Dover Metro Area Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Dover Area | Delaware | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 130,957, see rank | 734,886 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 62,011, 47.35%, see rank | 47.77% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 43,227, 69.71%, see rank | 68.02% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 2,164, 3.49%, see rank | 0.77% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 41,063, 66.22%, see rank | 67.25% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 36,794, 89.60%, see rank | 90.88% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 4,269, 10.40%, see rank | 9.12% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 18,784, 30.29%, see rank | 31.98% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 68,946, 52.65%, see rank | 52.23% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 40,878, 59.29%, see rank | 60.00% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 449, 0.65%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 40,429, 58.64%, see rank | 59.88% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 36,898, 91.27%, see rank | 92.05% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 3,531, 8.73%, see rank | 7.95% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 28,068, 40.71%, see rank | 40.00% | 41.21% |
1 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Dover Area | Delaware | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 126,701, see rank | 718,553 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 59,864, 47.25%, see rank | 47.81% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 41,808, 69.84%, see rank | 68.94% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 2,583, 4.31%, see rank | 0.93% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 39,225, 65.52%, see rank | 68.01% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 35,254, 89.88%, see rank | 91.01% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 3,971, 10.12%, see rank | 8.99% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 18,056, 30.16%, see rank | 31.06% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 66,837, 52.75%, see rank | 52.19% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 39,733, 59.45%, see rank | 60.73% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 533, 0.80%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 39,200, 58.65%, see rank | 60.58% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 35,839, 91.43%, see rank | 92.26% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 3,361, 8.57%, see rank | 7.74% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 27,104, 40.55%, see rank | 39.27% | 40.57% |
1 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
ACS 2006-2010 data
| Dover Area | Delaware | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 121,792, see rank | 700,375 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 57,667, 47.35%, see rank | 47.78% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 40,199, 69.71%, see rank | 69.89% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 2,551, 4.42%, see rank | 0.91% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 37,648, 65.29%, see rank | 68.98% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 34,457, 91.52%, see rank | 92.53% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 3,191, 8.48%, see rank | 7.47% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 17,468, 30.29%, see rank | 30.11% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 64,125, 52.65%, see rank | 52.22% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 37,991, 59.25%, see rank | 60.43% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 568, 0.89%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 37,423, 58.36%, see rank | 60.24% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 34,813, 93.03%, see rank | 93.27% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 2,610, 6.97%, see rank | 6.73% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 26,134, 40.75%, see rank | 39.57% | 40.60% |
1 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Dover Area | Delaware | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 116,865, see rank | 682,249 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 55,140, 47.18%, see rank | 47.85% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 39,471, 71.58%, see rank | 70.77% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 2,353, 4.27%, see rank | 0.86% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 37,118, 67.32%, see rank | 69.91% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 34,402, 92.68%, see rank | 93.09% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 2,716, 7.32%, see rank | 6.91% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 15,669, 28.42%, see rank | 29.23% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 61,725, 52.82%, see rank | 52.15% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 36,879, 59.75%, see rank | 60.27% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 429, 0.70%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 36,450, 59.05%, see rank | 60.11% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 33,975, 93.21%, see rank | 93.90% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 2,475, 6.79%, see rank | 6.10% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 24,846, 40.25%, see rank | 39.73% | 40.90% |
1 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.