The Pulse: Economy in flux
Inflation up, car registrations level, job numbers more a guess for the third quarter 2025
Author: Mark Hayward
Coming sooner than you think: NH-made human body parts
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Hundreds of H-1B workers employed in New Hampshire
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Saint Anselm College dedicates $35 million nursing school building
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Think tank: Headwinds developing for NH economy
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New Hampshire economy stumbled earlier this year; is a recession in sight?
SNHU professor says data shows no cause for concern right now
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo praises Trump’s interventionist side
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Research project launched by MIT economists shows Granite State is poised for growth
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo praises Trump’s interventionist side
With the interventionist version of President Trump on the upswing, one of its most forceful cheerleaders – former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo – took a recent victory lap in New Hampshire. Pompeo, who served as secretary of state in Trump’s first term, spoke to the New Hampshire World Affairs Council on June 25.
Citizens Bank finds NH business conditions positive in first three months of 2025
‘Cautious optimism’ remains despite tariff uncertainty
Checking ‘The Pulse’
Data shows NH economy was stalling but still growing in 2025 before tariff impact
NH Business Review launches ‘The Pulse’ to track NH economy
Is the economy doing well or poorly? Data abounds on the national level to answer that question. This month, the NH Business Review launches an effort to provide insight into the New Hampshire economy.
Immigrants are a ‘productive and crucial part’ of economy, state report says
Foreign-born workers — whether naturalized citizens, noncitizens with work authorizations or undocumented immigrants — comprise nearly 7% of the New Hampshire workforce, according to a report issued by the state Department of Employment Security. The 11-page report provides a statistical snapshot of the 95,000 Granite State residents born outside the United States. It calls immigrants “a productive and crucial part” of the state’s economy.
Beyond the border
New Hampshire employers turn to guest workers to address labor shortage
A nurse in Guatemala can earn nearly five times more in the U.S. as a hotel housekeeper
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The delicious journey of New Hampshire snacks
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Bigger footprint for Catholic campus
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NLRB schedules date for Dartmouth men’s hoop unionization vote
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Today Dartmouth, tomorrow all the Ivys
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Labor board: Dartmouth hoop players are college employees
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Dartmouth hoop players, college await ruling on unionization
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New Hampshire voter fraud: 15 convictions since 2016
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Current state of homelessness in Manchester
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Most of $35 million raised for Ragged Mountain expansion came from Chinese, Russian investors
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The Pulse: Economy in flux
Inflation up, car registrations level, job numbers more a guess for the third quarter 2025
Hundreds of H-1B workers employed in New Hampshire
The following data shows the extent that New Hampshire employers rely on the H-1B program to fill positions for highly skilled workers. Recently, President Trump instituted stiff, $100,000 fees for future H-1B workers. Media reports say some 700,000 people work…
Think tank: Headwinds developing for NH economy
The unstoppable New Hampshire economy of the post-COVID years is running into economic headwinds of higher unemployment and inflation, a nonpartisan economic research firm said in late August. No definitive evidence points to a recession, the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute said in an economic issues brief.
New Hampshire economy stumbled earlier this year; is a recession in sight?
SNHU professor says data shows no cause for concern right now
The Pulse: NH leads the country in trade complexity
Research project launched by MIT economists shows Granite State is poised for growth
Citizens Bank finds NH business conditions positive in first three months of 2025
‘Cautious optimism’ remains despite tariff uncertainty
Checking 'The Pulse'
Data shows NH economy was stalling but still growing in 2025 before tariff impact
NH Business Review launches ‘The Pulse’ to track NH economy
Is the economy doing well or poorly? Data abounds on the national level to answer that question. This month, the NH Business Review launches an effort to provide insight into the New Hampshire economy.
This Thanksgiving, bring a side of NH facts
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