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
8.0%
2023
5.1%
Total change
-2.9 pp
% change
-36.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.0% | — |
| 2019 | 9.1% | +1.1 pp (13.7%) |
| 2020 | 8.1% | -1.0 pp (-11%) |
| 2021 | 4.1% | -4.0 pp (-49.4%) |
| 2022 | 4.5% | +0.4 pp (9.8%) |
| 2023 | 5.1% | +0.6 pp (13.3%) |