New Hampshire Department of Labor

{{short description|Government agency in the U.S. state of New Hampshire}}

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|agency_name = New Hampshire Department of Labor (DOL)

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|formed = 1893

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|jurisdiction = New Hampshire

|headquarters = 95 Pleasant Street
Concord, New Hampshire

|employees = 94 (2019){{cite web |url=https://www.nh.gov/labor/documents/biennial-report-2017-2019.pdf |title=63rd Biennial Report |publisher=New Hampshire Department of Labor |website=NH.gov |date=October 1, 2019 |accessdate=February 19, 2022}}{{rp|6}}

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|chief1_name = Ken Merrifield

|chief1_position = Commissioner

|chief2_name = Rudolph W. Ogden III

|chief2_position = Deputy Commissioner

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|website = {{URL|www.nh.gov/labor/}}

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The New Hampshire Department of Labor (DOL) is a government agency of the U.S. state of New Hampshire. Based in Concord, the agency works to protect the "interests and dignity" of workers in the state.{{cite web |url=https://www.nh.gov/labor/about-us/index.htm |title=About Us |website=NH.gov |accessdate=February 19, 2022}} The department was established by state statute in 1893,{{rp|8}} and its first commissioner was appointed that year.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/95600525/agents-to-disburse-highway-moneys/ |title=Agents to Disburse Highway Moneys |newspaper=The Boston Globe |page=2 |date=May 5, 1893 |accessdate=February 19, 2022 |via=newspapers.com}}