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Ahead of Labor Day, a new analysis from the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute finds that New Hampshire’s labor market has strengthened in 2026 after a difficult 2025, but the headline numbers do not tell the full story of how Granite State workers and families are faring.
Property taxpayers now fund more than seven out of every ten dollars spent on New Hampshire’s public schools, while New Hampshire ranks last in the nation for the share of public education revenue provided through State funding, according to a new analysis from the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute.
A new analysis from NHFPI Senior Policy Analyst Ben Reynolds finds that New Hampshire’s summer employment growth in 2025 was the weakest recorded in the last decade.
Once you factor in inflation and particularly the rising costs of groceries, health care, and other every day essentials, a New Hampshire worker earning the average wage effectively saw a 2.2% pay cut.