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
6.9%
2023
4.1%
Total change
-2.8 pp
% change
-40.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.9% | — |
| 2019 | 6.0% | -0.9 pp (-13%) |
| 2020 | 6.3% | +0.3 pp (5%) |
| 2021 | 5.1% | -1.2 pp (-19%) |
| 2022 | 4.0% | -1.1 pp (-21.6%) |
| 2023 | 4.1% | +0.1 pp (2.5%) |