Dover, Delaware Metro Area

MSA: Dover, DE
county: Kent

Population (2017 estimate): 177,000
Unemployment Rate (March 2018): 4.5%

NFP Employment (2017): 69,000
Average Earnings (2017): $42,380

year,nfp_yoy,us_nfp_yoy,
2012,0.6000,1.7,
2013,2.5000,1.6,
2014,1.5000,1.9,
2015,1.2000,2.1,
2016,1.2000,1.8,
2017,0.6000,1.6,

year,nfp_earn_yoy,us_nfp_earn_yoy,
2012,7.4000,2.3,
2013,3.2000,2.0,
2014,5.9000,2.3,
2015,-0.9000,2.4,
2016,11.4000,2.0,
2017,10.2000,2.8,

year,unemp_rt,us_unemp_rt,
2012,7.9000,8.1000,
2013,7.3000,7.4000,
2014,6.4000,6.2000,
2015,5.4000,5.3000,
2016,4.9000,4.9000,
2017,5.0000,4.4000,

year,nfp_earn,us_nfp_earn,
2012,31890.00,42068.00,
2013,32920.00,42900.00,
2014,34860.00,43888.00,
2015,34540.00,44928.00,
2016,38470.00,45812.00,
2017,42380.00,47112.00,

Click on an occupational group in the table below for data on specific occupations:

data source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Group	Total Employment	Jobs per 1000	Location Quotient	Median Annual Earnings
Management	2,230	35.1	0.7	$100,020
Business and Financial Operations	2,670	41.9	0.8	$57,800
IT and Mathematical	930	14.6	0.5	$66,300
Architecture and Engineering	760	12.0	0.7	$63,160
Life, Physical, and Social Sciences	N/A	N/A	N/A	$56,910
Community and Social Services	1,250	19.7	1.4	$41,800
Legal and Judicial	490	7.7	1.0	$56,240
Education, Training, and Library	4,780	75.1	1.2	$55,170
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	540	8.5	0.6	$36,450
Healthcare Practitioners and Technicians	3,980	62.6	1.1	$62,090
Healthcare Support	2,130	33.5	1.2	$28,470
Protective Services	2,110	33.2	1.4	$37,950
Food Preparation and Serving Related	6,750	106.2	1.2	$19,910
Building, Grounds Cleaning, and Maintenance	2,010	31.6	1.0	$23,840
Personal Care and Services	2,580	40.6	1.3	$22,360
Sales and Related	6,670	104.9	1.0	$22,780
Office and Administrative Support	9,960	156.6	1.0	$31,780
Construction and Extraction	1,960	30.9	0.8	$39,570
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	2,530	39.7	1.0	$44,690
Production	3,450	54.3	0.8	$27,860
Transportation and Material Moving	4,980	78.3	1.1	$30,170