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Salem city recorded an unemployment rate of 3.6% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 479 people out of the 25,335 living in Salem city at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Salem city has decreased compared to the 4.9% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Salem city was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 4.5%.

Of the 12,770 people who had a job during that time, 61 were employed in the Armed Forces and 12,709 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	479	3.6%
Employed	12,770	96.4%
Employed in civilian labor force	12,709	95.9%
Employed in armed forces	61	0.5%