Dover, Delaware Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Dover fell 0.2 percentage points in February 2019 to 3.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points lower than the Delaware rate. The unemployment rate in Dover peaked in January 2010 at 9.2% and is now 5.9 percentage points lower. You can also compare Dover unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.2	-0.3
Delaware	3.4%	-0.1	-0.6
Dover	3.3%	-0.2	-1.2

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2019 data as March 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 January 2010 at 6,601. There are now 4,004 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Dover employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Dover, Delaware) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Dover	2,597	-171	-927

Number of Unemployed Persons

Dover, Delaware Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Delaware Unemployment Rate	Dover Unemployment Rate	Dover Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	3.3%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	3.4%	3.3%	2,597
January 2019	4.0%	3.5%	3.5%	2,768
December 2018	3.9%	3.6%	3.6%	2,850
November 2018	3.7%	3.5%	3.6%	2,890
October 2018	3.8%	3.6%	4.1%	3,256
September 2018	3.7%	3.6%	4.6%	3,675
August 2018	3.8%	3.7%	4.6%	3,708
July 2018	3.9%	3.7%	4.5%	3,639
June 2018	4.0%	3.8%	4.2%	3,404
May 2018	3.8%	3.8%	4.1%	3,222
April 2018	3.9%	3.9%	4.1%	3,260