Dover, Delaware Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Dover fell 0.2 percentage points in March 2012 to 7.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points higher than the Delaware rate. The unemployment rate in Dover peaked in December 2010 at 8.8% and is now 1.8 percentage points lower. You can also compare Dover unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.2%	-0.1	-0.7
Delaware	6.9%	0.0	-0.4
Dover	7.0%	-0.2	-1.2

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with March 2012 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Dover, Delaware, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Dover, Delaware Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Dover peaked in December 2010 at 6,364. There are now 1,065 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Dover employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Dover, Delaware) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Dover	5,299	-58	-664

Number of Unemployed Persons

Dover, Delaware Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Delaware Unemployment Rate	Dover Unemployment Rate	Dover Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	6.8%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	6.9%	7.0%	5,299
February 2012	8.3%	6.9%	7.2%	5,357
January 2012	8.3%	7.0%	7.4%	5,477
December 2011	8.5%	7.2%	7.7%	5,668
November 2011	8.7%	7.2%	7.9%	5,779
October 2011	8.9%	7.3%	8.1%	5,888
September 2011	9.0%	7.4%	8.2%	5,991
August 2011	9.1%	7.4%	8.2%	5,934
July 2011	9.1%	7.4%	8.2%	5,939
June 2011	9.1%	7.4%	8.0%	5,805
May 2011	9.0%	7.3%	8.0%	5,786
April 2011	9.0%	7.2%	8.1%	5,879