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Dover-Durham, New Hampshire Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Dover fell 0.0 percentage points in January 2023 to 2.5%. 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 2020 at 14.4% and is now 11.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 1.9% in July 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.6 percentage points. You can also compare Dover unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.4% -0.1 -0.6
New Hampshire 2.8% -0.1 +0.5
Dover 2.5% 0.0 -0.2
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with January 2023 data as February metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Dover, New Hampshire, National

Dover, New Hampshire monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Dover, New Hampshire Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Dover peaked in April 2020 at 11,617. There are now 9,506 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,625 in July 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 486.

Unemployed Persons January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Dover 2,111 -23 -199

Number of Unemployed Persons

Dover, New Hampshire Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
New Hampshire
Unemployment Rate
Dover
Unemployment Rate
Dover
Unemployed
February
2023
3.6%
January
2023
3.4% 2.8% 2.5% 2,111
December
2022
3.5% 2.9% 2.5% 2,134
November
2022
3.6% 2.9% 2.4% 2,056
October
2022
3.7% 2.9% 2.3% 1,948
September
2022
3.5% 2.8% 2.1% 1,779
August
2022
3.7% 2.7% 2.0% 1,666
July
2022
3.5% 2.5% 1.9% 1,625
June
2022
3.6% 2.4% 2.0% 1,673
May
2022
3.6% 2.2% 2.0% 1,725
April
2022
3.6% 2.1% 2.2% 1,828
March
2022
3.6% 2.1% 2.3% 1,931

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.