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Unemployed people in Salem, MA

Unemployed people in Salem, MA was 1,246 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 15.4% from 2024. That is the 27th highest of 58 cities in 2025.

2025, persons1,246
Change on 2024+15.4%
Rank27th of 58Cities in Massachusetts ranked
Series high2,5892020
Series low5942000

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Unemployed people in Salem, MA, 1990 to 2025

5001,0001,5002,0002,5003,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 1,308 persons1991: 1,823 persons1992: 2,057 persons1993: 1,442 persons1994: 1,174 persons1995: 1,104 persons1996: 964 persons1997: 869 persons1998: 770 persons1999: 755 persons2000: 594 persons2001: 878 persons2002: 1,264 persons2003: 1,418 persons2004: 1,283 persons2005: 1,128 persons2006: 1,094 persons2007: 1,042 persons2008: 1,233 persons2009: 1,925 persons2010: 1,896 persons2011: 1,725 persons2012: 1,578 persons2013: 1,588 persons2014: 1,402 persons2015: 1,164 persons2016: 990 persons2017: 970 persons2018: 897 persons2019: 766 persons2020: 2,589 persons2021: 1,391 persons2022: 906 persons2023: 919 persons2024: 1,080 persons2025: 1,246 persons5001,0001,5002,0002,5003,00019902002201420251990: 1,308 persons1991: 1,823 persons1992: 2,057 persons1993: 1,442 persons1994: 1,174 persons1995: 1,104 persons1996: 964 persons1997: 869 persons1998: 770 persons1999: 755 persons2000: 594 persons2001: 878 persons2002: 1,264 persons2003: 1,418 persons2004: 1,283 persons2005: 1,128 persons2006: 1,094 persons2007: 1,042 persons2008: 1,233 persons2009: 1,925 persons2010: 1,896 persons2011: 1,725 persons2012: 1,578 persons2013: 1,588 persons2014: 1,402 persons2015: 1,164 persons2016: 990 persons2017: 970 persons2018: 897 persons2019: 766 persons2020: 2,589 persons2021: 1,391 persons2022: 906 persons2023: 919 persons2024: 1,080 persons2025: 1,246 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
20251,246
20241,080
2023919
2022906
20211,391
20202,589
2019766
2018897
2017970
2016990
20151,164
20141,402
20131,588
20121,578
20111,725
20101,896
20091,925
20081,233
20071,042
20061,094
20051,128
20041,283
20031,418
20021,264
2001878
2000594
1999755
1998770
1997869
1996964
19951,104
19941,174
19931,442
19922,057
19911,823
19901,308

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Definition

Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. The survey definition, not a count of benefit claimants. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, Salem, MA, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Salem, MA, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/salem-ma. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, Salem, MA, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/salem-ma.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Salem, MA, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/salem-ma (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Salem, MA?

Unemployed people in Salem, MA was 1,246 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 15.4% from 2024. That is the 27th highest of 58 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Salem, MA?

2,589 in 2020, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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