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Employed residents in Watertown, MA

Employed residents in Watertown, MA was 21,241 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.3% from 2024. That is the 36th highest of 58 cities in 2025.

2025, persons21,241
Change on 2024-0.3%
Rank36th of 58Cities in Massachusetts ranked
Series high21,3112024
Series low18,2111994

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Employed residents in Watertown, MA, 1990 to 2025

18K19K20K21K22K19901996200220082014202020251990: 19,660 persons1991: 18,618 persons1992: 18,233 persons1993: 18,227 persons1994: 18,211 persons1995: 18,946 persons1996: 19,282 persons1997: 19,812 persons1998: 19,963 persons1999: 19,978 persons2000: 19,746 persons2001: 19,674 persons2002: 19,409 persons2003: 19,143 persons2004: 19,046 persons2005: 18,927 persons2006: 18,923 persons2007: 19,068 persons2008: 19,036 persons2009: 18,477 persons2010: 18,522 persons2011: 18,802 persons2012: 19,306 persons2013: 19,360 persons2014: 20,383 persons2015: 20,694 persons2016: 19,600 persons2017: 20,290 persons2018: 20,924 persons2019: 21,174 persons2020: 19,516 persons2021: 20,323 persons2022: 20,783 persons2023: 21,006 persons2024: 21,311 persons2025: 21,241 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
202521,241
202421,311
202321,006
202220,783
202120,323
202019,516
201921,174
201820,924
201720,290
201619,600
201520,694
201420,383
201319,360
201219,306
201118,802
201018,522
200918,477
200819,036
200719,068
200618,923
200518,927
200419,046
200319,143
200219,409
200119,674
200019,746
199919,978
199819,963
199719,812
199619,282
199518,946
199418,211
199318,227
199218,233
199118,618
199019,660

Rankings

Definition

Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, 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, whatever the place of work, and someone with two jobs counts once. 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: employment (measure 05), 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: employment (measure 05), annual average (Employed residents, 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

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, 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/employed-residents/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: employment (measure 05), annual average. Employed residents, 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/employed-residents/watertown-ma.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, 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/employed-residents/watertown-ma (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in Watertown, MA?

Employed residents in Watertown, MA was 21,241 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.3% 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: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employed residents in Watertown, MA?

21,311 in 2024, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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