Salisbury city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Salisbury 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
13.1%
2023
7.5%
Total change
-5.6 pp
% change
-42.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.1% | — |
| 2019 | 9.6% | -3.5 pp (-26.7%) |
| 2020 | 8.0% | -1.6 pp (-16.7%) |
| 2021 | 8.7% | +0.7 pp (8.7%) |
| 2022 | 7.0% | -1.7 pp (-19.5%) |
| 2023 | 7.5% | +0.5 pp (7.1%) |