Watsonville City, CA Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1990 | 14,114 | - | 14.8 | - |
| 1991 | 13,973 | -1.0 | 17.9 | 3.0 |
| 1992 | 13,881 | -0.7 | 19.6 | 1.8 |
| 1993 | 13,938 | 0.4 | 20.8 | 1.2 |
| 1994 | 14,252 | 2.3 | 19.6 | -1.3 |
| 1995 | 14,007 | -1.7 | 18.9 | -0.7 |
| 1996 | 14,101 | 0.7 | 17.5 | -1.4 |
| 1997 | 14,425 | 2.3 | 16.3 | -1.2 |
| 1998 | 14,493 | 0.5 | 15.2 | -1.1 |
| 1999 | 14,474 | -0.1 | 13.4 | -1.8 |
| 2000 | 19,070 | 31.8 | 11.5 | -1.9 |
| 2001 | 19,201 | 0.7 | 12.8 | 1.3 |
| 2002 | 18,597 | -3.1 | 16.1 | 3.4 |
| 2003 | 18,146 | -2.4 | 16.9 | 0.7 |
| 2004 | 18,138 | 0.0 | 15.4 | -1.4 |
| 2005 | 18,247 | 0.6 | 14.0 | -1.5 |
| 2006 | 18,469 | 1.2 | 12.6 | -1.4 |
| 2007 | 18,637 | 0.9 | 13.1 | 0.5 |
| 2008 | 18,626 | -0.1 | 16.0 | 2.9 |
| 2009 | - | - | - | - |
| Monthly Data |
| 1990-Jan | 13,056 | - | 18.0 | - |
| Feb | 13,221 | - | 19.0 | - |
| Mar | 13,378 | - | 18.0 | - |
| Apr | 14,010 | - | 17.9 | - |
| May | 14,716 | - | 12.2 | - |
| Jun | 14,921 | - | 11.2 | - |
| Jul | 14,848 | - | 11.6 | - |
| Aug | 14,772 | - | 11.5 | - |
| Sep | 14,443 | - | 11.1 | - |
| Oct | 14,235 | - | 12.6 | - |
| Nov | 14,045 | - | 16.4 | - |
| Dec | 13,726 | - | 18.4 | - |
| 1991-Jan | 13,122 | 0.5 | 23.0 | 4.9 |
| Feb | 13,307 | 0.7 | 22.1 | 3.1 |
| Mar | 13,355 | -0.2 | 22.7 | 4.6 |
| Apr | 13,704 | -2.2 | 21.2 | 3.3 |
| May | 14,283 | -2.9 | 16.2 | 3.9 |
| Jun | 14,597 | -2.2 | 15.0 | 3.8 |
| Jul | 14,468 | -2.6 | 14.6 | 2.9 |
| Aug | 14,392 | -2.6 | 14.1 | 2.7 |
| Sep | 14,287 | -1.1 | 13.6 | 2.5 |
| Oct | 14,378 | 1.0 | 13.9 | 1.2 |
| Nov | 14,146 | 0.7 | 17.1 | 0.7 |
| Dec | 13,636 | -0.7 | 20.8 | 2.4 |
| 1992-Jan | 13,024 | -0.7 | 23.8 | 0.8 |
| Feb | 13,143 | -1.2 | 24.9 | 2.9 |
| Mar | 13,373 | 0.1 | 23.6 | 1.0 |
| Apr | 13,696 | -0.1 | 19.6 | -1.6 |
| May | 14,397 | 0.8 | 15.7 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 14,484 | -0.8 | 16.9 | 1.9 |
| Jul | 14,299 | -1.2 | 17.0 | 2.5 |
| Aug | 14,290 | -0.7 | 16.8 | 2.6 |
| Sep | 14,277 | -0.1 | 15.8 | 2.2 |
| Oct | 14,233 | -1.0 | 16.5 | 2.6 |
| Nov | 13,971 | -1.2 | 20.4 | 3.3 |
| Dec | 13,382 | -1.9 | 24.2 | 3.4 |
| 1993-Jan | 12,944 | -0.6 | 27.9 | 4.1 |
| Feb | 13,158 | 0.1 | 27.1 | 2.1 |
| Mar | 13,289 | -0.6 | 24.9 | 1.3 |
| Apr | 13,780 | 0.6 | 21.8 | 2.1 |
| May | 14,328 | -0.5 | 17.8 | 2.1 |
| Jun | 14,616 | 0.9 | 17.4 | 0.6 |
| Jul | 14,364 | 0.5 | 18.4 | 1.4 |
| Aug | 14,552 | 1.8 | 16.3 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 14,405 | 0.9 | 16.5 | 0.7 |
| Oct | 14,285 | 0.4 | 17.9 | 1.5 |
| Nov | 14,017 | 0.3 | 19.9 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 13,515 | 1.0 | 23.6 | -0.6 |
| 1994-Jan | 13,145 | 1.6 | 26.9 | -1.0 |
| Feb | 13,372 | 1.6 | 27.1 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 13,642 | 2.7 | 24.5 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 14,135 | 2.6 | 21.1 | -0.6 |
| May | 14,693 | 2.5 | 16.8 | -1.0 |
| Jun | 15,077 | 3.2 | 15.7 | -1.7 |
| Jul | 14,770 | 2.8 | 16.7 | -1.7 |
| Aug | 14,906 | 2.4 | 14.7 | -1.6 |
| Sep | 14,690 | 2.0 | 14.9 | -1.5 |
| Oct | 14,579 | 2.1 | 15.8 | -2.1 |
| Nov | 14,333 | 2.3 | 18.3 | -1.6 |
| Dec | 13,676 | 1.2 | 21.7 | -1.8 |
| 1995-Jan | 13,185 | 0.3 | 25.4 | -1.5 |
| Feb | 13,374 | 0.0 | 24.6 | -2.5 |
| Mar | 13,488 | -1.1 | 24.0 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 13,887 | -1.8 | 21.0 | -0.2 |
| May | 14,326 | -2.5 | 18.0 | 1.2 |
| Jun | 14,716 | -2.4 | 15.4 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 14,457 | -2.1 | 15.3 | -1.3 |
| Aug | 14,447 | -3.1 | 14.9 | 0.2 |
| Sep | 14,351 | -2.3 | 13.7 | -1.2 |
| Oct | 14,405 | -1.2 | 14.3 | -1.6 |
| Nov | 13,983 | -2.4 | 18.5 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 13,467 | -1.5 | 20.5 | -1.2 |
| 1996-Jan | 13,086 | -0.8 | 25.0 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 13,378 | 0.0 | 23.6 | -0.9 |
| Mar | 13,416 | -0.5 | 23.0 | -1.0 |
| Apr | 13,916 | 0.2 | 19.1 | -1.8 |
| May | 14,591 | 1.8 | 13.9 | -4.0 |
| Jun | 14,805 | 0.6 | 13.4 | -2.0 |
| Jul | 14,367 | -0.6 | 14.5 | -0.8 |
| Aug | 14,478 | 0.2 | 12.6 | -2.4 |
| Sep | 14,308 | -0.3 | 12.9 | -0.9 |
| Oct | 14,701 | 2.1 | 13.0 | -1.3 |
| Nov | 14,258 | 2.0 | 18.0 | -0.4 |
| Dec | 13,913 | 3.3 | 19.8 | -0.7 |
| 1997-Jan | 13,564 | 3.7 | 23.7 | -1.3 |
| Feb | 13,873 | 3.7 | 22.6 | -1.0 |
| Mar | 14,059 | 4.8 | 21.5 | -1.5 |
| Apr | 14,316 | 2.9 | 18.1 | -1.1 |
| May | 14,850 | 1.8 | 12.9 | -1.0 |
| Jun | 15,089 | 1.9 | 12.6 | -0.7 |
| Jul | 14,671 | 2.1 | 13.1 | -1.5 |
| Aug | 14,731 | 1.7 | 11.5 | -1.0 |
| Sep | 14,662 | 2.5 | 11.4 | -1.4 |
| Oct | 14,767 | 0.4 | 12.8 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 14,411 | 1.1 | 15.1 | -3.0 |
| Dec | 14,106 | 1.4 | 19.0 | -0.8 |
| 1998-Jan | 13,724 | 1.2 | 22.2 | -1.5 |
| Feb | 13,947 | 0.5 | 20.6 | -2.1 |
| Mar | 14,097 | 0.3 | 20.9 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 14,267 | -0.3 | 17.1 | -1.0 |
| May | 14,748 | -0.7 | 12.6 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 15,004 | -0.6 | 11.9 | -0.8 |
| Jul | 14,879 | 1.4 | 11.9 | -1.2 |
| Aug | 14,829 | 0.7 | 11.1 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 14,794 | 0.9 | 10.7 | -0.7 |
| Oct | 14,757 | -0.1 | 11.6 | -1.2 |
| Nov | 14,539 | 0.9 | 14.0 | -1.1 |
| Dec | 14,325 | 1.6 | 17.2 | -1.8 |
| 1999-Jan | 13,881 | 1.1 | 20.0 | -2.1 |
| Feb | 14,054 | 0.8 | 19.6 | -1.0 |
| Mar | 14,260 | 1.2 | 18.6 | -2.4 |
| Apr | 14,505 | 1.7 | 16.1 | -1.0 |
| May | 14,857 | 0.7 | 11.2 | -1.4 |
| Jun | 14,992 | -0.1 | 11.2 | -0.7 |
| Jul | 14,689 | -1.3 | 10.3 | -1.5 |
| Aug | 14,597 | -1.6 | 9.5 | -1.6 |
| Sep | 14,441 | -2.4 | 8.5 | -2.3 |
| Oct | 14,678 | -0.5 | 8.4 | -3.2 |
| Nov | 14,518 | -0.1 | 10.5 | -3.5 |
| Dec | 14,211 | -0.8 | 15.0 | -2.2 |
| 2000-Jan | 18,015 | 29.8 | 15.6 | -4.5 |
| Feb | 18,371 | 30.7 | 15.5 | -4.1 |
| Mar | 18,401 | 29.0 | 15.1 | -3.5 |
| Apr | 18,754 | 29.3 | 12.4 | -3.7 |
| May | 19,510 | 31.3 | 9.7 | -1.6 |
| Jun | 19,963 | 33.2 | 9.5 | -1.7 |
| Jul | 19,400 | 32.1 | 10.0 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 19,583 | 34.2 | 9.0 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 19,387 | 34.2 | 8.1 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 19,395 | 32.1 | 8.6 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 19,159 | 32.0 | 11.3 | 0.8 |
| Dec | 18,897 | 33.0 | 12.9 | -2.2 |
| 2001-Jan | 18,570 | 3.1 | 15.3 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 18,761 | 2.1 | 15.3 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 18,823 | 2.3 | 15.0 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 19,142 | 2.1 | 12.7 | 0.3 |
| May | 19,764 | 1.3 | 9.7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 20,176 | 1.1 | 9.8 | 0.3 |
| Jul | 19,648 | 1.3 | 10.4 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 19,658 | 0.4 | 10.4 | 1.4 |
| Sep | 19,528 | 0.7 | 10.0 | 2.0 |
| Oct | 19,301 | -0.5 | 11.9 | 3.3 |
| Nov | 18,772 | -2.0 | 14.9 | 3.6 |
| Dec | 18,265 | -3.3 | 17.3 | 4.5 |
| 2002-Jan | 17,974 | -3.2 | 19.8 | 4.5 |
| Feb | 18,290 | -2.5 | 19.5 | 4.2 |
| Mar | 18,351 | -2.5 | 18.9 | 3.9 |
| Apr | 18,582 | -2.9 | 17.3 | 4.5 |
| May | 19,016 | -3.8 | 13.8 | 4.1 |
| Jun | 19,299 | -4.3 | 13.9 | 4.0 |
| Jul | 19,179 | -2.4 | 13.9 | 3.4 |
| Aug | 19,099 | -2.8 | 13.3 | 2.9 |
| Sep | 19,083 | -2.3 | 13.1 | 3.0 |
| Oct | 18,738 | -2.9 | 13.8 | 1.9 |
| Nov | 18,078 | -3.7 | 17.1 | 2.2 |
| Dec | 17,479 | -4.3 | 19.1 | 1.8 |
| 2003-Jan | 17,375 | -3.3 | 21.7 | 1.8 |
| Feb | 17,356 | -5.1 | 21.6 | 2.0 |
| Mar | 17,481 | -4.7 | 20.5 | 1.6 |
| Apr | 17,939 | -3.5 | 18.0 | 0.7 |
| May | 18,407 | -3.2 | 15.4 | 1.6 |
| Jun | 19,013 | -1.5 | 15.3 | 1.4 |
| Jul | 18,752 | -2.2 | 14.8 | 1.0 |
| Aug | 18,505 | -3.1 | 14.1 | 0.7 |
| Sep | 18,317 | -4.0 | 13.6 | 0.5 |
| Oct | 18,573 | -0.9 | 13.8 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 18,186 | 0.6 | 15.9 | -1.2 |
| Dec | 17,849 | 2.1 | 17.5 | -1.7 |
| 2004-Jan | 17,486 | 0.6 | 20.1 | -1.5 |
| Feb | 17,417 | 0.4 | 19.8 | -1.8 |
| Mar | 17,380 | -0.6 | 19.8 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 17,897 | -0.2 | 16.3 | -1.6 |
| May | 18,450 | 0.2 | 13.4 | -2.0 |
| Jun | 18,867 | -0.8 | 13.3 | -1.9 |
| Jul | 18,695 | -0.3 | 13.6 | -1.2 |
| Aug | 18,550 | 0.2 | 12.5 | -1.5 |
| Sep | 18,495 | 1.0 | 12.1 | -1.5 |
| Oct | 18,537 | -0.2 | 12.5 | -1.3 |
| Nov | 18,060 | -0.7 | 14.8 | -1.1 |
| Dec | 17,820 | -0.2 | 16.4 | -1.0 |
| 2005-Jan | 17,521 | 0.2 | 18.6 | -1.6 |
| Feb | 17,665 | 1.4 | 18.5 | -1.3 |
| Mar | 17,716 | 1.9 | 17.5 | -2.3 |
| Apr | 18,175 | 1.6 | 14.9 | -1.4 |
| May | 18,679 | 1.2 | 12.1 | -1.3 |
| Jun | 18,846 | -0.1 | 11.9 | -1.4 |
| Jul | 18,712 | 0.1 | 12.0 | -1.6 |
| Aug | 18,596 | 0.2 | 11.4 | -1.2 |
| Sep | 18,435 | -0.3 | 11.3 | -0.9 |
| Oct | 18,591 | 0.3 | 11.3 | -1.2 |
| Nov | 18,191 | 0.7 | 13.3 | -1.6 |
| Dec | 17,842 | 0.1 | 14.5 | -1.9 |
| 2006-Jan | 17,677 | 0.9 | 16.2 | -2.3 |
| Feb | 17,704 | 0.2 | 16.4 | -2.2 |
| Mar | 17,743 | 0.2 | 15.9 | -1.6 |
| Apr | 17,993 | -1.0 | 14.7 | -0.3 |
| May | 18,688 | 0.0 | 11.5 | -0.6 |
| Jun | 19,257 | 2.2 | 10.9 | -1.0 |
| Jul | 19,135 | 2.3 | 11.1 | -0.9 |
| Aug | 18,950 | 1.9 | 10.3 | -1.0 |
| Sep | 18,782 | 1.9 | 9.5 | -1.7 |
| Oct | 18,960 | 2.0 | 9.4 | -1.9 |
| Nov | 18,557 | 2.0 | 11.4 | -1.9 |
| Dec | 18,178 | 1.9 | 13.8 | -0.7 |
| 2007-Jan | 18,061 | 2.2 | 16.7 | 0.5 |
| Feb | 18,090 | 2.2 | 16.8 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 18,144 | 2.3 | 15.4 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 18,613 | 3.4 | 14.1 | -0.6 |
| May | 19,041 | 1.9 | 11.4 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 19,425 | 0.9 | 11.2 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 19,157 | 0.1 | 11.6 | 0.5 |
| Aug | 19,052 | 0.5 | 10.9 | 0.5 |
| Sep | 18,821 | 0.2 | 10.6 | 1.0 |
| Oct | 18,750 | -1.1 | 10.8 | 1.4 |
| Nov | 18,561 | 0.0 | 12.1 | 0.8 |
| Dec | 17,925 | -1.4 | 16.0 | 2.1 |
| 2008-Jan | 17,952 | -0.6 | 18.0 | 1.3 |
| Feb | 18,118 | 0.2 | 17.7 | 0.9 |
| Mar | 18,074 | -0.4 | 17.9 | 2.5 |
| Apr | 18,387 | -1.2 | 15.7 | 1.6 |
| May | 18,952 | -0.5 | 13.6 | 2.1 |
| Jun | 19,411 | -0.1 | 13.6 | 2.4 |
| Jul | 19,217 | 0.3 | 14.1 | 2.5 |
| Aug | 19,109 | 0.3 | 14.0 | 3.1 |
| Sep | 18,705 | -0.6 | 13.7 | 3.2 |
| Oct | 18,870 | 0.6 | 14.4 | 3.6 |
| Nov | 18,573 | 0.1 | 17.9 | 5.7 |
| Dec | 18,141 | 1.2 | 21.5 | 5.5 |
| 2009-Jan | 17,604 | -1.9 | 25.7 | 7.7 |
| Feb | 17,643 | -2.6 | 26.7 | 9.1 |
| Mar | 17,554 | -2.9 | 27.4 | 9.4 |
| Apr | 17,877 | -2.8 | 24.8 | 9.0 |
| May | 18,143 | -4.3 | 22.6 | 9.0 |
| Jun | 18,572 | -4.3 | 22.3 | 8.7 |
| Jul | 18,286 | -4.8 | 22.6 | 8.4 |
| Aug | 18,138 | -5.1 | 22.4 | 8.5 |
| Sep | 18,013 | -3.7 | 21.6 | 7.9 |
| Oct | 18,074 | -4.2 | 22.6 | 8.2 |
| Nov | 17,837 | -4.0 | 25.0 | 7.1 |
| Dec | - | - | - | - |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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