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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Northeast > New York > Watertown

Watertown

Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region – August 2023 Consumer price indexes News Release Sep 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages for Selected Financial Occupations in New York’s Metropolitan Areas – May 2013 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2014
Occupational Employment and Wages for Selected Teaching Occupations in New York’s Metropolitan Areas – May 2017 Employment, Pay News Release Aug 2018
Occupational Employment and Wages for Selected Food Service Occupations in New York’s Metropolitan Areas – May 2015 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2016
Occupational Employment and Wages for Selected Special Education Occupations in Metropolitan Areas in New York – May 2017 Employment, Pay News Release Aug 2018
Occupational Employment and Wages in Watertown-Fort Drum — May 2019 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2020
Watertown Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Sep 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages for Selected Patient Care Occupations in New York’s Metropolitan Areas — May 2019 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2020
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Economy at a Glance:
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
Data Series Back
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2023		 Apr
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2023		 June
2023		 July
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2023

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 43.7 43.5 44.5 45.5 46.1 (p)46.0

Employment(1)

 41.7 42.1 43.0 44.0 44.5 (p)44.2

Unemployment(1)

 2.0 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.6 (p)1.8

Unemployment Rate(2)

 4.5 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.5 (p)3.8

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 39.9 40.0 41.3 41.9 41.6 (p)41.6

12-month % change

 0.8 1.3 1.2 -0.7 -0.7 (p)0.2

Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)

 1.8 1.8 2.1 2.2 2.2 (p)2.1

12-month % change

 12.5 5.9 10.5 10.0 10.0 (p)5.0

Manufacturing(3)

 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 (p)1.8

12-month % change

 0.0 0.0 0.0 -5.3 -5.3 (p)-5.3

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 8.1 7.9 8.0 8.0 8.0 (p)8.1

12-month % change

 -1.2 -2.5 -4.8 -7.0 -5.9 (p)-4.7

Information(3)

 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 (p)0.4

12-month % change

 -20.0 -20.0 -20.0 -20.0 -20.0 (p)0.0

Financial Activities(3)

 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 (p)1.4

12-month % change

 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -6.7 (p)0.0

Professional and Business Services(3)

 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 (p)2.8

12-month % change

 -3.4 0.0 3.7 0.0 0.0 (p)-3.4

Education and Health Services(3)

 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 (p)6.8

12-month % change

 4.7 3.1 1.5 1.5 4.7 (p)6.3

Leisure and Hospitality(3)

 4.2 4.3 5.0 5.4 5.5 (p)5.5

12-month % change

 5.0 2.4 4.2 -1.8 -3.5 (p)-1.8

Other Services(3)

 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 (p)1.8

12-month % change

 0.0 5.9 0.0 0.0 -5.3 (p)0.0

Government(3)

 10.9 11.1 11.3 11.4 11.0 (p)10.9

12-month % change

 -0.9 2.8 3.7 2.7 2.8 (p)2.8

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(p) Preliminary