Why New Hampshire? » Economy http://whynewhampshire.org Making clear why you should make the move! Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:48:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 2nd Best Job Growth in the Last Year http://whynewhampshire.org/2010/07/2nd-best-job-growth-in-the-last-year/ http://whynewhampshire.org/2010/07/2nd-best-job-growth-in-the-last-year/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:37:58 +0000 keith http://whynewhampshire.org/2010/07/2nd-best-job-growth-in-the-last-year/ New Hampshire had the 2nd best job growth in the last year.

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http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=NH+had+2nd+best+job+growth+over+past+year&articleId=fc7ec25d-0f11-47d2-a4e3-0758796ea378

]]> http://whynewhampshire.org/2010/07/2nd-best-job-growth-in-the-last-year/feed/ 0 Lowest Unemployment in the East http://whynewhampshire.org/2010/07/lowest-unemployment-in-the-east/ http://whynewhampshire.org/2010/07/lowest-unemployment-in-the-east/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:13:00 +0000 keith http://whynewhampshire.org/2010/07/lowest-unemployment-in-the-east/ New Hampshire’s unemployment rate is 5.9%, tied for the lowest in the East and tied for the 4th lowest in the US.

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http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100701/GJNEWS04/707019879/-1/ROCNEWS
http://www.nh.gov/nhes/elmi/unempnr.htm

]]> http://whynewhampshire.org/2010/07/lowest-unemployment-in-the-east/feed/ 0 Large percentage of high-tech jobs http://whynewhampshire.org/2008/12/large-percentage-of-high-tech-jobs/ http://whynewhampshire.org/2008/12/large-percentage-of-high-tech-jobs/#comments Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:37:43 +0000 A Porcupine http://whynewhampshire.org/?p=175 New Hampshire is ranked 8th within the United States for largest percentage of high-tech jobs in 2008.

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http://www.aeanet.org/pressroom/prjj_cs2008_new_hampshire.asp

]]> http://whynewhampshire.org/2008/12/large-percentage-of-high-tech-jobs/feed/ 0 Lowest child poverty rate in the US http://whynewhampshire.org/2008/12/lowest-child-poverty-rate-in-the-us/ http://whynewhampshire.org/2008/12/lowest-child-poverty-rate-in-the-us/#comments Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:31:06 +0000 A Porcupine http://whynewhampshire.org/?p=173 New Hampshire has the lowest percentage of residents and children living in poverty in the United States.

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http://www.eagletribune.com/punews/local_story_240011205.html

]]> http://whynewhampshire.org/2008/12/lowest-child-poverty-rate-in-the-us/feed/ 0 High percentage of venture capital http://whynewhampshire.org/2008/12/high-percentage-of-venture-capital/ http://whynewhampshire.org/2008/12/high-percentage-of-venture-capital/#comments Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:28:34 +0000 A Porcupine http://whynewhampshire.org/?p=171 New Hampshire is ranked 7th in the United States for venture capital invested as a percentage of gross state product (GSP) in 2008.

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http://www.itif.org/files/2008_State_New_Economy_Index.pdf

]]> http://whynewhampshire.org/2008/12/high-percentage-of-venture-capital/feed/ 0 High Percentage of knowledge-based jobs http://whynewhampshire.org/2008/12/high-percentage-of-knowledge-based-jobs/ http://whynewhampshire.org/2008/12/high-percentage-of-knowledge-based-jobs/#comments Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:25:48 +0000 A Porcupine http://whynewhampshire.org/?p=169 New Hampshire is ranked 10th in the United States for offering the highest percentage of knowledge-based jobs.

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http://www.itif.org/files/2008_State_New_Economy_Index.pdf

]]> http://whynewhampshire.org/2008/12/high-percentage-of-knowledge-based-jobs/feed/ 0 Large percentage of population online http://whynewhampshire.org/2008/12/large-percentage-of-population-online/ http://whynewhampshire.org/2008/12/large-percentage-of-population-online/#comments Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:58:31 +0000 A Porcupine http://whynewhampshire.org/?p=167 New Hampshire is ranked 4th in the Kauffman-ITEF 2008 State New Economy Index, citing that 80.6% of New Hampshire residents have an internet connection.

Additional Sources: http://www.itif.org/files/2008_State_New_Economy_Index.pdf

]]> http://whynewhampshire.org/2008/12/large-percentage-of-population-online/feed/ 1 Portsmouth in 25 Best Markets To Find A Job http://whynewhampshire.org/2008/10/portsmouth-in-25-best-markets-to-find-a-job/ http://whynewhampshire.org/2008/10/portsmouth-in-25-best-markets-to-find-a-job/#comments Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:54:15 +0000 A Porcupine http://whynewhampshire.org/?p=153 Portsmouth has the 19th lowest unemployment out of 369 metropolitan areas in the U.S. and thus is among the “25 Best Markets to Find a Job”.

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http://msn.careerbuilder.com/Article/MSN-1644-Job-Search-25-Best-Markets-to-Find-a-Job/?ArticleID=1644&cbRecursionCnt=1&cbsid=4413616930e14ac794bb6379558e6f77-278693569-JM-5

]]> http://whynewhampshire.org/2008/10/portsmouth-in-25-best-markets-to-find-a-job/feed/ 0 Concord seventh “least vulnerable” to recession http://whynewhampshire.org/2008/10/concord-seventh-least-vulnerable-to-recession/ http://whynewhampshire.org/2008/10/concord-seventh-least-vulnerable-to-recession/#comments Thu, 16 Oct 2008 21:06:18 +0000 A Porcupine http://whynewhampshire.org/?p=145 Concord was recently ranked seventh “least vulnerable” city with regard to recession by Forbes Magazine.

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http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Three+NH+towns+deemed+recession-proof&articleId=82d54229-2ef5-46f2-9710-18c38bbf3712

]]> http://whynewhampshire.org/2008/10/concord-seventh-least-vulnerable-to-recession/feed/ 0 Keene “least vulnerable” to recession http://whynewhampshire.org/2008/10/keene-least-vulnerable-to-recession/ http://whynewhampshire.org/2008/10/keene-least-vulnerable-to-recession/#comments Thu, 16 Oct 2008 21:00:42 +0000 A Porcupine http://whynewhampshire.org/?p=143 Keene has been listed by Forbes Magazine as the third “least vulnerable” city in America with regard to recession.

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27225715/

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