Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California Job Growth

There were 104,200 jobs in Santa Cruz, California in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 138,344 employed persons for the month. Santa Cruz added 600 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 601 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Santa Cruz job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	104,200	+600	+1,500
CPS	138,344	-601	+469

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Santa Cruz, California Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Santa Cruz as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Santa Cruz, California

CES employment for Santa Cruz in February 2019 is at a new high of 104,200.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 143,299 for Santa Cruz in January 2001. 4,955 jobs have been lost in Santa Cruz since then according to the household survey. From a January 2010 low of 120,165, Santa Cruz has added 18,179 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Santa Cruz, California Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	104,200	600	138,344	-601
January 2019	103,600	300	138,945	-1,516
December 2018	103,300	-300	140,461	382
November 2018	103,600	-400	140,079	767
October 2018	104,000	800	139,312	1,188
September 2018	103,200	800	138,124	1,169
August 2018	102,400	0	136,955	-286
July 2018	102,400	0	137,241	305
June 2018	102,400	-200	136,936	-313
May 2018	102,600	100	137,249	-6
April 2018	102,500	0	137,255	-480
March 2018	102,500	-200	137,735	-140