Concord Ledger

Merrimack County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.6% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 3,030 people out of the 152,983 living in Merrimack County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Merrimack County has increased compared to the 3.4% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Merrimack County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 3.8%.

Of the 81,002 people who had a job during that time, 177 were employed in the Armed Forces and 80,825 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	3,030	3.6%
Employed	81,002	96.4%
Employed in civilian labor force	80,825	96.2%
Employed in armed forces	177	0.2%