New Hampshire manufacturing

Private-sector manufacturing (NAICS 31–33), annual average for 2023. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.

State

Year

01Core measures

New Hampshire manufacturing in 2023

Totals and averages for all private manufacturing employers in New Hampshire combined. They describe the industry statewide, not any individual plant or company.

Establishments

2,047

Worksites, annual average of quarterly counts

U.S.: 392,201
Share of U.S.Calc: 0.5%

Employment

70,310

Jobs, annual average of monthly counts

U.S.: 12,868,061
Share of U.S.Calc: 0.5%

Total wages

$6.1 billion

Nominal dollars, sum of four quarters

U.S.: $1.1 trillion
Share of U.S.Calc: 0.6%

Average weekly wage

$1,680

Nominal dollars per job

U.S.: $1,588
vs. U.S.Calc: +5.8%

Average annual pay

$87,375

Nominal dollars per job

U.S.: $82,575
vs. U.S.Calc: +5.8%

Location quotient

1.23

Employment concentration vs. U.S.

U.S.: 1.00

Calcmarks our calculations from BLS figures (formulas below). All other values are published by BLS.

02Subsectors

Where manufacturing jobs are

The 21 three-digit NAICS manufacturing subsectors, largest employment first.

334Computer and electronic product manufacturing
Employment
16,104
Establishments
286
Avg. annual pay
$122,582
Pay vs. U.S.Calc
−19.7%
Location quotient
3.31
332Fabricated metal product manufacturing
Employment
11,529
Establishments
387
Avg. annual pay
$76,540
Pay vs. U.S.Calc
+9.2%
Location quotient
1.80
333Machinery manufacturing
Employment
7,500
Establishments
158
Avg. annual pay
$87,343
Pay vs. U.S.Calc
+3.9%
Location quotient
1.50
326Plastics and rubber products manufacturing
Employment
5,298
Establishments
82
Avg. annual pay
$68,007
Pay vs. U.S.Calc
+2.2%
Location quotient
1.62
335Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing
Employment
4,249
Establishments
60
Avg. annual pay
$80,010
Pay vs. U.S.Calc
−1.3%
Location quotient
2.31
339Miscellaneous manufacturing
Employment
4,227
Establishments
157
Avg. annual pay
$75,919
Pay vs. U.S.Calc
−2.4%
Location quotient
1.52
311Food manufacturing
Employment
2,984
Establishments
131
Avg. annual pay
$75,430
Pay vs. U.S.Calc
+27.2%
Location quotient
0.39
325Chemical manufacturing
Employment
2,809
Establishments
81
Avg. annual pay
$99,911
Pay vs. U.S.Calc
−11.4%
Location quotient
0.70
336Transportation equipment manufacturing
Employment
2,222
Establishments
48
Avg. annual pay
$77,580
Pay vs. U.S.Calc
−12.4%
Location quotient
0.28
331Primary metal manufacturing
Employment
2,170
Establishments
30
Avg. annual pay
$77,493
Pay vs. U.S.Calc
−10.1%
Location quotient
1.31
327Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing
Employment
1,976
Establishments
97
Avg. annual pay
$74,949
Pay vs. U.S.Calc
+3.1%
Location quotient
1.06
323Printing and related support activities
Employment
1,918
Establishments
145
Avg. annual pay
$62,405
Pay vs. U.S.Calc
+6.1%
Location quotient
1.16
321Wood product manufacturing
Employment
1,632
Establishments
106
Avg. annual pay
$64,983
Pay vs. U.S.Calc
+7.4%
Location quotient
0.87
312Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing
Employment
1,613
Establishments
98
Avg. annual pay
$52,493
Pay vs. U.S.Calc
−10.5%
Location quotient
1.08
313Textile mills
Employment
1,514
Establishments
21
Avg. annual pay
$85,336
Pay vs. U.S.Calc
+50.0%
Location quotient
3.77
337Furniture and related product manufacturing
Employment
812
Establishments
57
Avg. annual pay
$64,627
Pay vs. U.S.Calc
+15.0%
Location quotient
0.51
322Paper manufacturing
Employment
648
Establishments
20
Avg. annual pay
$83,090
Pay vs. U.S.Calc
+5.6%
Location quotient
0.41
315Apparel manufacturing
Employment
425
Establishments
16
Avg. annual pay
$54,276
Pay vs. U.S.Calc
−2.6%
Location quotient
1.08
324Petroleum and coal products manufacturing
Employment
280
Establishments
16
Avg. annual pay
$93,936
Pay vs. U.S.Calc
−31.8%
Location quotient
0.58
314Textile product mills
Employment
234
Establishments
41
Avg. annual pay
$54,095
Pay vs. U.S.Calc
+4.4%
Location quotient
0.52
316Leather and allied product manufacturing
Employment
168
Establishments
11
Avg. annual pay
$50,231
Pay vs. U.S.Calc
−12.4%
Location quotient
1.44

Private manufacturing subsectors in New Hampshire, 2023, annual averages
NAICS	Subsector	Establishments	Employment	Avg. annual pay	Pay vs. U.S.Calc	LQ
334	Computer and electronic product manufacturing	286	16,104	$122,582	−19.7%	3.31
332	Fabricated metal product manufacturing	387	11,529	$76,540	+9.2%	1.80
333	Machinery manufacturing	158	7,500	$87,343	+3.9%	1.50
326	Plastics and rubber products manufacturing	82	5,298	$68,007	+2.2%	1.62
335	Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing	60	4,249	$80,010	−1.3%	2.31
339	Miscellaneous manufacturing	157	4,227	$75,919	−2.4%	1.52
311	Food manufacturing	131	2,984	$75,430	+27.2%	0.39
325	Chemical manufacturing	81	2,809	$99,911	−11.4%	0.70
336	Transportation equipment manufacturing	48	2,222	$77,580	−12.4%	0.28
331	Primary metal manufacturing	30	2,170	$77,493	−10.1%	1.31
327	Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing	97	1,976	$74,949	+3.1%	1.06
323	Printing and related support activities	145	1,918	$62,405	+6.1%	1.16
321	Wood product manufacturing	106	1,632	$64,983	+7.4%	0.87
312	Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing	98	1,613	$52,493	−10.5%	1.08
313	Textile mills	21	1,514	$85,336	+50.0%	3.77
337	Furniture and related product manufacturing	57	812	$64,627	+15.0%	0.51
322	Paper manufacturing	20	648	$83,090	+5.6%	0.41
315	Apparel manufacturing	16	425	$54,276	−2.6%	1.08
324	Petroleum and coal products manufacturing	16	280	$93,936	−31.8%	0.58
314	Textile product mills	41	234	$54,095	+4.4%	0.52
316	Leather and allied product manufacturing	11	168	$50,231	−12.4%	1.44

03By year

New Hampshire manufacturing, 2022–2025

Wages are in nominal dollars (not adjusted for inflation). BLS cautions that QCEW is not designed as a time series, so treat year-to-year differences as indicative.

Private manufacturing in New Hampshire by year, annual averages, nominal dollars
Year	Establishments	Employment	Avg. annual pay	U.S. avg. annual pay	vs. U.S.Calc
2022	2,037	69,945	$83,954	$79,483	+5.6%
2023	2,047	70,310	$87,375	$82,575	+5.8%
2024	2,044	68,487	$92,560	$85,461	+8.3%
2025	2,037	67,424	$97,708	$89,471	+9.2%

04About this data

Source, definitions, and limits

Source: BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
File: data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2023/a/industry/31_33.csv
Retrieved: October 12, 2026 (UTC)
Period: Annual average, 2023 (final BLS data)
Industry: NAICS 2022, sector 31–33 and its three-digit subsectors
Ownership: Private employers only
Geography: Statewide; compared with the U.S. total
Citation: Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).

What these numbers cover

Jobs reported to state unemployment insurance programs, about 95% of U.S. wage and salary jobs. Self-employed workers and proprietors are excluded; people with two jobs may be counted twice.
Averages describe all employers combined and do not represent any single manufacturer. Where a subsector has few establishments or jobs, its averages can swing widely and are less representative.
Not disclosed: BLS withheld the value to protect employer confidentiality. It is never shown as zero. No BLS data: BLS publishes no figures for that combination.

Calculations

Share of U.S. = state value ÷ U.S. value.
vs. U.S. = state value ÷ U.S. value − 1.
Both inputs come from the same BLS file: same year, industry, and ownership. Not calculated when either value is withheld (shown as —).
Location quotient is published by BLS: the industry's share of all local jobs (all industries and ownerships) divided by its share nationally.

Read our methodology