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The unemployment rate in 2023 in Salem, NH was 3.1%, which was 19.4% greater than the unemployment rate of 2.5% across the entire state of New Hampshire. Compared to the unemployment rate of 6.4% in 2013, this represents a decrease of 106.5%. The most common industries in Salem are: Computer & electronic products (9.7% of civilian employees), Health care (7.4% of civilian employees), Construction (6.8% of civilian employees). 75.7% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 9.6% greater than the rate of 68.4% across the entire state of New Hampshire.

Most common industries

Most common industries
Most common industries for males
Most common industries for females

Most common industries

Industry

All

Males

Females
Computer and electronic products9.7%
(1,470)		10.7%
(881)		8.4%
(589)
Health care7.4%
(1,128)		1.9%
(157)		13.9%
(971)
Construction6.8%
(1,041)		11.5%
(947)		1.3%
(94)
Professional, scientific, and technical services6.3%
(961)		5.9%
(486)		6.8%
(475)
Educational services5.6%
(857)		2.6%
(213)		9.2%
(644)
Finance and insurance4.0%
(614)		3.0%
(251)		5.2%
(363)
Public administration3.9%
(593)		4.1%
(334)		3.7%
(259)
Accommodation and food services3.7%
(560)		2.5%
(203)		5.1%
(357)
Administrative and support and waste management services3.3%
(506)		3.4%
(278)		3.3%
(228)
Miscellaneous manufacturing2.8%
(420)		3.1%
(257)		2.3%
(163)
Department and other general merchandise stores2.7%
(410)		1.8%
(148)		3.8%
(262)
Food and beverage stores2.5%
(378)		2.5%
(204)		2.5%
(174)
Repair and maintenance2.0%
(307)		3.3%
(269)		0.5%
(38)
Broadcasting and telecommunications2.0%
(302)		1.6%
(131)		2.5%
(171)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers1.9%
(290)		2.9%
(241)		0.7%
(49)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation1.6%
(250)		0.9%
(77)		2.5%
(173)
Radio, TV, and computer stores1.5%
(229)		2.2%
(184)		0.6%
(45)
Real estate and rental and leasing1.4%
(217)		1.3%
(107)		1.6%
(110)
Metal and metal products1.4%
(207)		2.1%
(172)		0.5%
(35)
Chemicals1.2%
(189)		1.4%
(115)		1.1%
(74)
Social assistance1.2%
(188)		0.3%
(21)		2.4%
(167)
Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers1.2%
(177)		1.7%
(141)		0.5%
(36)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries1.1%
(166)		1.1%
(91)		1.1%
(75)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers1.1%
(163)		1.6%
(130)		0.5%
(33)
Personal and laundry services1.0%
(158)		0.3%
(25)		1.9%
(133)
Data processing, libraries, and other information services1.0%
(158)		1.1%
(89)		1.0%
(69)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components0.9%
(144)		1.1%
(91)		0.8%
(53)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers0.9%
(140)		1.1%
(89)		0.7%
(51)
Textile mills and textile products0.9%
(137)		0.9%
(73)		0.9%
(64)
Pharmacies and drug stores0.9%
(135)		0.1%
(11)		1.8%
(124)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations0.9%
(131)		0.5%
(38)		1.3%
(93)
Printing and related support activities0.8%
(126)		1.1%
(93)		0.5%
(33)
Food0.8%
(117)		1.0%
(86)		0.4%
(31)
Other direct selling establishments0.8%
(117)		0.7%
(59)		0.8%
(58)
Paper0.7%
(114)		1.2%
(102)		0.2%
(12)
U. S. Postal service0.7%
(103)		0.9%
(74)		0.4%
(29)
Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores0.7%
(101)		0.8%
(70)		0.4%
(31)
Utilities0.6%
(97)		1.2%
(97)		0.0%
(0)
Machinery0.6%
(97)		1.2%
(97)		0.0%
(0)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores0.6%
(97)		0.6%
(47)		0.7%
(50)
Truck transportation0.6%
(94)		1.0%
(82)		0.2%
(12)
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers0.6%
(91)		0.5%
(38)		0.8%
(53)
Plastics and rubber products0.5%
(82)		0.9%
(74)		0.1%
(8)
Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers0.5%
(81)		0.7%
(55)		0.4%
(26)
Air transportation0.5%
(80)		0.6%
(46)		0.5%
(34)
Transportation equipment0.5%
(80)		0.6%
(49)		0.4%
(31)
Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers0.5%
(80)		0.4%
(36)		0.6%
(44)
Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores0.5%
(74)		0.2%
(15)		0.8%
(59)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers0.5%
(74)		0.9%
(74)		0.0%
(0)
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores0.4%
(64)		0.7%
(54)		0.1%
(10)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting0.4%
(57)		0.3%
(27)		0.4%
(30)
Gasoline stations0.3%
(49)		0.4%
(33)		0.2%
(16)
Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores0.3%
(48)		0.1%
(9)		0.6%
(39)
Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers0.3%
(44)		0.4%
(31)		0.2%
(13)
Warehousing and storage0.3%
(41)		0.3%
(26)		0.2%
(15)
Nonmetallic mineral products0.3%
(39)		0.4%
(30)		0.1%
(9)
Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers0.2%
(32)		0.4%
(32)		0.0%
(0)
Electronic shopping and mail-order houses0.2%
(32)		0.1%
(6)		0.4%
(26)
Apparel0.2%
(30)		0.3%
(24)		0.1%
(6)
Leather and allied products0.2%
(29)		0.4%
(29)		0.0%
(0)
Retail florists0.2%
(29)		0.3%
(22)		0.1%
(7)
Office supplies and stationery stores0.2%
(29)		0.2%
(17)		0.2%
(12)
Fuel dealers0.2%
(28)		0.3%
(22)		0.1%
(6)
Recyclable material merchant wholesalers0.2%
(25)		0.3%
(25)		0.0%
(0)
Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers0.2%
(24)		0.3%
(24)		0.0%
(0)
Furniture and related product manufacturing0.2%
(24)		0.2%
(13)		0.2%
(11)
Apparel, fabrics, and notions merchant wholesalers0.1%
(22)		0.2%
(14)		0.1%
(8)
Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers0.1%
(20)		0.1%
(11)		0.1%
(9)
Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers0.1%
(20)		0.2%
(20)		0.0%
(0)
Music stores0.1%
(20)		0.1%
(7)		0.2%
(13)
Wood products0.1%
(20)		0.1%
(11)		0.1%
(9)
Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers0.1%
(19)		0.1%
(7)		0.2%
(12)
Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers0.1%
(17)		0.2%
(17)		0.0%
(0)
Vending machine operators0.1%
(17)		0.2%
(17)		0.0%
(0)
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction0.1%
(15)		0.2%
(15)		0.0%
(0)
Rail transportation0.1%
(15)		0.2%
(15)		0.0%
(0)
Petroleum and coal products0.1%
(14)		0.2%
(14)		0.0%
(0)

Unemployment in Salem

Unemployment by year
  • Unemployment by race in 2000
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 3.0%Males
  • 2.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 10.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 13.8%Males
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 5.2%Males
  • 5.8%Females
Unemployment in 2023:
Salem:

3.1%
New Hampshire:

2.5%
Unemployment in 2022:
Salem:

3.0%
New Hampshire:

2.5%
Unemployment in 2021:
Salem:

4.0%
New Hampshire:

3.4%
Unemployment in 2020:
Salem:

8.4%
New Hampshire:

6.7%
Unemployment in 2019:
Salem:

3.4%
New Hampshire:

2.6%
Unemployment in 2018:
Salem:

3.4%
New Hampshire:

2.6%
Unemployment in 2017:
Salem:

3.7%
New Hampshire:

2.8%
Unemployment in 2016:
Salem:

3.6%
New Hampshire:

2.9%
Unemployment in 2015:
Salem:

4.3%
New Hampshire:

3.4%
Unemployment in 2014:
Salem:

5.3%
New Hampshire:

4.3%
Unemployment in 2013:
Salem:

6.4%
New Hampshire:

5.3%
Unemployment in 2012:
Salem:

6.8%
New Hampshire:

5.4%
Unemployment in 2011:
Salem:

6.7%
New Hampshire:

5.5%
Unemployment in 2010:
Salem:

7.3%
New Hampshire:

6.1%
Unemployment in 2009:
Salem:

7.9%
New Hampshire:

6.1%
Unemployment in 2008:
Salem:

5.2%
New Hampshire:

3.7%
Unemployment in 2007:
Salem:

4.9%
New Hampshire:

3.5%
Unemployment in 2006:
Salem:

4.8%
New Hampshire:

3.5%
Unemployment in 2005:
Salem:

5.6%
New Hampshire:

3.6%
Unemployment in 2004:
Salem:

6.3%
New Hampshire:

3.8%
Unemployment in 2003:
Salem:

7.1%
New Hampshire:

4.5%
Unemployment in 2002:
Salem:

7.2%
New Hampshire:

4.5%
Unemployment in 2001:
Salem:

5.2%
New Hampshire:

3.4%
Unemployment in 2000:
Salem:

4.0%
New Hampshire:

2.7%
Unemployment in 1999:
Salem:

4.2%
New Hampshire:

2.7%
Unemployment in 1998:
Salem:

5.3%
New Hampshire:

2.8%
Unemployment in 1997:
Salem:

5.8%
New Hampshire:

3.4%
Unemployment in 1996:
Salem:

6.5%
New Hampshire:

3.8%
Unemployment in 1995:
Salem:

6.5%
New Hampshire:

3.8%
Unemployment in 1994:
Salem:

7.9%
New Hampshire:

4.5%
Unemployment in 1993:
Salem:

11.0%
New Hampshire:

6.1%
Unemployment in 1992:
Salem:

10.8%
New Hampshire:

7.3%
Unemployment in 1991:
Salem:

8.7%
New Hampshire:

6.8%
Unemployment in 1990:
Salem:

7.7%
New Hampshire:

5.3%

Time leaving home to go to work

Time Leaving Home To Go To Work
<5am:
Salem:

2.7% (403)
New Hampshire:

3.3% (20,948)
5:30am:
Salem:

3.6% (536)
New Hampshire:

3.1% (19,529)
6am:
Salem:

5.1% (763)
New Hampshire:

4.8% (30,560)
6:30am:
Salem:

10.8% (1,598)
New Hampshire:

8.7% (55,574)
7am:
Salem:

9.1% (1,357)
New Hampshire:

11.3% (72,142)
7:30am:
Salem:

15.7% (2,335)
New Hampshire:

14.7% (93,945)
8am:
Salem:

12.9% (1,914)
New Hampshire:

14.7% (93,766)
8:30am:
Salem:

11.7% (1,742)
New Hampshire:

10.7% (68,355)
9am:
Salem:

5.5% (811)
New Hampshire:

4.9% (31,547)
10am:
Salem:

5.0% (737)
New Hampshire:

4.4% (28,251)
11am:
Salem:

2.5% (369)
New Hampshire:

1.9% (12,237)
12pm:
Salem:

0.4% (59)
New Hampshire:

0.9% (5,974)
4pm:
Salem:

7.1% (1,052)
New Hampshire:

6.8% (43,620)
>4pm:
Salem:

5.6% (832)
New Hampshire:

5.8% (36,810)

Travel time to work

Travel time (in minutes) to work
Working at home
Less than 5 minutes:
Salem:

3.3% (495)
New Hampshire:

3.9% (24,932)
5 to 9 minutes:
Salem:

10.1% (1,499)
New Hampshire:

11.7% (74,466)
10 to 14 minutes:
Salem:

14.1% (2,099)
New Hampshire:

15.2% (97,185)
15 to 19 minutes:
Salem:

13.9% (2,064)
New Hampshire:

14.3% (91,417)
20 to 24 minutes:
Salem:

14.5% (2,154)
New Hampshire:

13.1% (83,562)
25 to 29 minutes:
Salem:

5.3% (789)
New Hampshire:

5.7% (36,290)
30 to 34 minutes:
Salem:

12.1% (1,802)
New Hampshire:

10.9% (69,722)
35 to 39 minutes:
Salem:

3.2% (473)
New Hampshire:

2.7% (17,218)
40 to 44 minutes:
Salem:

4.1% (612)
New Hampshire:

3.2% (20,648)
45 to 59 minutes:
Salem:

8.2% (1,224)
New Hampshire:

6.9% (44,234)
60 to 89 minutes:
Salem:

6.5% (967)
New Hampshire:

5.7% (36,458)
90 or more minutes:
Salem:

2.2% (330)
New Hampshire:

2.7% (17,126)

Means of transportation to work

Means of transportation to work - Salem
Means of transportation to work - New Hampshire
Drove car alone:
Salem:

88.8% (13,180)
New Hampshire:

81.8% (522,043)
Carpooled:
Salem:

6.9% (1,028)
New Hampshire:

9.8% (62,763)
Railroad:
Salem:

0.1% (13)
New Hampshire:

0.1% (571)
Taxicab:
Salem:

0.1% (10)
New Hampshire:

0.1% (765)
Motorcycle:
Salem:

0.0% (7)
New Hampshire:

0.1% (388)
Bicycle:
Salem:

0.2% (27)
New Hampshire:

0.2% (1,218)
Walked:
Salem:

1.0% (146)
New Hampshire:

2.9% (18,545)
Other means:
Salem:

0.7% (97)
New Hampshire:

0.6% (3,656)

Private vehicle occupancy

Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
Salem:

92.8% (13,180)
New Hampshire:

89.3% (522,043)
In 2 person carpool:
Salem:

6.2% (887)
New Hampshire:

9.0% (52,861)
In 3 person carpool:
Salem:

0.9% (132)
New Hampshire:

1.2% (7,103)
In 4 person carpool:
Salem:

0.1% (9)
New Hampshire:

0.3% (1,588)

Class of workers

Class of Workers
Employee of private company:
Salem:

75.7% (11,511)
New Hampshire:

68.4% (445,255)
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Salem:

2.4% (368)
New Hampshire:

2.9% (18,595)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Salem:

5.1% (778)
New Hampshire:

8.1% (52,725)
Local government workers:
Salem:

5.1% (778)
New Hampshire:

7.2% (46,607)
State government workers:
Salem:

2.0% (304)
New Hampshire:

3.3% (21,558)
Federal government workers:
Salem:

3.0% (455)
New Hampshire:

2.3% (15,106)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Salem:

6.2% (944)
New Hampshire:

7.6% (49,520)
Unpaid family workers:
Salem:

0.5% (78)
New Hampshire:

0.2% (1,505)
Class of Workers - Males
Employee of private company - Males:
Salem:

77.5% (6,390)
New Hampshire:

71.5% (246,493)
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
Salem:

3.2% (267)
New Hampshire:

4.0% (13,714)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
Salem:

1.8% (152)
New Hampshire:

4.7% (16,096)
Local government workers - Males:
Salem:

4.1% (337)
New Hampshire:

4.8% (16,494)
State government workers - Males:
Salem:

1.8% (147)
New Hampshire:

3.0% (10,226)
Federal government workers - Males:
Salem:

3.1% (258)
New Hampshire:

2.6% (8,801)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
Salem:

7.6% (628)
New Hampshire:

9.3% (32,158)
Unpaid family workers - Males:
Salem:

0.8% (62)
New Hampshire:

0.2% (602)
Class of Workers - Females
Employee of private company - Females:
Salem:

73.4% (5,121)
New Hampshire:

64.9% (198,762)
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
Salem:

1.4% (101)
New Hampshire:

1.6% (4,881)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
Salem:

9.0% (626)
New Hampshire:

12.0% (36,629)
Local government workers - Females:
Salem:

6.3% (441)
New Hampshire:

9.8% (30,113)
State government workers - Females:
Salem:

2.3% (157)
New Hampshire:

3.7% (11,332)
Federal government workers - Females:
Salem:

2.8% (197)
New Hampshire:

2.1% (6,305)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
Salem:

4.5% (316)
New Hampshire:

5.7% (17,362)
Unpaid family workers - Females:
Salem:

0.2% (16)
New Hampshire:

0.3% (903)
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