Western Information Office

Santa Cruz

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentAverage energy pricesConsumer price indexesBenefitsPay
Western Consumer Price Index Card	Consumer price indexes	CPI Summary	Sep 2014
Western - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Nov 2023
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – West	Consumer price indexes	Table	Nov 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in Santa Cruz-Watsonville — May 2021	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jul 2022
Average Energy Prices, San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward – December 2022	Average energy prices	News Release	Jan 2023
Consumer Price Index, San Francisco Area — December 2022	Consumer price indexes	News Release	Jan 2023
CPI Historical Table - San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA (PDF)	Consumer price indexes	Table	Jul 2019
CPI Historical Table - San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA (old base) (PDF)	Consumer price indexes	Table	Jul 2019
CPI Pacific Cities and U.S. City Average - December 2022 (PDF)	Consumer price indexes	CPI Summary	Jan 2023
Changing Compensation Costs in the San Jose Metropolitan Area – December 2022	Benefits, Pay	News Release	Feb 2023
Consumer Price Index Data Tables - Pacific Cities and U.S. City Average	Consumer price indexes	Factsheet	Mar 2020

Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Economy at a Glance:

Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA

Data Series	Back Data	Mar 2023	Apr 2023	May 2023	June 2023	July 2023	Aug 2023
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		135.7	134.5	135.7	135.4	136.3	(p)135.8
Employment(1)		126.3	126.3	127.8	128.3	129.7	(p)128.9
Unemployment(1)		9.4	8.1	7.8	7.1	6.6	(p)6.9
Unemployment Rate(2)		6.9	6.0	5.8	5.3	4.8	(p)5.1
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		101.9	102.8	103.4	103.3	102.4	(p)103.1
12-month % change		3.5	2.5	2.3	2.3	1.7	(p)2.0
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)		5.0	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	(p)5.3
12-month % change		2.0	4.0	2.0	2.0	3.9	(p)1.9
Manufacturing(3)		7.9	8.0	8.0	8.1	8.2	(p)8.0
12-month % change		1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.2	(p)-1.2
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		16.6	16.7	16.7	16.6	16.5	(p)16.5
12-month % change		0.6	0.0	0.0	-0.6	-1.8	(p)-1.8
Information(3)		0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	(p)0.6
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Financial Activities(3)		3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.3	(p)3.3
12-month % change		-3.0	-3.0	0.0	-3.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Professional and Business Services(3)		10.7	10.8	10.7	10.9	10.9	(p)11.0
12-month % change		0.9	0.0	-1.8	0.0	0.0	(p)0.9
Education and Health Services(3)		18.3	18.5	18.7	18.6	18.6	(p)18.7
12-month % change		5.2	3.9	5.1	5.7	6.3	(p)4.5
Leisure and Hospitality(3)		14.2	14.6	14.9	15.4	15.7	(p)15.7
12-month % change		7.6	5.0	4.2	4.1	3.3	(p)6.8
Other Services(3)		5.3	5.3	5.4	5.5	5.5	(p)5.5
12-month % change		3.9	1.9	3.8	0.0	1.9	(p)3.8
Government(3)		20.1	19.9	20.0	19.2	17.8	(p)18.5
12-month % change		5.2	4.2	3.1	3.8	0.0	(p)1.1
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