Unemployment in New Hamsphire fell to below 4 percent last month. According to New Hampshire Employment security, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for February was 3.9 percent.
This brings the number of New Hampshire residents who have a job to 714,840, while only 29,270 are unemployed.
The unemployment rate has been declining steadily since 2010, when it peaked at 6.7 percent.
In a statement governor Maggie Hassan praised the news, calling the announcement “another encouraging sign that our economy continues to strengthen.”