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
4.7%
2023
3.4%
Total change
-1.3 pp
% change
-27.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.7% | — |
| 2019 | 4.4% | -0.3 pp (-6.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3.6% | — |
| 2022 | 3.5% | -0.1 pp (-2.8%) |
| 2023 | 3.4% | -0.1 pp (-2.9%) |