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Employed residents in Watertown, NY

Employed residents in Watertown, NY was 10,366 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.6% from 2024. That is the 36th highest of 39 cities in 2025.

2025, persons10,366
Change on 2024+0.6%
Rank36th of 39Cities in New York ranked
Series high11,9191990
Series low9,8542020

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Employed residents in Watertown, NY, 1990 to 2025

9,50010K10.5K11K11.5K12K19901996200220082014202020251990: 11,919 persons1991: 11,477 persons1992: 11,303 persons1993: 11,056 persons1994: 11,027 persons1995: 11,049 persons1996: 11,142 persons1997: 11,333 persons1998: 11,151 persons1999: 11,214 persons2000: 10,394 persons2001: 10,325 persons2002: 10,367 persons2003: 10,421 persons2004: 10,388 persons2005: 10,657 persons2006: 11,035 persons2007: 10,973 persons2008: 10,878 persons2009: 10,774 persons2010: 11,127 persons2011: 10,778 persons2012: 10,674 persons2013: 10,771 persons2014: 10,555 persons2015: 10,498 persons2016: 10,687 persons2017: 10,528 persons2018: 10,519 persons2019: 10,387 persons2020: 9,854 persons2021: 10,131 persons2022: 10,320 persons2023: 10,470 persons2024: 10,309 persons2025: 10,366 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
202510,366
202410,309
202310,470
202210,320
202110,131
20209,854
201910,387
201810,519
201710,528
201610,687
201510,498
201410,555
201310,771
201210,674
201110,778
201011,127
200910,774
200810,878
200710,973
200611,035
200510,657
200410,388
200310,421
200210,367
200110,325
200010,394
199911,214
199811,151
199711,333
199611,142
199511,049
199411,027
199311,056
199211,303
199111,477
199011,919

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, NY, 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, NY, 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-ny. 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, NY, 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-ny.

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, NY, 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-ny (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in Watertown, NY?

Employed residents in Watertown, NY was 10,366 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.6% from 2024. That is the 36th highest of 39 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, NY?

11,919 in 1990, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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