Salem city, VA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Salem city’s unemployment rate is 3.4%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 33 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Salem city economy

3.4%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.1% the month before
13,363
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
25,477
people in Salem city
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$66,716
median household income
Source: Census ACS
40%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Salem city outlook: Steady

Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.

Private-sector jobs up 11.9% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 1.6% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.4%, up 0.3 points from a year ago

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Salem city layoffs

1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
533
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

Layoff notices filed in Salem city, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Jan 16, 2026	Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Virginia LLCTakes effect Mar 18, 2026	Salem	533	Closure	State record

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Employers hiring most in Salem city

Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.

KIK Custom Products4 open roles
US Foods4 open roles
Servpro Industries2 open roles
Veterans Health Administration2 open roles
Adecco1 open role
Aditi Consulting1 open role
BrightSpring Health Services1 open role
CES Consulting1 open role
Commonwealth of Virginia1 open role
Friendship1 open role

Colleges in Salem city

Colleges in Salem city
College	City	Type	Students
Roanoke College	Salem	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Cities in Salem city

Salem33 jobs

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Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); layoff notices from Virginia’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. Virginia unemployment benefits and severance rules.

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