Unemployment Rate | November 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 3.7% | -0.1 | +0.1 |
California | 4.9% | +0.1 | +0.8 |
Santa Cruz | 5.9% | +0.1 | +1.1 |
Unemployment Rate: Santa Cruz, California, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Santa Cruz, California Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Santa Cruz peaked in April 2020 at 23,150. There are now 15,210 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 6,100 in May 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,840. Santa Cruz employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Santa Cruz, California) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | November 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Santa Cruz | 7,940 | +114 | +1,443 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Santa Cruz, California Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
California Unemployment Rate |
Santa Cruz Unemployment Rate |
Santa Cruz Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
December 2023 |
3.7% | — | — | — |
November 2023 |
3.7% | 4.9% | 5.9% | 7,940 |
October 2023 |
3.8% | 4.8% | 5.8% | 7,826 |
September 2023 |
3.8% | 4.7% | 5.7% | 7,714 |
August 2023 |
3.8% | 4.6% | 5.7% | 7,604 |
July 2023 |
3.5% | 4.6% | 5.6% | 7,512 |
June 2023 |
3.6% | 4.6% | 5.6% | 7,491 |
May 2023 |
3.7% | 4.5% | 5.4% | 7,350 |
April 2023 |
3.4% | 4.5% | 5.2% | 6,992 |
March 2023 |
3.5% | 4.4% | 5.0% | 6,830 |
February 2023 |
3.6% | 4.4% | 4.9% | 6,619 |
January 2023 |
3.4% | 4.2% | 4.8% | 6,484 |
1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩