Dover, DE Metro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Dover, DE Metro Area'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
6.7%
2023
5.5%
Total change
-1.2 pp
% change
-17.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.7% | — |
| 2019 | 5.4% | -1.3 pp (-19.4%) |
| 2020 | 6.2% | +0.8 pp (14.8%) |
| 2021 | 5.6% | -0.6 pp (-9.7%) |
| 2022 | 6.0% | +0.4 pp (7.1%) |
| 2023 | 5.5% | -0.5 pp (-8.3%) |