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	Jun 2022
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – West	Consumer price indexes	Table	Jun 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Santa Cruz-Watsonville — May 2020	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jun 2021
Average Energy Prices, San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward – April 2022	Average energy prices	News Release	May 2022
Consumer Price Index, San Francisco Area — April 2022	Consumer price indexes	News Release	May 2022
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 - April 2022 (PDF)	Consumer price indexes	CPI Summary	May 2022
Changing Compensation Costs in the San Jose Metropolitan Area – March 2022	Benefits, Pay	News Release	May 2022
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	Dec 2021	Jan 2022	Feb 2022	Mar 2022	Apr 2022	May 2022
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		(2)132.0	132.3	134.0	134.8	133.5	(p)134.8
Employment(1)		(2)125.1	123.9	125.8	127.6	127.5	(p)129.9
Unemployment(1)		(2)6.9	8.4	8.1	7.1	6.1	(p)4.9
Unemployment Rate(3)		(2)5.2	6.3	6.1	5.3	4.5	(p)3.6
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)		99.9	98.0	98.9	100.3	100.8	(p)101.2
12-month % change		6.6	8.6	6.5	6.3	4.2	(p)3.0
Mining, Logging, and Construction(4)		4.8	4.6	4.8	4.9	4.9	(p)5.0
12-month % change		4.3	2.2	4.3	4.3	2.1	(p)6.4
Manufacturing(4)		7.4	7.4	7.5	7.6	7.6	(p)7.6
12-month % change		4.2	7.2	5.6	7.0	4.1	(p)4.1
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)		16.9	16.2	16.3	16.5	16.3	(p)16.2
12-month % change		3.0	2.5	1.9	2.5	0.0	(p)-1.8
Information(4)		0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	(p)0.6
12-month % change		20.0	20.0	20.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Financial Activities(4)		3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	(p)3.3
12-month % change		3.1	6.5	3.1	6.5	3.1	(p)3.1
Professional and Business Services(4)		10.8	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	(p)10.7
12-month % change		2.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	0.9	(p)0.9
Education and Health Services(4)		17.2	17.1	17.3	17.4	17.5	(p)17.4
12-month % change		1.2	1.2	0.6	1.2	1.2	(p)0.6
Leisure and Hospitality(4)		12.1	11.9	11.9	12.3	12.7	(p)12.9
12-month % change		27.4	48.8	29.3	23.0	14.4	(p)8.4
Other Services(4)		4.6	4.5	4.6	4.7	4.7	(p)4.7
12-month % change		9.5	15.4	9.5	11.9	6.8	(p)0.0
Government(4)		22.2	21.8	21.9	22.3	22.5	(p)22.8
12-month % change		7.2	6.9	6.3	5.7	6.6	(p)6.0
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) Data were subject to revision on April 15, 2022. (3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary