Watertown CDP: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Watertown CDP's unemployment rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
14.1%
2023
6.0%
Total change
-8.1 pp
% change
-57.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.1% | — |
| 2019 | 10.9% | -3.2 pp (-22.7%) |
| 2020 | 8.7% | -2.2 pp (-20.2%) |
| 2021 | 8.8% | +0.1 pp (1.1%) |
| 2022 | 4.1% | -4.7 pp (-53.4%) |
| 2023 | 6.0% | +1.9 pp (46.3%) |