Salem city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Salem city'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
10.7%
2023
4.6%
Total change
-6.1 pp
% change
-57%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.7% | — |
| 2019 | 6.3% | -4.4 pp (-41.1%) |
| 2020 | 3.0% | -3.3 pp (-52.4%) |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -1.5 pp (-50%) |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -0.5 pp (-33.3%) |
| 2023 | 4.6% | +3.6 pp (360%) |