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
10.1%
2023
2.6%
Total change
-7.5 pp
% change
-74.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.1% | — |
| 2019 | 11.5% | +1.4 pp (13.9%) |
| 2020 | 7.4% | -4.1 pp (-35.7%) |
| 2021 | 6.3% | -1.1 pp (-14.9%) |
| 2022 | 4.5% | -1.8 pp (-28.6%) |
| 2023 | 2.6% | -1.9 pp (-42.2%) |