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Salem, MA Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Salem, MA | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 35,607, see rank | 5,427,407 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 16,255, 45.65%, see rank | 47.84% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 12,031, 74.01%, see rank | 72.18% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 16, 0.10%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 12,015, 73.92%, see rank | 72.03% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 10,571, 87.98%, see rank | 90.83% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,444, 12.02%, see rank | 9.17% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 4,224, 25.99%, see rank | 27.82% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 19,352, 54.35%, see rank | 52.16% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 12,483, 64.50%, see rank | 63.35% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 12,483, 64.50%, see rank | 63.33% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 11,605, 92.97%, see rank | 92.33% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 878, 7.03%, see rank | 7.67% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 6,869, 35.50%, see rank | 36.65% | 41.21% |
1 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Salem, MA | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 34,647, see rank | 5,320,423 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 16,128, 46.55%, see rank | 47.75% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 12,252, 75.97%, see rank | 72.78% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 23, 0.14%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 12,229, 75.82%, see rank | 72.59% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 10,701, 87.51%, see rank | 90.63% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,528, 12.49%, see rank | 9.37% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 3,876, 24.03%, see rank | 27.22% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 18,519, 53.45%, see rank | 52.25% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 12,269, 66.25%, see rank | 63.49% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 11, 0.06%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 12,258, 66.19%, see rank | 63.46% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 11,269, 91.93%, see rank | 92.48% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 989, 8.07%, see rank | 7.52% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 6,250, 33.75%, see rank | 36.51% | 40.57% |
1 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
ACS 2006-2010 data
| Salem, MA | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 33,732, see rank | 5,224,911 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 15,578, 46.18%, see rank | 47.69% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 12,036, 77.26%, see rank | 72.83% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 38, 0.24%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 11,998, 77.02%, see rank | 72.62% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 10,853, 90.46%, see rank | 91.84% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,145, 9.54%, see rank | 8.16% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 3,542, 22.74%, see rank | 27.17% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 18,154, 53.82%, see rank | 52.31% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 12,637, 69.61%, see rank | 63.03% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 21, 0.12%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 12,616, 69.49%, see rank | 62.99% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 11,707, 92.79%, see rank | 93.49% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 909, 7.21%, see rank | 6.51% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 5,517, 30.39%, see rank | 36.97% | 40.60% |
1 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Salem, MA | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 33,699, see rank | 5,238,828 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 15,367, 45.60%, see rank | 47.89% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 11,718, 76.25%, see rank | 72.81% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 24, 0.16%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 11,694, 76.10%, see rank | 72.59% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 10,718, 91.65%, see rank | 92.66% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 976, 8.35%, see rank | 7.34% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 3,649, 23.75%, see rank | 27.19% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 18,332, 54.40%, see rank | 52.11% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 12,023, 65.58%, see rank | 62.59% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 23, 0.13%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 12,000, 65.46%, see rank | 62.55% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 11,255, 93.79%, see rank | 93.97% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 745, 6.21%, see rank | 6.03% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 6,309, 34.42%, see rank | 37.41% | 40.90% |
1 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
US Census 2000 data
| Salem, MA | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 33,128, see rank | 5,010,241 | 217,168,077 |
| Male1 | 15,221, 45.95%, see rank | 47.30% | 48.34% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 11,390, 74.83%, see rank | 72.64% | 70.75% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.94% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 11,390, 74.83%, see rank | 72.45% | 69.81% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 10,741, 94.30%, see rank | 95.25% | 94.28% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 649, 5.70%, see rank | 4.75% | 5.72% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 3,831, 25.17%, see rank | 27.36% | 29.25% |
| Female1 | 17,907, 54.05%, see rank | 52.70% | 51.66% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 11,530, 64.39%, see rank | 60.45% | 57.54% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.15% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 11,530, 64.39%, see rank | 60.41% | 57.39% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 10,943, 94.91%, see rank | 95.64% | 94.17% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 587, 5.09%, see rank | 4.36% | 5.83% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 6,377, 35.61%, see rank | 39.55% | 42.46% |
1 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.