Dover, Delaware Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Dover rose 1.3 percentage points in May 2020 to 17.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.7 percentage points higher than the Delaware rate. The unemployment rate for Dover in May 2020 is at a new high. You can also compare Dover unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Delaware	15.8%	+0.9	+12.1
Dover	17.5%	+1.3	+13.4

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June 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 in May 2020 is at a new high of 13,836. Dover employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Dover, Delaware) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Dover	13,836	+1,249	+10,607

Number of Unemployed Persons

Dover, Delaware Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Delaware Unemployment Rate	Dover Unemployment Rate	Dover Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	—	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	15.8%	17.5%	13,836
April 2020	14.7%	14.9%	16.2%	12,587
March 2020	4.4%	5.0%	5.7%	4,452
February 2020	3.5%	3.9%	4.3%	3,420
January 2020	3.6%	4.0%	4.4%	3,487
December 2019	3.5%	4.0%	4.4%	3,534
November 2019	3.5%	4.0%	4.4%	3,543
October 2019	3.6%	4.0%	4.4%	3,540
September 2019	3.5%	3.9%	4.4%	3,527
August 2019	3.7%	3.9%	4.4%	3,494
July 2019	3.7%	3.8%	4.3%	3,431