Dover, Delaware Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Dover fell 0.2 percentage points in February 2018 to 4.5%. 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 January 2010 at 9.2% and is now 4.7 percentage points lower. You can also compare Dover unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	4.1%	0.0	-0.6
Delaware	4.4%	-0.1	-0.2
Dover	4.5%	-0.2	-0.4

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2018 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 6,583. There are now 3,061 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 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Dover	3,522	-146	-259

Number of Unemployed Persons

Dover, Delaware Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Delaware Unemployment Rate	Dover Unemployment Rate	Dover Unemployed
March 2018	4.1%	—	—	—
February 2018	4.1%	4.4%	4.5%	3,522
January 2018	4.1%	4.5%	4.7%	3,668
December 2017	4.1%	4.5%	4.8%	3,682
November 2017	4.1%	4.5%	4.9%	3,760
October 2017	4.1%	4.5%	4.9%	3,800
September 2017	4.2%	4.5%	5.3%	4,142
August 2017	4.4%	4.6%	5.7%	4,481
July 2017	4.3%	4.6%	5.6%	4,393
June 2017	4.3%	4.6%	5.3%	4,135
May 2017	4.3%	4.6%	5.1%	3,964
April 2017	4.4%	4.6%	4.9%	3,791