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All Employees: Total Private — Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-42100.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-05000000

Latest (y/y)0.1%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−0.4%August 2026
Level80.90 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Total Private — Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA (NSA) was up 0.1% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.4% in August 2026.

The level stood at 80.90 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −23.1% (Apr 2020) to 20.5% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.5%.

All Employees: Total Private — Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−30%−20%−10%0%10%20%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Total Private — Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Total Private — Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA (NSA), level (thousands)60657075808519901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Total Private — Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202680.90 thousands0.1
August 202681.80 thousands−0.4
July 202682.00 thousands−0.2
June 202681.60 thousands−0.2
May 202681.00 thousands0.4
April 202680.50 thousands0.8
March 202679.90 thousands1.8
February 202679.90 thousands2.2
January 202679.70 thousands2.7
December 202580.90 thousands1.9
November 202581.10 thousands0.6
October 202581.00 thousands0.4
September 202580.80 thousands0.9
August 202582.10 thousands0.5
July 202582.20 thousands1.0
June 202581.80 thousands0.6
May 202580.70 thousands0.6
April 202579.90 thousands0.3
March 202578.50 thousands−1.4
February 202578.20 thousands−1.5
January 202577.60 thousands−1.5
December 202479.40 thousands−0.7
November 202480.60 thousands0.6
October 202480.70 thousands−0.6

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

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About this series

Latest observationSeptember 2026
First observationJanuary 1990
Observations441
FrequencyMonthly
Unitsthousands
AdjustmentNot seasonally adjusted
10-year high20.5% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−23.1% (Apr 2020)
10-year average0.5%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-42100.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-05000000

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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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-05000000.

Last updated 2026-10-21. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Total Private — Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA (NSA)”.