Santa Cruz, California Metro Area

MSA: Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
county: Santa Cruz

Population (2017 estimate): 276,000
Unemployment Rate (March 2018): 6.3%

NFP Employment (2017): 102,000
Average Earnings (2017): $43,540

year,nfp_yoy,us_nfp_yoy,
2012,2.2000,1.7,
2013,3.1000,1.6,
2014,2.5000,1.9,
2015,3.3000,2.1,
2016,2.2000,1.8,
2017,1.7000,1.6,

year,nfp_earn_yoy,us_nfp_earn_yoy,
2012,-11.7000,2.3,
2013,-6.2000,2.0,
2014,7.9000,2.3,
2015,6.8000,2.4,
2016,-3.1000,2.0,
2017,13.1000,2.8,

year,unemp_rt,us_unemp_rt,
2012,11.8000,8.1000,
2013,10.3000,7.4000,
2014,8.8000,6.2000,
2015,7.5000,5.3000,
2016,7.0000,4.9000,
2017,5.7000,4.4000,

year,nfp_earn,us_nfp_earn,
2012,36720.00,42068.00,
2013,34450.00,42900.00,
2014,37160.00,43888.00,
2015,39700.00,44928.00,
2016,38480.00,45812.00,
2017,43540.00,47112.00,

Click on an occupational group in the table below for data on specific occupations:

data source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Group	Total Employment	Jobs per 1000	Location Quotient	Median Annual Earnings
Management	5,300	57.0	1.1	$96,900
Business and Financial Operations	3,800	40.8	0.8	$69,230
IT and Mathematical	1,910	20.6	0.7	$81,790
Architecture and Engineering	1,140	12.3	0.7	$75,070
Life, Physical, and Social Sciences	1,240	13.3	1.6	$59,380
Community and Social Services	2,330	25.1	1.8	$44,690
Legal and Judicial	350	3.7	0.5	$81,420
Education, Training, and Library	7,550	81.2	1.3	$47,260
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	890	9.6	0.7	$48,870
Healthcare Practitioners and Technicians	5,040	54.2	0.9	$93,080
Healthcare Support	2,390	25.7	0.9	$32,080
Protective Services	1,840	19.8	0.8	$52,720
Food Preparation and Serving Related	11,320	121.7	1.3	$23,660
Building, Grounds Cleaning, and Maintenance	3,740	40.2	1.3	$26,850
Personal Care and Services	3,190	34.3	1.1	$25,010
Sales and Related	10,480	112.7	1.1	$27,230
Office and Administrative Support	14,740	158.5	1.0	$36,970
Construction and Extraction	3,420	36.7	0.9	$52,990
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	2,900	31.2	0.8	$46,240
Production	4,670	50.3	0.8	$29,800
Transportation and Material Moving	3,880	41.7	0.6	$33,850