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
15.6%
2023
23.9%
Total change
+8.3 pp
% change
+53.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.6% | — |
| 2019 | 12.9% | -2.7 pp (-17.3%) |
| 2020 | 29.2% | +16.3 pp (126.4%) |
| 2021 | 29.6% | +0.4 pp (1.4%) |
| 2022 | 19.6% | -10.0 pp (-33.8%) |
| 2023 | 23.9% | +4.3 pp (21.9%) |