Dover city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Dover city's unemployment rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
5.3%
2023
4.8%
Total change
-0.5 pp
% change
-9.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.3% | — |
| 2019 | 4.3% | -1.0 pp (-18.9%) |
| 2020 | 5.5% | +1.2 pp (27.9%) |
| 2021 | 5.5% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2022 | 5.3% | -0.2 pp (-3.6%) |
| 2023 | 4.8% | -0.5 pp (-9.4%) |