Dover-Durham, New Hampshire Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Dover fell 0.0 percentage points in October 2018 to 2.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 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	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.4
New Hampshire	2.6%	-0.1	0.0
Dover	2.3%	0.0	-0.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2018 data as November 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 3,505 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 92.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Dover	1,949	-79	-100

Number of Unemployed Persons

Dover, New Hampshire Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	New Hampshire Unemployment Rate	Dover Unemployment Rate	Dover Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	2.6%	2.3%	1,949
September 2018	3.7%	2.7%	2.3%	2,028
August 2018	3.9%	2.7%	2.4%	2,120
July 2018	3.9%	2.7%	2.4%	2,097
June 2018	4.0%	2.7%	2.5%	2,114
May 2018	3.8%	2.7%	2.5%	2,144
April 2018	3.9%	2.6%	2.5%	2,121
March 2018	4.1%	2.6%	2.2%	1,911
February 2018	4.1%	2.6%	2.2%	1,857
January 2018	4.1%	2.6%	2.3%	1,903
December 2017	4.1%	2.6%	2.3%	1,928