innovation in Promotion of the City Manchester is the employment hub of New Hampshire with 68,100 jobs. This number represents one in every 10 jobs for the entire state of New Hampshire. Each day 46,900 people travel into Manchester from surrounding areas to work, making the City the region’s hub for employment. (Source: US Census On the Map) Manchester’s economic base is diverse. As a regional medical center, medical jobs represent nearly 19% of employment in Manchester. The City is a retail, dining, and meeting destination with 21% of the jobs in the retail services, accommodations, and the dining sector. Education represents 13% of the overall jobs, while professional, finance, real estate, banking, and management represent 31% of all jobs. (Source: US Census On the Map) The City’s role as the commercial and employment hub of New Hampshire and its proximity to the Boston metropolitan area continue to make for a thriving business climate that has reinvented itself over the past decades from a traditional manufacturing role.
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From an organizational standpoint, there are several groups involved in economic development activities in Manchester. These include the following: • The Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce that serves as the region’s business organization. • Intown Manchester that promotes a clean, safe, and active downtown district. • Manchester Connects is a grass roots advocacy and planning group seeking to better connect the City’s riverfront with downtown and advance placemaking in the City. • Manchester Proud which is promoting a robust public education system in the City. • City of Manchester Economic Development, which is an office under the Mayor of the City.
