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

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, 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