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A1US GDP 2025 $30.86T│A2Real growth +2.3%│A3CPI, 12 mo to Sep 2026 +3.7%│A4Unemployment 2025 4.3%BEA · BLS · Census — updated October 29, 2026
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CBSA!48060=METRO("Watertown, NY")

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY metro area

The Watertown-Fort Drum, NY metropolitan area spans 1 county and had 113,140 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $8.3 billion that year.

New York1 county
GDP, 2024$8.3B#315 of 387 · +3.4% nominal
Income per person, 2024$58,149#251 of 387
Unemployment, 20254.5%#277 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)87.7#344 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
0$20k$40k$60k$80k19901995200020052010201520202025Watertown, NYUnited States
Watertown, NYUnited States
105K110K115K120K125K1990199520002005201020152020Population
$0B$2.5B$5.0B$7.5B$10B2005201020152020GDP

BEA county estimates (CAINC1, CAGDP1) summed over the 1 counties of the metro area; current dollars.

Industries, 2024

Share of the metro economy; blank where BEA suppresses a county figure.

IndustryValue addedShareUS share
Real estate$1.1B13.7%13.7%
Government$3.7B45.1%11.1%
Manufacturing$299M3.6%9.5%
Finance & insurance$322M3.9%8.7%
Professional services$140M1.7%8.0%
Health care$612M7.4%7.5%
Wholesale trade$133M1.6%6.3%
Retail trade$556M6.7%5.9%
Information$80M1.0%5.7%
Construction$225M2.7%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing$114M1.4%3.3%
Accommodation & food$208M2.5%3.1%
Administrative & waste services$108M1.3%3.0%
Other services$146M1.8%2.0%
Management of companies$39M0.5%1.8%
Utilities$116M1.4%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$8M0.1%1.3%
Education$12M0.1%1.1%
Arts & recreation$33M0.4%1.0%
Agriculture$264M3.2%0.8%
Fig. 2Unemployment rate since 2015Monthly, not seasonally adjusted, percent
0%5%10%15%20%201620182020202220242026Unemployment rate

BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, metropolitan areas.

Counties in the metro area

OMB delineation of July 2023 (Census Bureau, list 1).

CountyStateTypeFIPS
Jefferson CountyNew YorkCentral36045