Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
MSA Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1990 | 125,955 | - | 7.2 | - |
| 1991 | 124,890 | -0.8 | 8.9 | 1.7 |
| 1992 | 125,474 | 0.5 | 9.8 | 0.8 |
| 1993 | 125,690 | 0.2 | 10.5 | 0.7 |
| 1994 | 126,966 | 1.0 | 9.8 | -0.7 |
| 1995 | 125,790 | -0.9 | 9.3 | -0.5 |
| 1996 | 126,639 | 0.7 | 8.5 | -0.8 |
| 1997 | 129,542 | 2.3 | 7.9 | -0.6 |
| 1998 | 130,148 | 0.5 | 7.3 | -0.6 |
| 1999 | 129,980 | -0.1 | 6.4 | -1.0 |
| 2000 | 140,781 | 8.3 | 5.1 | -1.3 |
| 2001 | 141,749 | 0.7 | 5.7 | 0.6 |
| 2002 | 137,293 | -3.1 | 7.4 | 1.7 |
| 2003 | 133,964 | -2.4 | 7.8 | 0.4 |
| 2004 | 133,902 | 0.0 | 7.0 | -0.7 |
| 2005 | 134,713 | 0.6 | 6.3 | -0.7 |
| 2006 | 136,345 | 1.2 | 5.6 | -0.7 |
| 2007 | 137,584 | 0.9 | 5.9 | 0.3 |
| 2008 | 137,505 | -0.1 | 7.3 | 1.4 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 118,406 | 1.2 | 13.0 | -1.3 |
| Feb | 120,096 | 0.7 | 12.6 | -1.6 |
| Mar | 121,126 | 0.2 | 12.2 | -0.9 |
| Apr | 124,714 | -0.8 | 10.5 | -0.3 |
| May | 128,657 | -2.0 | 8.8 | 0.8 |
| Jun | 132,147 | -0.5 | 7.4 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 129,829 | -0.1 | 7.4 | -0.8 |
| Aug | 129,739 | -1.5 | 7.2 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 128,879 | -0.7 | 6.5 | -0.7 |
| Oct | 129,364 | -1.2 | 6.8 | -0.8 |
| Nov | 125,577 | -2.8 | 9.1 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 120,943 | -3.1 | 10.2 | -0.4 |
| 1996-Jan | 117,514 | -0.8 | 12.8 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 120,144 | 0.0 | 12.0 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 120,491 | -0.5 | 11.6 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 124,976 | 0.2 | 9.5 | -1.0 |
| May | 131,029 | 1.8 | 6.7 | -2.1 |
| Jun | 132,963 | 0.6 | 6.4 | -1.0 |
| Jul | 129,023 | -0.6 | 7.0 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 130,025 | 0.2 | 6.0 | -1.2 |
| Sep | 128,489 | -0.3 | 6.1 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 132,022 | 2.1 | 6.2 | -0.7 |
| Nov | 128,043 | 2.0 | 8.8 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 124,945 | 3.3 | 9.8 | -0.4 |
| 1997-Jan | 121,813 | 3.7 | 12.1 | -0.7 |
| Feb | 124,577 | 3.7 | 11.4 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 126,258 | 4.8 | 10.8 | -0.8 |
| Apr | 128,566 | 2.9 | 8.9 | -0.6 |
| May | 133,363 | 1.8 | 6.1 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 135,503 | 1.9 | 6.0 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 131,752 | 2.1 | 6.2 | -0.7 |
| Aug | 132,297 | 1.7 | 5.4 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 131,665 | 2.5 | 5.4 | -0.7 |
| Oct | 132,607 | 0.4 | 6.1 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 129,416 | 1.1 | 7.3 | -1.6 |
| Dec | 126,685 | 1.4 | 9.4 | -0.5 |
| 1998-Jan | 123,246 | 1.2 | 11.2 | -0.9 |
| Feb | 125,247 | 0.5 | 10.2 | -1.2 |
| Mar | 126,604 | 0.3 | 10.5 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 128,117 | -0.3 | 8.3 | -0.5 |
| May | 132,447 | -0.7 | 6.0 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 134,737 | -0.6 | 5.6 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 133,620 | 1.4 | 5.6 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 133,170 | 0.7 | 5.2 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 132,854 | 0.9 | 5.0 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 132,520 | -0.1 | 5.5 | -0.6 |
| Nov | 130,573 | 0.9 | 6.7 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 128,643 | 1.5 | 8.4 | -1.0 |
| 1999-Jan | 124,660 | 1.1 | 10.0 | -1.2 |
| Feb | 126,212 | 0.8 | 9.7 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 128,054 | 1.1 | 9.1 | -1.3 |
| Apr | 130,266 | 1.7 | 7.8 | -0.5 |
| May | 133,421 | 0.7 | 5.3 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 134,639 | -0.1 | 5.3 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 131,915 | -1.3 | 4.8 | -0.8 |
| Aug | 131,098 | -1.6 | 4.4 | -0.8 |
| Sep | 129,686 | -2.4 | 3.9 | -1.1 |
| Oct | 131,812 | -0.5 | 3.9 | -1.6 |
| Nov | 130,377 | -0.2 | 4.9 | -1.8 |
| Dec | 127,619 | -0.8 | 7.2 | -1.1 |
| 2000-Jan | 132,996 | 6.7 | 7.1 | -2.8 |
| Feb | 135,622 | 7.5 | 7.1 | -2.7 |
| Mar | 135,847 | 6.1 | 6.9 | -2.3 |
| Apr | 138,453 | 6.3 | 5.5 | -2.3 |
| May | 144,033 | 8.0 | 4.3 | -1.0 |
| Jun | 147,373 | 9.5 | 4.2 | -1.1 |
| Jul | 143,222 | 8.6 | 4.4 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 144,573 | 10.3 | 3.9 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 143,127 | 10.4 | 3.5 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 143,185 | 8.6 | 3.7 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 141,439 | 8.5 | 5.0 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 139,503 | 9.3 | 5.8 | -1.5 |
| 2001-Jan | 137,090 | 3.1 | 7.0 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 138,501 | 2.1 | 7.0 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 138,963 | 2.3 | 6.8 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 141,314 | 2.1 | 5.7 | 0.2 |
| May | 145,910 | 1.3 | 4.3 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 148,950 | 1.1 | 4.3 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 145,052 | 1.3 | 4.6 | 0.2 |
| Aug | 145,127 | 0.4 | 4.6 | 0.7 |
| Sep | 144,167 | 0.7 | 4.4 | 0.9 |
| Oct | 142,489 | -0.5 | 5.3 | 1.5 |
| Nov | 138,584 | -2.0 | 6.8 | 1.7 |
| Dec | 134,839 | -3.3 | 8.0 | 2.2 |
| 2002-Jan | 132,692 | -3.2 | 9.3 | 2.3 |
| Feb | 135,023 | -2.5 | 9.1 | 2.2 |
| Mar | 135,473 | -2.5 | 8.8 | 2.0 |
| Apr | 137,178 | -2.9 | 8.0 | 2.3 |
| May | 140,383 | -3.8 | 6.2 | 1.9 |
| Jun | 142,473 | -4.3 | 6.3 | 1.9 |
| Jul | 141,587 | -2.4 | 6.3 | 1.7 |
| Aug | 140,996 | -2.8 | 6.0 | 1.4 |
| Sep | 140,882 | -2.3 | 5.9 | 1.4 |
| Oct | 138,330 | -2.9 | 6.2 | 0.9 |
| Nov | 133,464 | -3.7 | 7.9 | 1.1 |
| Dec | 129,039 | -4.3 | 8.9 | 0.9 |
| 2003-Jan | 128,270 | -3.3 | 10.3 | 1.0 |
| Feb | 128,134 | -5.1 | 10.2 | 1.1 |
| Mar | 129,058 | -4.7 | 9.7 | 0.8 |
| Apr | 132,433 | -3.5 | 8.3 | 0.4 |
| May | 135,891 | -3.2 | 7.0 | 0.8 |
| Jun | 140,366 | -1.5 | 7.0 | 0.7 |
| Jul | 138,436 | -2.2 | 6.7 | 0.5 |
| Aug | 136,618 | -3.1 | 6.4 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 135,228 | -4.0 | 6.1 | 0.3 |
| Oct | 137,111 | -0.9 | 6.2 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 134,252 | 0.6 | 7.3 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 131,768 | 2.1 | 8.1 | -0.9 |
| 2004-Jan | 129,087 | 0.6 | 9.5 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 128,586 | 0.4 | 9.3 | -0.9 |
| Mar | 128,305 | -0.6 | 9.3 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 132,128 | -0.2 | 7.5 | -0.8 |
| May | 136,207 | 0.2 | 6.0 | -1.0 |
| Jun | 139,283 | -0.8 | 6.0 | -1.0 |
| Jul | 138,012 | -0.3 | 6.1 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 136,944 | 0.2 | 5.6 | -0.7 |
| Sep | 136,542 | 1.0 | 5.4 | -0.7 |
| Oct | 136,850 | -0.2 | 5.6 | -0.7 |
| Nov | 133,327 | -0.7 | 6.7 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 131,554 | -0.2 | 7.5 | -0.5 |
| 2005-Jan | 129,345 | 0.2 | 8.6 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 130,419 | 1.4 | 8.6 | -0.7 |
| Mar | 130,789 | 1.9 | 8.1 | -1.2 |
| Apr | 134,183 | 1.6 | 6.8 | -0.7 |
| May | 137,893 | 1.2 | 5.4 | -0.6 |
| Jun | 139,135 | -0.1 | 5.3 | -0.7 |
| Jul | 138,138 | 0.1 | 5.4 | -0.8 |
| Aug | 137,286 | 0.2 | 5.1 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 136,096 | -0.3 | 5.0 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 137,249 | 0.3 | 5.0 | -0.6 |
| Nov | 134,297 | 0.7 | 6.0 | -0.8 |
| Dec | 131,723 | 0.1 | 6.6 | -1.0 |
| 2006-Jan | 130,500 | 0.9 | 7.4 | -1.2 |
| Feb | 130,698 | 0.2 | 7.5 | -1.1 |
| Mar | 130,989 | 0.2 | 7.3 | -0.8 |
| Apr | 132,831 | -1.0 | 6.7 | -0.1 |
| May | 137,963 | 0.1 | 5.1 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 142,164 | 2.2 | 4.8 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 141,261 | 2.3 | 4.9 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 139,897 | 1.9 | 4.6 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 138,660 | 1.9 | 4.2 | -0.8 |
| Oct | 139,977 | 2.0 | 4.1 | -0.9 |
| Nov | 137,002 | 2.0 | 5.1 | -0.9 |
| Dec | 134,199 | 1.9 | 6.2 | -0.3 |
| 2007-Jan | 133,334 | 2.2 | 7.7 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 133,551 | 2.2 | 7.7 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 133,951 | 2.3 | 7.0 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 137,408 | 3.4 | 6.4 | -0.3 |
| May | 140,569 | 1.9 | 5.1 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 143,405 | 0.9 | 5.0 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 141,423 | 0.1 | 5.2 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 140,648 | 0.5 | 4.8 | 0.3 |
| Sep | 138,947 | 0.2 | 4.7 | 0.5 |
| Oct | 138,418 | -1.1 | 4.8 | 0.7 |
| Nov | 137,026 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 0.4 |
| Dec | 132,329 | -1.4 | 7.3 | 1.1 |
| 2008-Jan | 132,529 | -0.6 | 8.4 | 0.7 |
| Feb | 133,755 | 0.2 | 8.2 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 133,433 | -0.4 | 8.3 | 1.3 |
| Apr | 135,741 | -1.2 | 7.2 | 0.8 |
| May | 139,914 | -0.5 | 6.1 | 1.0 |
| Jun | 143,304 | -0.1 | 6.1 | 1.2 |
| Jul | 141,871 | 0.3 | 6.4 | 1.2 |
| Aug | 141,071 | 0.3 | 6.3 | 1.5 |
| Sep | 138,089 | -0.6 | 6.2 | 1.5 |
| Oct | 139,309 | 0.6 | 6.5 | 1.8 |
| Nov | 137,118 | 0.1 | 8.3 | 2.9 |
| Dec | 133,926 | 1.2 | 10.2 | 2.9 |
| 2009-Jan | 129,960 | -1.9 | 12.5 | 4.2 |
| Feb | 130,250 | -2.6 | 13.2 | 5.0 |
| Mar | 129,592 | -2.9 | 13.5 | 5.2 |
| Apr | 131,973 | -2.8 | 12.0 | 4.8 |
| May | 133,942 | -4.3 | 10.8 | 4.7 |
| Jun | 137,106 | -4.3 | 10.6 | 4.5 |
| Jul | 134,999 | -4.8 | 10.8 | 4.4 |
| Aug | 133,766 | -5.2 | 10.7 | 4.4 |
| Sep | - | - | - | - |
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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