Dover-Durham, New Hampshire Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Dover fell 0.1 percentage points in February 2018 to 2.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than the New Hampshire rate. The unemployment rate in Dover peaked in April 2009 at 6.7% and is now 4.5 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 |
New Hampshire | 2.6% | 0.0 | -0.2 |
Dover | 2.2% | -0.1 | -0.2 |
Unemployment Rate: Dover, New Hampshire, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Dover, New Hampshire Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Dover peaked in June 2009 at 5,454. There are now 3,600 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.
Unemployed Persons | February 2018 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Dover | 1,854 | -55 | -184 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Dover, New Hampshire Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
New Hampshire Unemployment Rate |
Dover Unemployment Rate |
Dover Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
March 2018 |
4.1% | — | — | — |
February 2018 |
4.1% | 2.6% | 2.2% | 1,854 |
January 2018 |
4.1% | 2.6% | 2.3% | 1,909 |
December 2017 |
4.1% | 2.6% | 2.3% | 1,929 |
November 2017 |
4.1% | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2,071 |
October 2017 |
4.1% | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2,117 |
September 2017 |
4.2% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2,152 |
August 2017 |
4.4% | 2.7% | 2.4% | 2,003 |
July 2017 |
4.3% | 2.7% | 2.3% | 1,992 |
June 2017 |
4.3% | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2,097 |
May 2017 |
4.3% | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2,168 |
April 2017 |
4.4% | 2.7% | 2.4% | 2,073 |
1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩