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
4.4%
2023
4.2%
Total change
-0.2 pp
% change
-4.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.4% | — |
| 2019 | 3.3% | -1.1 pp (-25%) |
| 2020 | 3.2% | -0.1 pp (-3%) |
| 2021 | 3.7% | +0.5 pp (15.6%) |
| 2022 | 3.7% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 4.2% | +0.5 pp (13.5%) |