Salem County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Salem County'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
8.0%
2023
7.5%
Total change
-0.5 pp
% change
-6.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.0% | — |
| 2019 | 6.0% | -2.0 pp (-25%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.6% | — |
| 2022 | 8.0% | +0.4 pp (5.3%) |
| 2023 | 7.5% | -0.5 pp (-6.3%) |