Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California Job Growth

There were 103,500 jobs in Santa Cruz, California in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 137,688 employed persons for the month. Santa Cruz lost 100 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 587 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Santa Cruz job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	103,500	-100	+2,400
CPS	137,688	+587	+2,310

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 peaked in January 2018 at 103,600. Since then 100 jobs have been lost in Santa Cruz according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 143,299 for Santa Cruz in January 2001. 5,611 jobs have been lost in Santa Cruz since then according to the household survey. From a January 2010 low of 120,204, Santa Cruz has added 17,484 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 2018	103,500	-100	137,688	587
January 2018	103,600	500	137,101	235
December 2017	103,100	-100	136,866	231
November 2017	103,200	-200	136,635	379
October 2017	103,400	1,200	136,256	570
September 2017	102,200	0	135,686	905
August 2017	102,200	0	134,781	131
July 2017	102,200	-300	134,650	96
June 2017	102,500	900	134,554	-77
May 2017	101,600	400	134,631	-344
April 2017	101,200	-200	134,975	-389
March 2017	101,400	300	135,364	-14