New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute

Publications

• The Economic Security of New Hampshire Residents

  • October 21, 2024
  • New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute
  • Phil Sletten
  Child care Education Housing Income Inequality State of Working X Wages

• High Prices and Low Availability of Child Care in New Hampshire: Challenges Continue in 2024

  • June 4, 2024
  • New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute
  Care Economy Family Economic Security

• State Property Tax Relief Available for Homeowners, Applications Open Until June 30

  • May 31, 2024
  • New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute
  • Jessica Williams
  Budges and Taxes Housing

• State Officials Face Reappropriation Decisions as Significant Flexible Federal Funds Require Action to Avoid Recoupment

  • May 24, 2024
  • New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute
  • Phil Sletten
  Federal funds for state and local governments

• About Three Out of Four New Hampshire Renters Making Less than $35,000 are Cost Burdened by Housing

  • May 23, 2024
  • New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute
  Housing

• New Hampshire Single-Family House Prices Grew Faster than Median Household Income and Average Wages Across the State

  • May 23, 2024
  • New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute
  Housing Income Inequality

• Housing and Child Care Together Account for Nearly 44 Percent of a Married Couple Family with Children’s Median Household Income

  • May 20, 2024
  • New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute
  Care Economy Housing

• Despite High Child Care Tuition, Early Childhood Educators Receive Low Wages And Programs Typically Earn Little Profit

  • May 20, 2024
  • New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute
  Education

• The Fragile Economics of the Child Care Sector

  • May 17, 2024
  • New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute
  Care Economy

• Housing in New Hampshire Continues to Become Less Affordable for Buyers and Renters

  • May 17, 2024
  • New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute
  • Jessica Williams
  Housing Income Inequality

• Annual Price of 2023 Child Care for Two Granite State Children Under Five Averaged Nearly $32,000

  • May 15, 2024
  • New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute
  • Nicole Heller
  Family Economic Security

• State Revenues Add to Surplus, But Suggest Potential Trouble Ahead: Seven Takeaways from April Revenue Figures

  • May 6, 2024
  • New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute
  • Phil Sletten
  Budges and Taxes Public Services, Budgets, and Economic Development

• Size of New Hampshire Labor Force Grows as Unemployment Rate Holds Steady

  • April 25, 2024
  • New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute
  Public Services and Employment

• Annual Turnover Among Child Care Workers Projected to be 17 Percent

  • April 18, 2024
  • New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute
  Care Economy

• Median Single-Family House Price Increased 66 Percent in Five Years

  • April 10, 2024
  • New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute
  Family Economic Security

• Unsubsidized Child Care Remains Unaffordable to Median Income New Hampshire Families with Two Children

  • April 4, 2024
  • New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute
  Family Economic Security

• State Revenues Slip Behind Expectations in March Ahead of Key April Tax Returns

  • April 4, 2024
  • New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute
  • Phil Sletten
  Budges and Taxes

• New Hampshire’s Labor Force Did Not Grow in 2023

  • March 28, 2024
  • New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute
  Public Services and Employment

• Prevalence of Poverty Among Granite Staters and New Hampshire Counties From 2018 To 2022

  • March 4, 2024
  • New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute

• Costs of Living Estimates Vary Substantially by County in New Hampshire

  • March 4, 2024
  • New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute

• Rural Northern and Western New Hampshire Counties Have Highest Poverty Rates, While Southeastern Counties Have the Most Granite Staters in Poverty

  • March 4, 2024
  • New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute

• Poverty and Food Insecurity in New Hampshire During and Following the COVID-19 Crisis

  • February 29, 2024
  • New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute

• New Hampshire’s Minimum Wage is More Than $6 Per Hour Lower Than in Any Other New England State

  • February 16, 2024
  • New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute
  Minimum Wage

• Construction and Homebuilding in New Hampshire

  • February 15, 2024
  • New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute
  Housing Infrastructure

• Business Enterprise Tax Rate Reductions Followed by Lower Revenues

  • February 5, 2024
  • New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute

• New Hampshire Corporate Tax Revenue Increases Lag Behind Other States

  • February 5, 2024
  • New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute
  Budges and Taxes

• The State of Child Care in New Hampshire: End of One-Time Federal Investments May Reduce Industry Stability

  • February 2, 2024
  • New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute
  Family Economic Security Federal funds for state and local governments

• The State of Child Care in New Hampshire: End of One-Time Federal Investments May Reduce Industry Stability

  • February 2, 2024
  • New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute
  Federal funds for state and local governments

• Proposed Tax Reductions Would Deeply Diminish Revenues for Public Services

  • January 31, 2024
  • New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute
  • Phil Sletten
  Budges and Taxes Public Services and Employment

• New Hampshire Child Care Scholarship Eligibility to be Expanded in 2024, Provider Reimbursement Rates Increased

  • January 19, 2024
  • New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute

• Granite Staters with Lowest Incomes Have Highest Effective State and Local Tax Rate

  • January 10, 2024
  • New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute
  • Phil Sletten
  Budges and Taxes Income Inequality

• Maine Population Growth Outpaces New Hampshire, Both States Attract Migrants and Have More Deaths Than Births

  • December 21, 2023
  • New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute
  Immigration

• Median Household Income Growth in 2022 Did Not Exceed Inflation

  • December 18, 2023
  • New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute
  Economic Development

• Child Care is Unaffordable in New Hampshire for Most Households

  • December 18, 2023
  • New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute

• Recent Increase in State Business Tax Revenues Seen in New Hampshire and Other States

  • December 18, 2023
  • New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute
  Budges and Taxes

• There Were At Least Three Job Openings Per Unemployed Worker During This Summer in New Hampshire

  • December 11, 2023
  • New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute
  Public Services and Employment

• Nearly Half of New Hampshire Renters are Cost-burdened by Housing

  • December 11, 2023
  • New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute
  Housing

• New Hampshire Child Care Workers Paid Lower Wages Compared to Other Granite State Workers and the National Child Care Workforce

  • December 11, 2023
  • New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute
  Care Economy Income Inequality

• New Hampshire’s Population Growth Driven by Migration

  • November 30, 2023
  • New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute
  Immigration

• Limited State Funding for Public Higher Education Adds to Workforce Constraints

  • November 16, 2023
  • New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute
  Budges and Taxes Education Public Services and Employment

• Granite State Workers and Employers Face Rising Costs and Significant Economic Constraints

  • October 23, 2023
  • New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute
  State of Working X

• Housing in New Hampshire: Shortage Raises Costs

  • October 13, 2023
  • New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute
  Housing

• Key Challenges Facing Granite State Workers Amid the COVID-19 Economic Recovery

  • August 31, 2022
  • New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute

  Despite a strong economic recovery from the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, more than two years later, many Granite Staters face challenges that make affording everyday needs difficult.

  COVID19 Economic Development State of Working X

• The COVID-19 Crisis After One Year: Economic Impacts and Challenges Facing Granite Staters

  • April 9, 2021
  • New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute

  In the year since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in New Hampshire, hardships facing Granite Staters have been caused by both public health risks as well as the economic crisis spurred by sudden shifts in the labor […]

  COVID19

• Challenges Facing New Hampshire’s Workers and Economy During the COVID-19 Crisis

  • September 4, 2020
  • New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute
  • New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute

  This year has posed unprecedented challenges to New Hampshire’s workers and economy. The COVID-19 pandemic and crisis has contributed to significant changes in employment and has impacted the economic security […]

  COVID19 Unemployment Insurance

• New Hampshire’s Economy: Strengths and Constraints

  • June 4, 2018
  • New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute
  • NHFPI Staff

  New Hampshire has experienced a relatively robust economy in recent years. Growth has returned to rates similar to those from before the Great Recession, and the unemployment rate has remained […]

  Income Inequality Jobs State of Working X Wages

• The State of Working New Hampshire

  • April 26, 2016
  • New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute
  • Staff Report

  In its present state, the New Hampshire economy offers a number of encouraging signs. Both employment – the total number of people working in the Granite State – and economic […]

  Jobs State of Working X

• New Hampshire’s Economy: Moving Forward, but Not Yet Running on All Cylinders

  • October 26, 2015
  • New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute
  • Staff Report

  One of the key issues debated throughout this year’s extended legislative session was the state of the New Hampshire economy and whether changes in business tax rates would help to […]

  Jobs

• Long Since Due: An Increase in New Hampshire’s Minimum Wage

  • May 14, 2014
  • New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute
  • Staff Report

  A measure now before the New Hampshire legislature seeks to strengthen the minimum wage and to begin to build an economy that works for everyone in the Granite State. More […]

  Jobs Minimum Wage Wages