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
4.4%
2023
0.8%
Total change
-3.6 pp
% change
-81.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.4% | — |
| 2019 | 3.9% | -0.5 pp (-11.4%) |
| 2020 | 4.0% | +0.1 pp (2.6%) |
| 2021 | 2.8% | -1.2 pp (-30%) |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -2.8 pp (-100%) |
| 2023 | 0.8% | +0.8 pp (0%) |