Watson Lake, YT Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Unemployment NAT. AVG.

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In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	Watson Lake	Yukon	National
Median household income	$70,313	$100,046	$82,436
Unemployment rate	6.4%	4.5%	6.4%
In labour force	72.7%	78.1%	63.9%

Key findings

The median household income in Watson Lake is 15% lower than the national average
The unemployment rate in Watson Lake is equal to the national average
In Watson Lake 10.3% of people earn $20,000 or less
In Watson Lake 12.1% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In Watson Lake 0.3% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$46,870 $70,313 $140,626

City

$66,690 $100,046 $200,092

State

$54,951 $82,436 $164,872

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

Watson Lake median earnings by income bracket

Watson Lake employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	4.5%
Manufacturing sector	1.2%
Financial & insurance services	1.5%
Wholesale & retail services	10.0%
Public administration	16.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.8%
Education, health & social services	16.3%
Other	14.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Two Mile and Two and One-Half Mile Village, YT	205	$68,038	17.5%
Upper Liard, YT	137	$65,432	20.6%
Liard River 3, BC	30	$63,042	23.5%
Lower Post, BC	55	$48,552	41.1%
Watson Lake, YT	869	$70,313	14.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Rainbow City, AZ	869	n/a
Alpaugh, CA	869	n/a
Matherville, IL	869	n/a
Odell, IL	869	n/a
Finzel, MD	869	n/a
Watson Lake, YT	869	$70,313	14.7%

Source: The Watson Lake, YT data and statistics displayed above are derived from Statistics Canada and updated for 2021 by Environics Analytics.