Regional Information System ~ Labor Market Area Data ~ (Data Source) ATHOL  (MA) Labor Market Area 1990 1995 2000 Labor Force 14,669 13,754 12,894 Employment 13,489 12,794 12,364 Unemployment Rate 8.0% 7.0% 4.1% CLAREMONT  (NH) Labor Market Area 1990 1995 2000 Labor Force 20,343 20,471 20,576 Employment 19,062 19,878 20,104 Unemployment Rate 6.3% 2.9% 2.3% FITCHBURG-LEOMINSTER  (MA) Labor Market Area 1990 1995 2000 Labor Force 70,613 68,837 66,547 Employment 65,004 64,534 64,218 Unemployment Rate 7.9% 6.3% 3.5% GREENFIELD  (MA) Labor Market Area 1990 1995 2000 Labor Force 31,650 31,738 32,537 Employment 30,222 30,315 31,746 Unemployment Rate 4.5% 4.5% 2.4% KEENE-BRATTLEBORO  (NH) Labor Market Area 1990 1995 2000 Labor Force 55,432 57,593 57,971 Employment 52,891 55,523 56,328 Unemployment Rate 4.6% 3.6% 2.8% NASHUA  (NH) Labor Market Area 1990 1995 2000 Labor Force 103,257 96,931 108,207 Employment 98,079 92,619 105,173 Unemployment Rate 5.0% 4.4% 2.8% PETERBOROUGH  (NH) Labor Market Area 1990 1995 2000 Labor Force 17,151 17,422 18,458 Employment 16,446 16,876 17,949 Unemployment Rate 4.1% 3.1% 2.8%

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