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Civilian labor force in Watertown, MA

Civilian labor force in Watertown, MA was 22,111 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.1% from 2024. That is the 36th highest of 58 cities in 2025.

2025, persons22,111
Change on 2024+0.1%
Rank36th of 58Cities in Massachusetts ranked
Series high22,1112025
Series low19,0901994

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Civilian labor force in Watertown, MA, 1990 to 2025

19K20K21K22K23K19901996200220082014202020251990: 20,524 persons1991: 19,720 persons1992: 19,417 persons1993: 19,283 persons1994: 19,090 persons1995: 19,706 persons1996: 19,932 persons1997: 20,316 persons1998: 20,388 persons1999: 20,429 persons2000: 20,164 persons2001: 20,348 persons2002: 20,363 persons2003: 20,104 persons2004: 19,802 persons2005: 19,616 persons2006: 19,609 persons2007: 19,704 persons2008: 19,777 persons2009: 19,689 persons2010: 19,712 persons2011: 19,814 persons2012: 20,247 persons2013: 20,292 persons2014: 21,237 persons2015: 21,401 persons2016: 20,182 persons2017: 20,886 persons2018: 21,466 persons2019: 21,649 persons2020: 21,129 persons2021: 21,154 persons2022: 21,392 persons2023: 21,627 persons2024: 22,079 persons2025: 22,111 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
202522,111
202422,079
202321,627
202221,392
202121,154
202021,129
201921,649
201821,466
201720,886
201620,182
201521,401
201421,237
201320,292
201220,247
201119,814
201019,712
200919,689
200819,777
200719,704
200619,609
200519,616
200419,802
200320,104
200220,363
200120,348
200020,164
199920,429
199820,388
199720,316
199619,932
199519,706
199419,090
199319,283
199219,417
199119,720
199020,524

Rankings

Definition

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average. People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. Counts people where they live, not jobs: for wage and salary jobs by state use oews_employment. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average (Civilian labor force, Watertown, MA, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

MLA 9

Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Watertown, MA, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/watertown-ma. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Civilian labor force, Watertown, MA, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/watertown-ma.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Watertown, MA, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/watertown-ma (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the civilian labor force in Watertown, MA?

Civilian labor force in Watertown, MA was 22,111 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.1% from 2024. That is the 36th highest of 58 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest civilian labor force in Watertown, MA?

22,111 in 2025, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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