PLACE
AN EMPLOYMENT CENTER
Manchester is one of the largest employment centers in New Hampshire, and it offers a wide range of employment opportunities. Healthcare jobs are plentiful at the area’s several large hospitals. Manufacturing is still a mainstay—though the sector has shifted from textile mills to defense, automotive, and aerospace production. Technology companies—both research and development and manufacturing—are on the rise, embracing a high-tech future for the area.
A COLLEGE TOWN
Manchester boasts eight area colleges and universities as well as numerous vocation programs. A local school system includes 21 schools, along with technology and vocational training. In addition to attracting and educating students, these colleges and universities make a wealth of activities and cultural events available to Manchester’s wider population.
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Plan Manchester 2021
A TOURIST DESTINATION
From historic mills to world-class athletics and entertainment venues to an expanding parks system, Manchester has a lot to offer visitors.
A PLACE TO LIVE... AND THRIVE
With so many neighborhoods, Manchester offers a place for every taste. A complete City, Manchester is on the radar of young and old. It offers a variety of walkable environments where residents can easily travel to the City’s vibrant local restaurant scene, catch a movie or a show, ski, play golf, or spend some time in nature in the City’s renowned parks system.
