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Unemployed people in Watertown, NY

Unemployed people in Watertown, NY was 434 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.4% from 2024. That is the 37th highest of 39 cities in 2025.

2025, persons434
Change on 2024+2.4%
Rank37th of 39Cities in New York ranked
Series high1,6581992
Series low4042022

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Unemployed people in Watertown, NY, 1990 to 2025

05001,0001,5002,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 1,192 persons1991: 1,497 persons1992: 1,658 persons1993: 1,473 persons1994: 1,309 persons1995: 1,144 persons1996: 1,082 persons1997: 1,161 persons1998: 1,200 persons1999: 1,175 persons2000: 554 persons2001: 595 persons2002: 661 persons2003: 686 persons2004: 702 persons2005: 585 persons2006: 550 persons2007: 554 persons2008: 698 persons2009: 999 persons2010: 1,080 persons2011: 1,108 persons2012: 1,074 persons2013: 1,013 persons2014: 736 persons2015: 647 persons2016: 590 persons2017: 626 persons2018: 539 persons2019: 556 persons2020: 1,022 persons2021: 572 persons2022: 404 persons2023: 424 persons2024: 424 persons2025: 434 persons05001,0001,5002,00019902002201420251990: 1,192 persons1991: 1,497 persons1992: 1,658 persons1993: 1,473 persons1994: 1,309 persons1995: 1,144 persons1996: 1,082 persons1997: 1,161 persons1998: 1,200 persons1999: 1,175 persons2000: 554 persons2001: 595 persons2002: 661 persons2003: 686 persons2004: 702 persons2005: 585 persons2006: 550 persons2007: 554 persons2008: 698 persons2009: 999 persons2010: 1,080 persons2011: 1,108 persons2012: 1,074 persons2013: 1,013 persons2014: 736 persons2015: 647 persons2016: 590 persons2017: 626 persons2018: 539 persons2019: 556 persons2020: 1,022 persons2021: 572 persons2022: 404 persons2023: 424 persons2024: 424 persons2025: 434 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
2025434
2024424
2023424
2022404
2021572
20201,022
2019556
2018539
2017626
2016590
2015647
2014736
20131,013
20121,074
20111,108
20101,080
2009999
2008698
2007554
2006550
2005585
2004702
2003686
2002661
2001595
2000554
19991,175
19981,200
19971,161
19961,082
19951,144
19941,309
19931,473
19921,658
19911,497
19901,192

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Definition

Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, 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. The survey definition, not a count of benefit claimants. 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: unemployment (measure 04), 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, 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/unemployed-people/watertown-ny. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, 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/unemployed-people/watertown-ny.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, 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/unemployed-people/watertown-ny (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Watertown, NY?

Unemployed people in Watertown, NY was 434 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.4% from 2024. That is the 37th 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Watertown, NY?

1,658 in 1992, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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