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Consumer Price Index, Northeast region — June 2025	Consumer price indexes	News Release	Jul 2025
Watertown Area Economic Summary (PDF)	Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	Jul 2025

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Economy at a Glance:

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY

Data Series	Back Data	Jan 2025	Feb 2025	Mar 2025	Apr 2025	May 2025	June 2025
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		44.4	44.6	44.6	44.3	(p)44.7
Employment(1)		41.8	41.9	42.3	42.6	(p)43.2
Unemployment(1)		2.6	2.7	2.3	1.7	(p)1.5
Unemployment Rate(2)		5.8	6.0	5.2	3.8	(p)3.4
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		40.3	40.6	40.8	41.0	41.8	(p)42.6
12-month % change		2.5	2.8	2.0	0.7	0.0	(p)-0.5
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)		1.7	1.7	1.8	1.9	2.0	(p)2.1
12-month % change		0.0	6.3	5.9	5.6	0.0	(p)5.0
Manufacturing(3)		1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.7	(p)1.7
12-month % change		5.9	5.9	5.9	0.0	-5.6	(p)-5.6
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		8.0	7.9	7.8	7.8	7.8	(p)8.0
12-month % change		1.3	1.3	-1.3	-2.5	-3.7	(p)-4.8
Information(3)		0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	(p)0.4
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Financial Activities(3)		1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	(p)1.5
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-6.7	(p)0.0
Professional and Business Services(3)		2.4	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	(p)2.5
12-month % change		-4.0	4.2	4.2	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Education and Health Services(3)		7.5	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.7	(p)7.7
12-month % change		2.7	1.3	1.3	0.0	2.7	(p)2.7
Leisure and Hospitality(3)		4.2	4.1	4.2	4.4	4.9	(p)5.3
12-month % change		10.5	7.9	5.0	4.8	4.3	(p)0.0
Other Services(3)		1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	(p)1.6
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-5.9	(p)-5.9
Government(3)		11.3	11.6	11.7	11.6	11.8	(p)11.8
12-month % change		2.7	2.7	2.6	1.8	1.7	(p)0.9
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