Business & Industry

The global economy has found a hub in Manchester. Our high tech companies, manufacturing firms and corporations thrive as do the people who keep them running. Looking for new facility construction? Newly-rehabbed space along the Merrimack River? Space in one of our new business or industrial parks? A quaint spot in our historic Millyard? Manchester can accommodate.

Here are some quick facts about Manchester's business and industry:

• More than 200 diversified manufacturing firms call Manchester home.
• Manchester is a multi-industry city, home to high-tech, communications, financial services, healthcare and manufacturing firms.
• Nearly 70 percent of manufacturing jobs are in durable goods production, especially metal products, electrical products and machinery and plastics.
• The city's largest hospitals include Elliot Hospital and Catholic Medical Center and Manchester is also home to Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield.
• The Mall of New Hampshire is one of the largest malls in the state and encompasses over 1.2 million square feet.
• Manchester is the business and financial center of northern New England and is home to several key industry clusters, including semiconductors, electronics, aerospace and defense, apparel and textiles, communication services, industrial machinery and financial services.
• Over 80 percent of the work force in the Manchester Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) is employed in more than 2,000 non-manufacturing firms.
• The Manchester MSA has over 8,000 commercial establishments, including more than 800 retail stores with annual sales of over $2.6 billion.
• Our businesses are always connected, creating partnerships and vendor relationships that strengthen our local economy.
• Manchester's 10 largest employers include:
• • Elliot Hospital 2,821
  • Catholic Medical Center 1,700
  • Verizon Communications 1,650
  • Public Service of New Hampshire 1,250
  • Citizens Bank 1,225
  • TD Bank 1,150
  • Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield 753
  • Southern New Hampshire University 700
  • Saint Anselm College 580
  • Bank of America 425

The Manchester MetroNECTA (March 2007) breakdown of employment by business type:

• Manufacturing: 9,500
• Natural Resources & Construction: 5,300
• Trade, Transportation & Utilities: 19,800, including 4,800 in Wholesale Trade, 12,600 in Retail Trade, and 2,400 in Transportation, Warehousing & Utilities
• Information: 3,100
• Financial Activities: 8,200
• Professional and Business: 12,600
• Educational and Health: 16,500
• Leisure and Hospitality: 8,100
• Services: 4,000
• Government: 11,400
• TOTAL ALL INDUSTRIES: 98,500

Visit the New Hampshire Division of Economic Development for more information about the state.

Visit ProsperNH, the economic development division of Public Service of New Hampshire, for additional economic data and information.