Salem city, VA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Salem city’s unemployment rate is 3.5%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 22 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Salem city economy

3.5%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.5% the month before
13,233
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 layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Salem city in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

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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
Creative Cost Control2 open roles
Veterans Health Administration2 open roles
Acadia Healthcare Company1 open role
Client Growth Resources1 open role
County of Roanoke1 open role
Davita1 open role
Faulconer Construction Company1 open role
Groundworks1 open role

Colleges in Salem city

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

Cities in Salem city

Salem22 jobs

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