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Employed residents in Dover, DE

Employed residents in Dover, DE was 16,620 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.8% from 2024.

2025, persons16,620
Change on 2024-0.8%
Series high17,1602019
Series low13,7202010

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Employed residents in Dover, DE, 1990 to 2025

13K14K15K16K17K18K19901996200220082014202020251990: 13,748 persons1991: 14,336 persons1992: 15,081 persons1993: 15,543 persons1994: 16,253 persons1995: 16,510 persons1996: 16,461 persons1997: 16,079 persons1998: 16,427 persons1999: 16,698 persons2000: 14,464 persons2001: 14,851 persons2002: 14,994 persons2003: 15,287 persons2004: 15,885 persons2005: 16,036 persons2006: 16,447 persons2007: 16,666 persons2008: 16,365 persons2009: 15,399 persons2010: 13,720 persons2011: 14,008 persons2012: 14,140 persons2013: 14,041 persons2014: 14,192 persons2015: 14,382 persons2016: 16,792 persons2017: 16,863 persons2018: 17,131 persons2019: 17,160 persons2020: 16,374 persons2021: 16,912 persons2022: 16,925 persons2023: 17,026 persons2024: 16,753 persons2025: 16,620 persons13K14K15K16K17K18K19902002201420251990: 13,748 persons1991: 14,336 persons1992: 15,081 persons1993: 15,543 persons1994: 16,253 persons1995: 16,510 persons1996: 16,461 persons1997: 16,079 persons1998: 16,427 persons1999: 16,698 persons2000: 14,464 persons2001: 14,851 persons2002: 14,994 persons2003: 15,287 persons2004: 15,885 persons2005: 16,036 persons2006: 16,447 persons2007: 16,666 persons2008: 16,365 persons2009: 15,399 persons2010: 13,720 persons2011: 14,008 persons2012: 14,140 persons2013: 14,041 persons2014: 14,192 persons2015: 14,382 persons2016: 16,792 persons2017: 16,863 persons2018: 17,131 persons2019: 17,160 persons2020: 16,374 persons2021: 16,912 persons2022: 16,925 persons2023: 17,026 persons2024: 16,753 persons2025: 16,620 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
202516,620
202416,753
202317,026
202216,925
202116,912
202016,374
201917,160
201817,131
201716,863
201616,792
201514,382
201414,192
201314,041
201214,140
201114,008
201013,720
200915,399
200816,365
200716,666
200616,447
200516,036
200415,885
200315,287
200214,994
200114,851
200014,464
199916,698
199816,427
199716,079
199616,461
199516,510
199416,253
199315,543
199215,081
199114,336
199013,748

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Definition

Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. Counts people where they live, whatever the place of work, and someone with two jobs counts once. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average (Employed residents, Dover, DE, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

MLA 9

Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Dover, DE, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/dover-de. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Employed residents, Dover, DE, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/dover-de.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Dover, DE, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/dover-de (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in Dover, DE?

Employed residents in Dover, DE was 16,620 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.8% from 2024.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employed residents in Dover, DE?

17,160 in 2019, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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