
Printing and related support activities0.9%
(80)		0.7%
(39)		1.0%
(41)
Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers0.9%
(80)		1.4%
(72)		0.2%
(8)
Chemicals0.8%
(78)		1.5%
(78)		0.0%
(0)
Metal and metal products0.8%
(75)		0.8%
(43)		0.8%
(32)
Utilities0.8%
(70)		1.2%
(61)		0.2%
(9)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations0.7%
(68)		0.6%
(33)		0.9%
(35)
Machinery0.7%
(67)		1.3%
(67)		0.0%
(0)
Other direct selling establishments0.7%
(65)		0.8%
(44)		0.5%
(21)
Food0.7%
(63)		0.7%
(37)		0.6%
(26)
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers0.7%
(60)		0.4%
(22)		0.9%
(38)
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores0.5%
(50)		0.6%
(31)		0.5%
(19)
Electronic shopping and mail-order houses0.5%
(50)		0.6%
(31)		0.5%
(19)
Plastics and rubber products0.5%
(47)		0.5%
(25)		0.5%
(22)
Truck transportation0.5%
(43)		0.6%
(32)		0.3%
(11)
Beverage and tobacco products0.4%
(40)		0.8%
(40)		0.0%
(0)
Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers0.4%
(34)		0.7%
(34)		0.0%
(0)
Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers0.4%
(34)		0.3%
(16)		0.4%
(18)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components0.3%
(29)		0.6%
(29)		0.0%
(0)
Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers0.3%
(29)		0.6%
(29)		0.0%
(0)
Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores0.3%
(28)		0.0%
(0)		0.7%
(28)
Pharmacies and drug stores0.3%
(25)		0.4%
(19)		0.1%
(6)
Textile mills and textile products0.3%
(25)		0.5%
(25)		0.0%
(0)
Paper0.2%
(23)		0.4%
(23)		0.0%
(0)
Furniture and related product manufacturing0.2%
(22)		0.3%
(15)		0.2%
(7)
Vending machine operators0.2%
(22)		0.3%
(15)		0.2%
(7)
Paper and paper products merchant wholesalers0.2%
(21)		0.2%
(11)		0.2%
(10)
Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers0.2%
(20)		0.2%
(9)		0.3%
(11)
Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers0.2%
(18)		0.2%
(10)		0.2%
(8)
Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores0.2%
(17)		0.3%
(17)		0.0%
(0)
Retail florists0.2%
(17)		0.0%
(0)		0.4%
(17)
Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers0.2%
(15)		0.3%
(15)		0.0%
(0)
Office supplies and stationery stores0.2%
(15)		0.1%
(7)		0.2%
(8)
Recyclable material merchant wholesalers0.2%
(15)		0.3%
(15)		0.0%
(0)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers0.2%
(15)		0.3%
(15)		0.0%
(0)
Fuel dealers0.1%
(13)		0.2%
(13)		0.0%
(0)
Petroleum and coal products0.1%
(10)		0.2%
(10)		0.0%
(0)
Rail transportation0.1%
(10)		0.2%
(10)		0.0%
(0)
Apparel0.1%
(10)		0.1%
(6)		0.1%
(4)
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction0.1%
(9)		0.2%
(9)		0.0%
(0)
Wood products0.1%
(9)		0.2%
(9)		0.0%
(0)
Gasoline stations0.1%
(8)		0.2%
(8)		0.0%
(0)
Nonmetallic mineral products0.1%
(8)		0.2%
(8)		0.0%
(0)
Alcoholic beverages merchant wholesalers0.1%
(8)		0.2%
(8)		0.0%
(0)
Metals and minerals, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers0.1%
(7)		0.1%
(7)		0.0%
(0)
Music stores0.1%
(6)		0.1%
(6)		0.0%
(0)

Unemployment in Bedford

Unemployment by year
  • Unemployment by race in 2000
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 2.7%Males
  • 2.9%Females
Unemployment in 2023:
Bedford:

2.2%
New Hampshire:

2.5%
Unemployment in 2022:
Bedford:

2.2%
New Hampshire:

2.5%
Unemployment in 2021:
Bedford:

2.4%
New Hampshire:

3.4%
Unemployment in 2020:
Bedford:

4.9%
New Hampshire:

6.7%
Unemployment in 2019:
Bedford:

2.3%
New Hampshire:

2.6%
Unemployment in 2018:
Bedford:

2.3%
New Hampshire:

2.6%
Unemployment in 2017:
Bedford:

2.5%
New Hampshire:

2.8%
Unemployment in 2016:
Bedford:

2.4%
New Hampshire:

2.9%
Unemployment in 2015:
Bedford:

2.8%
New Hampshire:

3.4%
Unemployment in 2014:
Bedford:

3.6%
New Hampshire:

4.3%
Unemployment in 2013:
Bedford:

4.5%
New Hampshire:

5.3%
Unemployment in 2012:
Bedford:

4.6%
New Hampshire:

5.4%
Unemployment in 2011:
Bedford:

4.4%
New Hampshire:

5.5%
Unemployment in 2010:
Bedford:

4.8%
New Hampshire:

6.1%
Unemployment in 2009:
Bedford:

4.7%
New Hampshire:

6.1%
Unemployment in 2008:
Bedford:

2.8%
New Hampshire:

3.7%
Unemployment in 2007:
Bedford:

2.8%
New Hampshire:

3.5%
Unemployment in 2006:
Bedford:

2.8%
New Hampshire:

3.5%
Unemployment in 2005:
Bedford:

3.0%
New Hampshire:

3.6%
Unemployment in 2004:
Bedford:

2.9%
New Hampshire:

3.8%
Unemployment in 2003:
Bedford:

3.7%
New Hampshire:

4.5%
Unemployment in 2002:
Bedford:

3.9%
New Hampshire:

4.5%
Unemployment in 2001:
Bedford:

2.8%
New Hampshire:

3.4%
Unemployment in 2000:
Bedford:

2.2%
New Hampshire:

2.7%
Unemployment in 1999:
Bedford:

1.8%
New Hampshire:

2.7%
Unemployment in 1998:
Bedford:

1.7%
New Hampshire:

2.8%
Unemployment in 1997:
Bedford:

1.9%
New Hampshire:

3.4%
Unemployment in 1996:
Bedford:

2.2%
New Hampshire:

3.8%
Unemployment in 1995:
Bedford:

3.3%
New Hampshire:

3.8%
Unemployment in 1994:
Bedford:

3.1%
New Hampshire:

4.5%
Unemployment in 1993:
Bedford:

3.7%
New Hampshire:

6.1%
Unemployment in 1992:
Bedford:

4.8%
New Hampshire:

7.3%
Unemployment in 1991:
Bedford:

4.6%
New Hampshire:

6.8%
Unemployment in 1990:
Bedford:

3.2%
New Hampshire:

5.3%

Time leaving home to go to work

Time Leaving Home To Go To Work
<5am:
Bedford:

1.6% (142)
New Hampshire:

3.3% (20,948)
5:30am:
Bedford:

2.8% (254)
New Hampshire:

3.1% (19,529)
6am:
Bedford:

2.7% (243)
New Hampshire:

4.8% (30,560)
6:30am:
Bedford:

5.7% (520)
New Hampshire:

8.7% (55,574)
7am:
Bedford:

10.0% (911)
New Hampshire:

11.3% (72,142)
7:30am:
Bedford:

16.0% (1,455)
New Hampshire:

14.7% (93,945)
8am:
Bedford:

20.6% (1,867)
New Hampshire:

14.7% (93,766)
8:30am:
Bedford:

13.3% (1,203)
New Hampshire:

10.7% (68,355)
9am:
Bedford:

5.5% (496)
New Hampshire:

4.9% (31,547)
10am:
Bedford:

5.3% (482)
New Hampshire:

4.4% (28,251)
11am:
Bedford:

1.6% (142)
New Hampshire:

1.9% (12,237)
12pm:
Bedford:

0.6% (54)
New Hampshire:

0.9% (5,974)
4pm:
Bedford:

4.2% (377)
New Hampshire:

6.8% (43,620)
>4pm:
Bedford:

3.8% (348)
New Hampshire:

5.8% (36,810)

Travel time to work

Travel time (in minutes) to work
Working at home
Less than 5 minutes:
Bedford:

0.8% (75)
New Hampshire:

3.9% (24,932)
5 to 9 minutes:
Bedford:

8.7% (790)
New Hampshire:

11.7% (74,466)
10 to 14 minutes:
Bedford:

15.5% (1,404)
New Hampshire:

15.2% (97,185)
15 to 19 minutes:
Bedford:

17.5% (1,586)
New Hampshire:

14.3% (91,417)
20 to 24 minutes:
Bedford:

15.5% (1,402)
New Hampshire:

13.1% (83,562)
25 to 29 minutes:
Bedford:

6.2% (560)
New Hampshire:

5.7% (36,290)
30 to 34 minutes:
Bedford:

9.2% (834)
New Hampshire:

10.9% (69,722)
35 to 39 minutes:
Bedford:

2.0% (179)
New Hampshire:

2.7% (17,218)
40 to 44 minutes:
Bedford:

1.9% (175)
New Hampshire:

3.2% (20,648)
45 to 59 minutes:
Bedford:

4.9% (442)
New Hampshire:

6.9% (44,234)
60 to 89 minutes:
Bedford:

7.1% (645)
New Hampshire:

5.7% (36,458)
90 or more minutes:
Bedford:

4.4% (402)
New Hampshire:

2.7% (17,126)

Means of transportation to work

Means of transportation to work - Bedford
Means of transportation to work - New Hampshire
Drove car alone:
Bedford:

86.0% (7,798)
New Hampshire:

81.8% (522,043)
Carpooled:
Bedford:

5.4% (486)
New Hampshire:

9.8% (62,763)
Bus or trolley bus:
Bedford:

0.2% (18)
New Hampshire:

0.5% (3,046)
Subway or elevated:
Bedford:

0.1% (8)
New Hampshire:

0.0% (155)
Walked:
Bedford:

0.5% (49)
New Hampshire:

2.9% (18,545)
Other means:
Bedford:

1.5% (135)
New Hampshire:

0.6% (3,656)

Private vehicle occupancy

Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
Bedford:

94.1% (7,798)
New Hampshire:

89.3% (522,043)
In 2 person carpool:
Bedford:

4.7% (388)
New Hampshire:

9.0% (52,861)
In 3 person carpool:
Bedford:

0.7% (54)
New Hampshire:

1.2% (7,103)
In 5-6 person carpool:
Bedford:

0.3% (27)
New Hampshire:

0.1% (679)
In 7+ person carpool:
Bedford:

0.2% (17)
New Hampshire:

0.1% (532)

Class of workers

Class of Workers
Employee of private company:
Bedford:

66.6% (6,133)
New Hampshire:

68.4% (445,255)
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Bedford:

5.9% (548)
New Hampshire:

2.9% (18,595)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Bedford:

7.7% (708)
New Hampshire:

8.1% (52,725)
Local government workers:
Bedford:

7.2% (660)
New Hampshire:

7.2% (46,607)
State government workers:
Bedford:

2.0% (187)
New Hampshire:

3.3% (21,558)
Federal government workers:
Bedford:

2.8% (260)
New Hampshire:

2.3% (15,106)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Bedford:

7.6% (700)
New Hampshire:

7.6% (49,520)
Unpaid family workers:
Bedford:

0.2% (19)
New Hampshire:

0.2% (1,505)
Class of Workers - Males
Employee of private company - Males:
Bedford:

71.9% (3,749)
New Hampshire:

71.5% (246,493)
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
Bedford:

8.1% (421)
New Hampshire:

4.0% (13,714)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
Bedford:

3.4% (177)
New Hampshire:

4.7% (16,096)
Local government workers - Males:
Bedford:

2.9% (151)
New Hampshire:

4.8% (16,494)
State government workers - Males:
Bedford:

1.7% (87)
New Hampshire:

3.0% (10,226)
Federal government workers - Males:
Bedford:

3.1% (160)
New Hampshire:

2.6% (8,801)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
Bedford:

9.0% (469)
New Hampshire:

9.3% (32,158)
Class of Workers - Females
Employee of private company - Females:
Bedford:

59.6% (2,384)
New Hampshire:

64.9% (198,762)
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
Bedford:

3.2% (127)
New Hampshire:

1.6% (4,881)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
Bedford:

13.3% (531)
New Hampshire:

12.0% (36,629)
Local government workers - Females:
Bedford:

12.7% (509)
New Hampshire:

9.8% (30,113)
State government workers - Females:
Bedford:

2.5% (100)
New Hampshire:

3.7% (11,332)
Federal government workers - Females:
Bedford:

2.5% (100)
New Hampshire:

2.1% (6,305)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
Bedford:

5.8% (231)
New Hampshire:

5.7% (17,362)
Unpaid family workers - Females:
Bedford:

0.5% (19)
New Hampshire:

0.3% (903)
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