Over the past week, the House Finance Committee heard two opposing arguments regarding funding for child care workforce recruitment and retention efforts. New Hampshire’s biennial budget trailer bill, House Bill 2, allocates $7.5 million a year to aid efforts to strengthen the child care workforce. Early education in the Granite State is facing several challenges, […]
The New Hampshire Senate Finance Committee put a “critical” child care workforce funding bill on hold due to lawmakers’ confusion over why federal funding could not be used instead of state funds. The committee met Tuesday for a handful of hearings, including one for Senate Bill 483, which would appropriate $15 million in state general […]
To attract and retain workers, many employers are raising wages, providing a favorable outlook for carpenters—with some locations offering more lucrative prospects than others. These are the best-paying states and metros for carpenters.
Nationally, plumbers earn about 30% more than the typical worker—but more localized data shows a highly regional industry. We ranked U.S. states and metros according to the median annual wage for plumbers, adjusted for the cost of living.
MEREDITH — The selectboard voted unanimously to set a public hearing for Monday, Feb. 9, about the proposed 2026 budget, which shows a 5.5% in…
LACONIA — The New Hampshire Department of Employment Security is much more than a typical unemployment office, and they’re helping people ever…
As a record construction boom collides with chronic labor shortages, the U.S. construction industry is more reliant on immigrant workers than ever. Nationwide, over a quarter of the construction workforce is foreign-born—and in several major metros, that figure exceeds 50%. As federal immigration enforcement ramps up, these markets in particular could see crews thin out, costs climb, and key projects delayed. A new analysis from Construction Coverage identifies the U.S. metros and states where the construction industry depends most on foreign workers, analyzing the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau to rank locations by the percentage of construction employees who are foreign-born.
Veterans will be prioritized by the state of New Hampshire when applying for government jobs, according to an announcement by Gov. Kelly Ayott…
Amid a 439,000-worker shortfall and 306,000 open jobs, the construction industry is widening its talent pipeline to a historically underrepresented group: women. While the sector remains male-dominated, women’s presence—and pay—are rising. In the 2025 edition of their Best-Paying States for Women in Construction report, researchers at Construction Coverage analyzed the newest Census Bureau and BEA data to identify where women are earning the most in construction, adjusted for cost of living differences, and the states with the highest female employment shares.
The Lakes Region population explodes during the summer, and to keep up with the growing demand in the hospitality industry, many businesses br…