Salem, Oregon Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Salem fell 0.0 percentage points in February 2021 to 5.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points lower than the Oregon rate. The unemployment rate in Salem peaked in April 2020 at 13.1% and is now 7.2 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 5.9% in November 2020, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Salem unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | February 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 6.2% | -0.1 | +2.7 |
Oregon | 6.1% | -0.1 | +2.6 |
Salem | 5.9% | 0.0 | +2.4 |
Unemployment Rate: Salem, Oregon, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Salem, Oregon Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Salem peaked in May 2020 at 26,214. There are now 13,883 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 11,733 in November 2020, the number of unemployed has now grown by 598. Salem employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Salem, Oregon) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | February 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Salem | 12,331 | -66 | +5,262 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Salem, Oregon Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Oregon Unemployment Rate |
Salem Unemployment Rate |
Salem Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
March 2021 |
6.0% | — | — | — |
February 2021 |
6.2% | 6.1% | 5.9% | 12,331 |
January 2021 |
6.3% | 6.2% | 5.9% | 12,397 |
December 2020 |
6.7% | 6.3% | 6.3% | 12,625 |
November 2020 |
6.7% | 6.6% | 5.9% | 11,733 |
October 2020 |
6.9% | 7.0% | 6.7% | 13,541 |
September 2020 |
7.8% | 7.5% | 7.8% | 15,025 |
August 2020 |
8.4% | 8.4% | 7.9% | 15,432 |
July 2020 |
10.2% | 9.6% | 9.7% | 18,828 |
June 2020 |
11.1% | 10.3% | 10.7% | 21,763 |
May 2020 |
13.3% | 11.7% | 13.0% | 26,214 |
April 2020 |
14.8% | 13.2% | 13.1% | 26,198 |
1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩