Dover-Durham, New Hampshire Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Dover fell 0.0 percentage points in February 2019 to 2.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points lower than the New Hampshire rate. The unemployment rate in Dover peaked in April 2009 at 6.7% and is now 4.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.2% in February 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. 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
New Hampshire	2.4%	0.0	-0.3
Dover	2.3%	0.0	+0.1

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, 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 3,503 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,857 in February 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 94.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Dover	1,951	+7	+94

Number of Unemployed Persons

Dover, New Hampshire Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	New Hampshire Unemployment Rate	Dover Unemployment Rate	Dover Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	2.4%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	2.4%	2.3%	1,951
January 2019	4.0%	2.4%	2.3%	1,944
December 2018	3.9%	2.4%	2.2%	1,936
November 2018	3.7%	2.4%	2.2%	1,925
October 2018	3.8%	2.4%	2.3%	1,949
September 2018	3.7%	2.4%	2.3%	2,028
August 2018	3.8%	2.5%	2.4%	2,120
July 2018	3.9%	2.5%	2.4%	2,097
June 2018	4.0%	2.6%	2.5%	2,114
May 2018	3.8%	2.6%	2.5%	2,144
April 2018	3.9%	2.6%	2.5%	2,121