Prime-age Employment Rate (2016–2024)

Definition

Here, we report the prime-age employment for New Hampshire and each county in 2016 and 2021. Following the Bureau of Labor Statistics, we define the prime-age population as those between age 25 and 54. The prime-age employment rate is also broken down by sex. The prime-age employment rate, or the percent of the prime-age population that is currently employed (either part time or full time, in any kind of work for pay), has benefits over traditional measurements of employment and unemployment in that people who leave the labor force (i.e. non-workers who stop looking for work during recessions, because they are discouraged and can’t find work, to care for sick relatives, or for many other reasons) are excluded from more common employment measures.

Data Source

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, Table B23001, 5-Year Estimates, 2015-2021

Notes

95% confidence interval around these estimates

Last Updated

2025-02