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	Aug 2026
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – West	Consumer price indexes	Table	Aug 2026
Occupational Employment and Wages in Santa Cruz-Watsonville — May 2025	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jul 2026
Average Energy Prices, San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward – December 2024	Average energy prices	News Release	Jan 2025
Consumer Price Index, San Francisco Area — June 2026	Consumer price indexes	News Release	Jul 2026
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 — June 2026 (PDF)	Consumer price indexes	CPI Summary	Jul 2026
Changing Compensation Costs in the San Jose Metropolitan Area — June 2026	Benefits, Pay	News Release	Aug 2026
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	Jan 2026	Feb 2026	Mar 2026	Apr 2026	May 2026	June 2026
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		135.6	137.2	136.5	136.1	136.8	(p)137.1
Employment(1)		126.0	127.3	127.1	127.6	129.8	(p)129.9
Unemployment(1)		9.6	9.9	9.5	8.4	7.0	(p)7.2
Unemployment Rate(2)		7.1	7.2	6.9	6.2	5.1	(p)5.2
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		100.3	100.7	100.9	101.4	102.4	(p)102.0
12-month % change		1.7	1.2	0.9	0.7	0.4	(p)-0.1
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)		4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	(p)4.9
12-month % change		-4.1	-4.1	-4.0	-7.7	-5.9	(p)-3.9
Manufacturing(3)		7.3	7.3	7.4	7.3	7.4	(p)7.4
12-month % change		1.4	1.4	2.8	1.4	1.4	(p)0.0
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		15.4	15.2	15.1	15.1	15.1	(p)15.2
12-month % change		3.4	2.7	1.3	0.7	-0.7	(p)-0.7
Information(3)		0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	(p)0.6
12-month % change		-14.3	-14.3	-14.3	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Financial Activities(3)		3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	(p)3.0
12-month % change		3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	0.0	(p)-3.2
Professional and Business Services(3)		9.3	9.3	9.2	9.3	9.3	(p)9.3
12-month % change		-1.1	-1.1	-2.1	-4.1	-3.1	(p)-4.1
Education and Health Services(3)		20.6	20.7	20.6	20.8	20.8	(p)20.8
12-month % change		4.0	3.5	3.0	2.0	2.0	(p)3.0
Leisure and Hospitality(3)		13.9	14.2	14.3	14.7	15.0	(p)15.5
12-month % change		4.5	2.9	2.9	2.1	0.7	(p)0.0
Other Services(3)		4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	(p)5.0
12-month % change		8.9	8.9	8.9	8.9	8.7	(p)2.0
Government(3)		20.6	20.8	21.0	20.9	21.4	(p)20.3
12-month % change		-1.9	-2.3	-2.3	0.5	0.5	(p)0.0
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary