The name Manchester was taken from a word in a Native American language meaning place of many fish, representing the waters of the nearby Merrimack River to the west of the present day city that has become center for Insurance, Education, and Healthcare services. The financial and insurance sectors particularly are community minded and invest in enhancing the Greater Manchester Area for all residents by investing in affordable housing, green collar jobs, and a large number of new jobs overall.

Manchester, in Hillsborough County was incorporated in 1751. It was originally named Tyng's Town, then Harrytown, then Derryfield before becoming Manchester. As Tyng's Town, it had been given to the men of Captain William Tyng, who wore snow-shoes as they fought in the French and Indian War during 1703's severe northern winter.

The town finally became Manchester at the suggestion of someone that wished to name it after Manchester, England and to build a canal similar to that in the British city. rad to the Merrimack River were cut along native American Trails and the canal would be a useful transport addition around the waterfall in the river. Commerce and fishing were large industries and later, the waterfall was used to power textile mills.

In the 21st century, the old buildings in the urban area of the city have been revitalized and have drawn new businesses to region that have increased th enumbers of high paying jobs available to residents. The largest city in the state, Manchester now has over 100,000 residents and is still growing.

The Job Growth Rate for Manchester County through 2014 is 25%, the largest over all other counties in New Hampshire. Growth is primarily in services type industries that include Registered Nurses (RNs), Food Preparation and Service, and Retail Sales. Hillsborough County shows the highest employment rate and growth in Finance and Insurance in the state. This in itself marks the area as a healthy economy.

• Elliott Hospital and Catholic Medical Center - Healthcare
• Citizens Bank and TD Banknorth - Financial
• Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of NH - Insurance
• Southern NH University - Education
• Verizon and PSNH - Utilities
• Osram Sylvania and Freudenberg NOK - Electronics

Beyond 2014, Financial and Insurance Products and Services and Healthcare are the Industries projected to outdistance the others by a significant margin in numbers of jobs created. A number of insurance and financial companies in the Manchester Area are available to give free quotes on auto insurance, health insurance, retirement and investment plans,  and other options.

1. Retail & Related Sales Positions - Includes Insurance and Finance
2. Registered Nurses (RNs) - Includes Travel Nurses.
3. Computer Software Applications Engineers
4. Healthcare Support Staff -- Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants
5. Engineers and Engineering Technicians - especially in Electronics & Environment 
6. Business Operations Specialists
7. Janitors & Cleaners - excluding Housekeepers
8. Teacher's Assistants
9. All Food Prep & Service jobs - includes Wait Staff
10. Customer Service Representatives

Additional High Demand Jobs Include:

• Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts
• Database Administrators
• Medical Assistants, Dental Assistants & Hygienists
• Medical Records and Health Information Techs
• Community and Social Service jobs
• Social and Human Service Assistants

Professional Sports

• Manchester Freedom Women's Football
• Manchester Monarchs Hockey
• Manchester Silkworms Baseball
• Manchester Wolves Arena Football
• New England Revolution Soccer
• New Hampshire Fisher Cats Baseball

Other

• Algonquin Indoor Tennis Center Inc
• Deerhead Sportsman Club
• Londonderry Fish & Game Club
• New Hampshire Phantoms League Soccer
• New Hampshire International Speedway

In southern Manchester, we find The Mall of New Hampshire, a large regional shopping and entertainment complex of nearly 100,000 square feet. Together with revitalizatioon of the downtown area through the efforts of the Intown Manchester organization, the retail and entertainment trade has significantly boosted the economy of the city and county.

The food court of the mall is huge, with 550 seats, in addition to at least a dozen restaurants and 125 speciality stores and chanor stors Macy's, Best Buy, and others. Several hotels are located nearby as well.

Permanent and seasonal jobs are available at the mall at the following link: http://www.simon.com/mall/jobs.aspx?ID=337..

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of NH is a subsidiary of WellPoint, which has partnered with X-Prizes to award outstanding achievement in Energy and Environment, Healthcare, Education, Global Business, Exploration, and other concerns.

The X-Prize was previous awarded to Paul Allen's and his partners' endeavors with Space Ship One for privatization of space flight. Thus, WellPoint is a major player in the world of business of all sorts.

See avaiable NH jobs with Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield at: JOBS.

Elliott Hospital in Manchester maintains an ongoing recruitment program for RN and LPN nurses and Unit Secretaries They offer an ongoing professional development program, online learning, a career advancement program, consultation and mentoring, a rotating schedule program to include a variety of hospital care units, and other features. Pay incentives are generous.

Employment opportuniites at this hospital - the largest employer in the county - are numerous and listed at JOBS AT ELLIOTT.

This major employer donated a sizeable fund to NeighborWorks® Greater Manchester in order to provide additional affordable housing in the city in January 2008. That organizaton was, in turn, named by Citizens Bank as its First QTR 2008 Champion in Action.

Citizens Bank in NH is community minded and offers its employees a chance to do useful community service with a Three Months Paid Sabbatical.  Jobs in the greater manchester Areas are listed at: Citizens Jobs.