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
5.3%
Total change
-1.5 pp
% change
-22.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.8% | — |
| 2019 | 5.8% | -1.0 pp (-14.7%) |
| 2020 | 6.2% | +0.4 pp (6.9%) |
| 2021 | 6.4% | +0.2 pp (3.2%) |
| 2022 | 6.1% | -0.3 pp (-4.7%) |
| 2023 | 5.3% | -0.8 pp (-13.1%) |