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
8.1%
2023
4.8%
Total change
-3.3 pp
% change
-40.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.1% | — |
| 2019 | 7.9% | -0.2 pp (-2.5%) |
| 2020 | 7.9% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2021 | 4.9% | -3.0 pp (-38%) |
| 2022 | 7.0% | +2.1 pp (42.9%) |
| 2023 | 4.8% | -2.2 pp (-31.4%) |