State unemployment, employed residents, broader underutilization, and employment growth.
Annual unemployment rate2.6%2024 · #47 of 50 · highest first
Civilian employed residents750,8242024 · #40 of 50 · highest first
U-1 · unemployed 15 weeks or longer1.2%2025 · 11-month average · #33 of 50 · highest first
New Hampshire over time
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New Hampshire · 2024: 2.6% · Rank #47 of 50, highest first · U.S. benchmark: 4%
Unemployed residents as a percentage of the civilian labor force, using BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics annual averages. LAUS estimates are revised each year through the program's annual processing cycle. Employment is residence-based civilian employment, not a count of jobs located in the state. Annual averages smooth within-year changes. Annual observations use December 31; monthly observations use the first of the month. Lines connect consecutive readings and do not supply values between them. Missing observations break the lines.
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New Hampshire · state comparison
Employment and unemployment over time
LAUS annual averages measure state residents. Compare unemployment rates or the number of employed residents.
New Hampshire · 20242.6%
New Hampshire rank#47among all 50 states
U.S. benchmark4%Same measure and period when published
#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.
Annual unemployment rate
Unemployed residents as a percentage of the civilian labor force, using BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics annual averages.
LAUS estimates are revised each year through the program's annual processing cycle. Employment is residence-based civilian employment, not a count of jobs located in the state. Annual averages smooth within-year changes.
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New Hampshire
2024 · New Hampshire: 2.6% · Rank #47 of 50, highest first · U.S. benchmark: 4% · Selected for state comparisonView history and select a period
New Hampshire Annual unemployment rate history
Period
New Hampshire
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2015
3.4%
2016
2.9%
2017
2.8%
2018
2.6%
2019
2.6%
2020
6.7%
2021
3.5%
2022
2.4%
2023
2.3%
2024
2.6%
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Lower value · 1.8%Higher value · 5.4%Striped: unavailable
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New Hampshire · 2.6%2024 · Rank #47 of 50, highest firstSelected state
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Annual unemployment rate · 2024 · highest value ranked #1
Rank
State
Value
Comparison notes
#1
Nevada
5.4%
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#2
California
5.3%
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#3
Illinois
5%
—
#4
Kentucky
4.8%
—
#5
Michigan
4.7%
—
#6
New Jersey
4.6%
—
#7
Alaska
4.5%
—
#7
Washington
4.5%
—
#9
Ohio
4.4%
—
#10
Louisiana
4.3%
—
#10
Oregon
4.3%
—
#12
New York
4.2%
—
#12
Rhode Island
4.2%
—
#14
Colorado
4.1%
—
#14
New Mexico
4.1%
—
#14
South Carolina
4.1%
—
#14
Texas
4.1%
—
#14
West Virginia
4.1%
—
#19
Indiana
4%
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#19
Massachusetts
4%
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#21
Delaware
3.9%
—
#22
Pennsylvania
3.8%
—
#23
Arizona
3.7%
—
#23
Missouri
3.7%
—
#23
North Carolina
3.7%
—
#26
Idaho
3.6%
—
#27
Arkansas
3.5%
—
#27
Kansas
3.5%
—
#29
Florida
3.4%
—
#29
Georgia
3.4%
—
#29
Tennessee
3.4%
—
#32
Connecticut
3.3%
—
#32
Utah
3.3%
—
#34
Iowa
3.2%
—
#34
Maryland
3.2%
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#34
Mississippi
3.2%
—
#34
Oklahoma
3.2%
—
#38
Minnesota
3.1%
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#38
Wyoming
3.1%
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#40
Alabama
3%
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#40
Maine
3%
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#40
Montana
3%
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#40
Wisconsin
3%
—
#44
Virginia
2.9%
—
#45
Hawaii
2.8%
—
#46
Nebraska
2.7%
—
#47
New Hampshire · your comparison
2.6%
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#48
North Dakota
2.4%
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#49
Vermont
2.3%
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#50
South Dakota
1.8%
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The reviewed 2025 CPS snapshot includes both U-3 and the broader U-6 measure. It is separate from the LAUS annual history.
New Hampshire · 2025 · 11-month average1.2%
New Hampshire rank#33among all 50 states
U.S. benchmark1.6%Same measure and period when published
#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.
U-1 · unemployed 15 weeks or longer
Unemployed 15 weeks or longer as a share of the civilian labor force.
2025 CPS averages exclude October because data were not collected during the federal shutdown. Not strictly comparable with other-year averages. These directly surveyed CPS estimates differ from LAUS model-based estimates. All states use the same 11 months here.
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New Hampshire · 1.2%2025 · 11-month average · Rank #33 of 50, highest firstSelected state
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U-1 · unemployed 15 weeks or longer · 2025 · 11-month average · highest value ranked #1
Rank
State
Value
Comparison notes
#1
California
2.4%
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#2
Oregon
2.2%
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#3
Illinois
2.1%
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#3
New York
2.1%
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#5
Connecticut
2%
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#5
Rhode Island
2%
—
#5
Washington
2%
—
#8
Massachusetts
1.9%
—
#8
Nevada
1.9%
—
#8
New Jersey
1.9%
—
#11
Delaware
1.8%
—
#11
Virginia
1.8%
—
#13
Louisiana
1.7%
—
#13
Michigan
1.7%
—
#13
West Virginia
1.7%
—
#16
Alaska
1.6%
—
#16
Florida
1.6%
—
#16
Mississippi
1.6%
—
#16
New Mexico
1.6%
—
#16
Ohio
1.6%
—
#16
Pennsylvania
1.6%
—
#22
Colorado
1.5%
—
#22
Kentucky
1.5%
—
#22
Maryland
1.5%
—
#22
Texas
1.5%
—
#26
Arizona
1.4%
—
#26
Georgia
1.4%
—
#28
Arkansas
1.3%
—
#28
Iowa
1.3%
—
#28
North Carolina
1.3%
—
#28
Oklahoma
1.3%
—
#28
South Carolina
1.3%
—
#33
Kansas
1.2%
—
#33
Minnesota
1.2%
—
#33
New Hampshire · your comparison
1.2%
—
#33
Wisconsin
1.2%
—
#37
Tennessee
1.1%
—
#37
Utah
1.1%
—
#39
Idaho
1%
—
#39
Indiana
1%
—
#39
Nebraska
1%
—
#42
Alabama
0.9%
—
#42
Maine
0.9%
—
#42
Missouri
0.9%
—
#42
Wyoming
0.9%
—
#46
Hawaii
0.7%
—
#46
Montana
0.7%
—
#46
South Dakota
0.7%
—
#46
Vermont
0.7%
—
#50
North Dakota
0.6%
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Annual real output growth and BEA job growth provide economic context. Neither is the unemployment rate.
New Hampshire · 20251.7%
New Hampshire rank#33among all 50 states
U.S. benchmark2.3%Same measure and period when published
#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.
Annual real GDP growth
Change in annual real GDP from the prior year.
Annual estimates; the downloaded BEA snapshot is retained with a source hash. Revisions can change historical values and ranks.
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New Hampshire
2025 · New Hampshire: 1.7% · Rank #33 of 50, highest first · U.S. benchmark: 2.3% · Selected for state comparisonView history and select a period
New Hampshire Annual real GDP growth history
Period
New Hampshire
Compare
2015
3.2%
2016
1.8%
2017
0.5%
2018
1.3%
2019
2.7%
2020
-0.6%
2021
8.2%
2022
2%
2023
2.5%
2024
2.6%
2025
1.7%
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New Hampshire · 1.7%2025 · Rank #33 of 50, highest firstSelected state
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Annual real GDP growth · 2025 · highest value ranked #1
Rank
State
Value
Comparison notes
#1
Delaware
5.1%
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#2
Alaska
4.7%
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#3
California
3.5%
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#4
South Carolina
3.3%
—
#5
Washington
3.2%
—
#6
Idaho
3.1%
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#7
Kentucky
3%
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#8
Georgia
2.9%
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#9
Texas
2.8%
—
#10
West Virginia
2.8%
—
#11
Florida
2.8%
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#12
Rhode Island
2.8%
—
#13
Utah
2.7%
—
#14
Illinois
2.6%
—
#15
New York
2.5%
—
#16
Connecticut
2.5%
—
#17
Ohio
2.4%
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#18
Virginia
2.3%
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#19
Oklahoma
2.2%
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#20
Michigan
2.2%
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#21
Tennessee
2.1%
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#22
New Jersey
2%
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#23
Nevada
2%
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#24
Montana
2%
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#25
Alabama
2%
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#26
Vermont
1.9%
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#27
Colorado
1.9%
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#28
Indiana
1.9%
—
#29
Pennsylvania
1.8%
—
#30
North Carolina
1.8%
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#31
New Mexico
1.8%
—
#32
South Dakota
1.8%
—
#33
New Hampshire · your comparison
1.7%
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#34
Louisiana
1.5%
—
#35
Hawaii
1.5%
—
#36
Arizona
1.5%
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#37
Maine
1.4%
—
#38
Oregon
1.4%
—
#39
Massachusetts
1.3%
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#40
Mississippi
1.3%
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#41
Nebraska
1.3%
—
#42
Missouri
1.2%
—
#43
Kansas
1%
—
#44
Arkansas
0.9%
—
#45
Wisconsin
0.8%
—
#46
Maryland
0.8%
—
#47
Minnesota
0.7%
—
#48
North Dakota
0.5%
—
#49
Wyoming
0.1%
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#50
Iowa
-0.4%
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A state unemployment rate does not capture all unused labor or job-market turnover.
New Hampshire · December 202522,000
New Hampshire rank#42among all 50 states
U.S. benchmark6,550,000Same measure and period when published
#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.
Openings · number
Number of jobs or monthly employment flows; published thousands converted to individual units.
Seasonally adjusted state JOLTS estimates, July–December 2025 as printed in the captured table. Recent estimates are preliminary and revisions can change ranks. Openings are a month-end stock; hires, quits, and layoffs are monthly flows, not distinct workers.
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New Hampshire
December 2025 · New Hampshire: 22,000 · Rank #42 of 50, highest first · U.S. benchmark: 6,550,000 · Selected for state comparisonView history and select a period
New Hampshire Openings · number history
Period
New Hampshire
Compare
July 2025
33,000
August 2025
32,000
September 2025
32,000
October 2025
38,000
November 2025
32,000
December 2025
22,000
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New Hampshire · 22,000December 2025 · Rank #42 of 50, highest firstSelected state
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Openings · number · December 2025 · highest value ranked #1
Rank
State
Value
Comparison notes
#1
California
674,000
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#2
Texas
608,000
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#3
New York
431,000
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#4
Florida
404,000
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#5
Ohio
287,000
—
#6
Georgia
279,000
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#7
Pennsylvania
235,000
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#8
Michigan
221,000
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#9
Virginia
213,000
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#10
North Carolina
212,000
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#11
Illinois
211,000
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#12
New Jersey
172,000
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#13
Tennessee
143,000
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#14
Minnesota
135,000
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#15
Massachusetts
129,000
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#16
Missouri
128,000
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#17
Maryland
127,000
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#18
Indiana
123,000
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#19
Arizona
121,000
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#20
Wisconsin
115,000
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#21
Washington
110,000
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#22
South Carolina
103,000
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#23
Louisiana
101,000
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#23
Oklahoma
101,000
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#25
Colorado
100,000
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#26
Kentucky
92,000
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#27
Alabama
91,000
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#28
Oregon
72,000
—
#29
Connecticut
67,000
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#30
Utah
64,000
—
#31
Kansas
61,000
—
#32
Arkansas
60,000
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#33
Mississippi
59,000
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#34
Iowa
57,000
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#35
Nevada
52,000
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#36
West Virginia
42,000
—
#37
Nebraska
38,000
—
#38
Idaho
34,000
—
#39
New Mexico
32,000
—
#40
Maine
28,000
—
#41
Delaware
23,000
—
#42
Montana
22,000
—
#42
New Hampshire · your comparison
22,000
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#42
Rhode Island
22,000
—
#45
South Dakota
20,000
—
#46
Hawaii
19,000
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#47
North Dakota
18,000
—
#48
Alaska
16,000
—
#49
Vermont
11,000
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#49
Wyoming
11,000
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How New Hampshire action records are selected
Records come from published fact relationships or reviewed topic records with official supporting evidence and verified New Hampshire officeholder attribution. Historical executive officials require evidence tied to the action date and are excluded from incumbent proposals. Inclusion follows an explicit topic review, a related state fact, or the action’s title and supporting evidence. Explicit topic reviews take priority; repeated actions use the most recent explicit review for this topic. Duplicate actions attached to several facts appear once. This topic match is not a new finding that an action caused a result, and the reviewed collection is selective. Collection reviewed Sep 16, 2026.
What candidates are saying
Explore statements about unemployment, jobs and workforce issues from FactVote’s New Hampshire candidate profiles. Compare candidates within each recorded race, with each person’s matching statements kept together. These are candidate and campaign statements, not verified outcomes.
8 statements from 5 candidates
2026 New Hampshire Governor General Election
1 candidate with matching statements · 1 statement
Increase local clean energy production: New Hampshire is already home to a number of solar, wind, hydro, and bio fuel companies. We need a lot more. It’s a win-win, creating good paying jobs while simultaneously reducing our dependence on big oil companies and foreign countries.
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Source topic or question: Clean energy production and jobs
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Increase local clean energy production: New Hampshire is already home to a number of solar, wind, hydro, and bio fuel companies. We need a lot more. It’s a win-win, creating good paying jobs while simultaneously reducing our dependence on big oil companies and foreign countries.
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Protect and expand proven assets like Seabrook Station while advancing next-generation Small Modular Reactors (SMRs). These factory-built reactors can be deployed faster and at lower upfront cost than traditional plants. They deliver clean, always-on baseload power with strong safety features and ca…
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Source topic or question: Nuclear energy and electric reliability
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Protect and expand proven assets like Seabrook Station while advancing next-generation Small Modular Reactors (SMRs). These factory-built reactors can be deployed faster and at lower upfront cost than traditional plants. They deliver clean, always-on baseload power with strong safety features and can be scaled to fit New Hampshire’s needs, from communities to industrial sites. SMRs will help stabilize and lower long-term electricity rates while creating high-paying jobs here at home.
Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 15, 2026
For Granite Staters across the 2nd District, affording basics needs like groceries and fuel are at the top-of-mind this year. Life is getting way too expensive, way too quickly. While inflation has subsided greatly from the sustained levels during the last presidential administration, there is more …
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Source topic or question: Economy, taxes, spending, and affordability
Candidate campaign source
For Granite Staters across the 2nd District, affording basics needs like groceries and fuel are at the top-of-mind this year. Life is getting way too expensive, way too quickly. While inflation has subsided greatly from the sustained levels during the last presidential administration, there is more work to be done amid positive geopolitical pressures.Let me be clear: my #1 priority when getting to Washington, DC to serve as your congresswoman is to work tirelessly every single day to drive down costs for ordinary New Hampshire folks.To that end, I will put more pressure to get special interests, corporations, and the Federal government out of managing the economy. Instead of pushing for public-private partnerships and regulations that seem only to end up helping politically-connected big players, I will endeavor to remove subsidies and red tape for all businesses, large and small, unleashing true market competition. We must allow the free market to thrive. Only then, do costs come down and real job growth and real prosperity naturally follow.Also, the cost of energy has a huge impact on the prices we pay for so many things. We must declare energy freedom and allow access, with appropriate mechanisms to control pollution, to all of our available resources: nuclear, oil, solar, coal, and wind. We should not be in an either/or political fight amongst ourselves on which energy sources to promote. Artificial energy restrictions not only do not make sense for national security (dependence on other countries), but it further divides and impoverishes the country.Lastly, plain and simple, the government must reduce its spending; we must grow the economy and start paying down the national debt. Our children and grandchildren will thank us.
Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 15, 2026
This section matches specific unemployment, jobs and workforce issues terms in retained, attributed source text from published New Hampshire candidate profiles. A profile heading or biography alone does not qualify. The Florida geography is fixed; saved state preferences cannot change these results. A mention can concern a community or group rather than Florida’s statewide measure.
Matching is automatic and does not establish a candidate’s stance, the accuracy of a claim, or an effect on the measured result. Results are grouped by recorded race, then by candidate name. Within each candidate, the matching issue mentions appear first. Only candidates with matching retained statements are shown; this is not a complete race roster. Repeated identical text for the same candidate is shown once. Coverage follows the existing state profiles and is not a complete record of all candidates or everything they have said. Review dates are not statement dates.
New Hampshire incumbents
What incumbents are proposing
Explore reviewed bills sponsored by current New Hampshire legislators and New Hampshire’s congressional delegation, plus retained proposals from New Hampshire’s governor and agencies. Each record keeps its latest recorded status and official evidence.
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No retained proposals match these filters. A missing record does not mean an incumbent has taken no action.
What sponsorship and proposal counts tell us
Only current New Hampshire officeholders retained in the reviewed collection qualify. Bills require a recorded primary sponsorship; cosponsors and signing officials are excluded from sponsorship counts. An official introducer recorded as acting by request is labeled “Introduced by request”; that procedural role does not establish personal policy endorsement. Governor and agency records qualify when recorded as proposed. A separately verified governor transmittal can also establish an original proposal whose latest status reflects its later outcome. Signing an enacted law alone does not establish a proposal. A record appearing under several facts is counted once per officeholder. A bill with multiple primary sponsors appears under each recorded sponsor.
Enacted bills, adopted resolutions and unsuccessful measures remain visible as proposal history. Passing one chamber is not enactment. These counts do not measure effectiveness or prove that an action changed a New Hampshire statistic. Collection reviewed Sep 16, 2026.
Sources & methods
Every section retains its primary sources, units, reporting periods and comparison limits. Maps, graphs and tables use the same observation and cohort. All 50 states are listed; D.C. and territories are excluded. Missing and suppressed values remain unavailable and never become zero.
#1 is the highest measured value. Equal source values share a rank and leave gaps (1, 2, 2, 4). Ranks use source precision and are descriptive, not a score of the state. Survey uncertainty and reporting coverage can limit comparisons. Published U.S. benchmarks are used where available; a state average is not substituted.
New Hampshire snapshots and fiscal sources keep their own dates and accounting scope. National events and federal distribution explainers describe national context. Actions and statements are filtered to New Hampshire, retain their reviewed evidence, and do not establish that a policy caused a measured change.
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