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
4.6%
2023
5.4%
Total change
+0.8 pp
% change
+17.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.6% | — |
| 2019 | 4.0% | -0.6 pp (-13%) |
| 2020 | 5.7% | +1.7 pp (42.5%) |
| 2021 | 6.1% | +0.4 pp (7%) |
| 2022 | 5.2% | -0.9 pp (-14.8%) |
| 2023 | 5.4% | +0.2 pp (3.8%) |