Watertown city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Watertown city'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
5.7%
2023
5.5%
Total change
-0.2 pp
% change
-3.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.7% | — |
| 2019 | 4.0% | -1.7 pp (-29.8%) |
| 2020 | 5.4% | +1.4 pp (35%) |
| 2021 | 5.5% | +0.1 pp (1.9%) |
| 2022 | 4.4% | -1.1 pp (-20%) |
| 2023 | 5.5% | +1.1 pp (25%) |