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
6.8%
2023
4.7%
Total change
-2.1 pp
% change
-30.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.8% | — |
| 2019 | 5.9% | -0.9 pp (-13.2%) |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -4.1 pp (-69.5%) |
| 2021 | 1.7% | -0.1 pp (-5.6%) |
| 2022 | 1.9% | +0.2 pp (11.8%) |
| 2023 | 4.7% | +2.8 pp (147.4%) |