Dover borough: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Dover borough'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
7.1%
2023
6.7%
Total change
-0.4 pp
% change
-5.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.1% | — |
| 2019 | 6.9% | -0.2 pp (-2.8%) |
| 2020 | 4.5% | -2.4 pp (-34.8%) |
| 2021 | 3.7% | -0.8 pp (-17.8%) |
| 2022 | 6.8% | +3.1 pp (83.8%) |
| 2023 | 6.7% | -0.1 pp (-1.5%) |