Dover town: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Dover town'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
5.2%
2023
4.6%
Total change
-0.6 pp
% change
-11.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.2% | — |
| 2019 | 4.9% | -0.3 pp (-5.8%) |
| 2020 | 4.5% | -0.4 pp (-8.2%) |
| 2021 | 7.2% | +2.7 pp (60%) |
| 2022 | 6.2% | -1.0 pp (-13.9%) |
| 2023 | 4.6% | -1.6 pp (-25.8%) |