Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California Job Growth

There were 105,300 jobs in Santa Cruz, California in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 139,319 employed persons for the month. Santa Cruz added 400 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,195 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Santa Cruz job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	105,300	+400	+1,900
CPS	139,319	+1,195	+2,580

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 October 2018 is at a new high of 105,300.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 143,299 for Santa Cruz in January 2001. 3,980 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 19,154 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
October 2018	105,300	400	139,319	1,195
September 2018	104,900	100	138,124	1,169
August 2018	104,800	0	136,955	-286
July 2018	104,800	-200	137,241	305
June 2018	105,000	-100	136,936	-313
May 2018	105,100	800	137,249	-6
April 2018	104,300	0	137,255	-480
March 2018	104,300	600	137,735	-140
February 2018	103,700	100	137,875	404
January 2018	103,600	500	137,471	-30
December 2017	103,100	-100	137,501	358
November 2017	103,200	-200	137,143	404