Oregon Employment Department. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
Salem’s unemployment rate fell again in November after the city added jobs in trade and transportation, professional and business services, and leisure and hospitality.
The Salem metro area had a 4.1% seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in November, down from 4.4% in October, according to data released Tuesday from the Oregon Employment Department.
That puts the city’s unemployment rate slightly below the state November rate of 4.2%.
The city overall gained 100 jobs from October to November. In a typical year, the employment department would expect losses of around 600 jobs in November.
Private sector job losses were largest in manufacturing, construction, and healthcare and social assistance.
Salem is now about 3,300 jobs, or 1.9%, below pre-pandemic employment levels in February 2020.
-Rachel Alexander
