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Name: All Employees: Goods Producing — Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA (NSA)
Creator: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)

It is collected directly from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files) and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code US-42100.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-06000000.

All Employees: Goods Producing — Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-42100.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-06000000

Latest (y/y)−1.6%September 2026

Previous (y/y)−0.8%August 2026

Level12.40 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Goods Producing — Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA (NSA) was down 1.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.8% in August 2026.

The level stood at 12.40 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −14.9% (Apr 2020) to 24.7% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.5%.

All Employees: Goods Producing — Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).

All Employees: Goods Producing — Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

Period	Value	Y/Y %
September 2026	12.40 thousands	−1.6
August 2026	12.50 thousands	−0.8
July 2026	12.50 thousands	−0.8
June 2026	12.30 thousands	−1.6
May 2026	12.20 thousands	−1.6
April 2026	12.10 thousands	−2.4
March 2026	12.20 thousands	0.0
February 2026	12.00 thousands	−0.8
January 2026	12.00 thousands	−0.8
December 2025	12.20 thousands	−1.6
November 2025	12.30 thousands	−2.4
October 2025	12.50 thousands	−0.8
September 2025	12.60 thousands	−1.6
August 2025	12.60 thousands	−3.1
July 2025	12.60 thousands	−3.1
June 2025	12.50 thousands	−3.8
May 2025	12.40 thousands	−2.4
April 2025	12.40 thousands	−2.4
March 2025	12.20 thousands	−5.4
February 2025	12.10 thousands	−6.2
January 2025	12.10 thousands	−4.7
December 2024	12.40 thousands	−5.3
November 2024	12.60 thousands	−2.3
October 2024	12.60 thousands	−4.5

Last 24 observations. The full history (441 observations) is available through the API.

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About this series

Latest observation	September 2026
First observation	January 1990
Observations	441
Frequency	Monthly
Units	thousands
Adjustment	Not seasonally adjusted
10-year high	24.7% (Apr 2021)
10-year low	−14.9% (Apr 2020)
10-year average	1.5%
Source agency	U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis code	US-42100.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-06000000

This series is a labelled reference series (an official figure republished by an aggregator) rather than a first print from the agency itself.

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Where does this data come from?: It is collected directly from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files) and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code US-42100.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-06000000.

Last updated 2026-10-20. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Goods Producing — Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA (NSA)”.