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Employed residents in Watsonville, CA

Employed residents in Watsonville, CA was 21,758 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.6% from 2024. That is the 194th highest of 285 cities in 2025.

2025, persons21,758
Change on 2024+0.6%
Rank194th of 285Cities in California ranked
Series high22,9112015
Series low13,9291991

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Employed residents in Watsonville, CA, 1990 to 2025

12K14K16K18K20K22K24K19901996200220082014202020251990: 14,034 persons1991: 13,929 persons1992: 13,969 persons1993: 13,986 persons1994: 14,104 persons1995: 13,985 persons1996: 14,072 persons1997: 14,425 persons1998: 14,486 persons1999: 14,466 persons2000: 19,093 persons2001: 19,200 persons2002: 18,534 persons2003: 18,062 persons2004: 18,140 persons2005: 18,267 persons2006: 18,434 persons2007: 18,634 persons2008: 18,523 persons2009: 17,930 persons2010: 21,150 persons2011: 21,060 persons2012: 21,485 persons2013: 21,865 persons2014: 22,384 persons2015: 22,911 persons2016: 22,454 persons2017: 22,562 persons2018: 22,429 persons2019: 22,384 persons2020: 20,272 persons2021: 21,232 persons2022: 21,184 persons2023: 21,272 persons2024: 21,638 persons2025: 21,758 persons12.5K15K17.5K20K22.5K25K19902002201420251990: 14,034 persons1991: 13,929 persons1992: 13,969 persons1993: 13,986 persons1994: 14,104 persons1995: 13,985 persons1996: 14,072 persons1997: 14,425 persons1998: 14,486 persons1999: 14,466 persons2000: 19,093 persons2001: 19,200 persons2002: 18,534 persons2003: 18,062 persons2004: 18,140 persons2005: 18,267 persons2006: 18,434 persons2007: 18,634 persons2008: 18,523 persons2009: 17,930 persons2010: 21,150 persons2011: 21,060 persons2012: 21,485 persons2013: 21,865 persons2014: 22,384 persons2015: 22,911 persons2016: 22,454 persons2017: 22,562 persons2018: 22,429 persons2019: 22,384 persons2020: 20,272 persons2021: 21,232 persons2022: 21,184 persons2023: 21,272 persons2024: 21,638 persons2025: 21,758 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
202521,758
202421,638
202321,272
202221,184
202121,232
202020,272
201922,384
201822,429
201722,562
201622,454
201522,911
201422,384
201321,865
201221,485
201121,060
201021,150
200917,930
200818,523
200718,634
200618,434
200518,267
200418,140
200318,062
200218,534
200119,200
200019,093
199914,466
199814,486
199714,425
199614,072
199513,985
199414,104
199313,986
199213,969
199113,929
199014,034

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Definition

Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • 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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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average (Employed residents, Watsonville, CA, 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, Watsonville, CA, 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/watsonville-ca. 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, Watsonville, CA, 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/watsonville-ca.

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

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What is the employed residents in Watsonville, CA?

Employed residents in Watsonville, CA was 21,758 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.6% from 2024. That is the 194th highest of 285 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 Watsonville, CA?

22,911 in 2015, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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