Job Scams Have Jumped 237% Since January. Here’s How to Keep Yourself Safe

Job scams have jumped 237% since January. Here’s how to keep yourself safe

Young job seekers are often targeted and later ghosted or blocked by ‘recruiters’

Take Five: NH’s workforce grows while job scams and AI use reshape hiring trends - NH Business Review

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that New Hampshire had 35,000 job openings in April 2025, or 4.7%. Nationally, the rate was 4.4%. Additionally in April, the Granite State had 24,000 hires and 27,000 separations. Among the separations were 15,000 quits and 10,000 layoffs and discharges. The unemployment ratio of unemployed persons per job opening as of April was 0.7. The unemployment situation in New Hampshire is improving, according…