Dover-Durham, New Hampshire Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Dover fell 0.0 percentage points in July 2019 to 2.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points lower than the New Hampshire rate. The unemployment rate in Dover peaked in May 2009 at 6.7% and is now 4.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.3% in August 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Dover unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.2
New Hampshire	2.5%	0.0	0.0
Dover	2.3%	0.0	-0.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with July 2019 data as August 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 May 2009 at 5,454. There are now 3,507 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,935 in February 2019, the number of unemployed has now grown by 12.

Unemployed Persons	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Dover	1,947	-16	-81

Number of Unemployed Persons

Dover, New Hampshire Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	New Hampshire Unemployment Rate	Dover Unemployment Rate	Dover Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	—	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	2.5%	—	—
July 2019	3.7%	2.5%	2.3%	1,947
June 2019	3.7%	2.5%	2.3%	1,963
May 2019	3.6%	2.4%	2.3%	1,974
April 2019	3.6%	2.4%	2.3%	1,966
March 2019	3.8%	2.4%	2.3%	1,935
February 2019	3.8%	2.4%	2.3%	1,935
January 2019	4.0%	2.4%	2.3%	1,943
December 2018	3.9%	2.4%	2.3%	1,957
November 2018	3.7%	2.4%	2.3%	1,952
October 2018	3.8%	2.4%	2.3%	1,947