Watson CDP: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Watson 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
0.0%
2023
9.6%
Total change
+9.6 pp
% change
%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | 4.6% | +4.6 pp (0%) |
| 2020 | 10.6% | +6.0 pp (130.4%) |
| 2021 | 10.3% | -0.3 pp (-2.8%) |
| 2022 | 12.5% | +2.2 pp (21.4%) |
| 2023 | 9.6% | -2.9 pp (-23.2%) |