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2024 Demographics

Employment Data for County: Santa Cruz

6.92%

Population 16+: Unemployed by Sex
Population 16+: Unemployed by Sex	County: Santa Cruz	State: California
Population 16+: Unemployed by Sex	Value	Value
Male	5.94%	7.06%
Female	8.00%	7.61%

Workers by Means of Transportation to Work	County: Santa Cruz		State: California
Workers by Means of Transportation to Work	Workers	% of Workers	Workers	% of Workers
Worked at Home	25,292	19.26%	3,043,813	16.38%
Walked	5,204	3.96%	423,314	2.28%
Bicycle	2,333	1.78%	126,321	0.68%
Carpooled	10,803	8.23%	1,673,134	9.00%
Drove Alone	81,671	62.18%	12,433,241	66.91%
Public Transport	2,122	1.62%	568,986	3.06%
Other	3,915	2.98%	311,943	1.68%

Workers by Travel Time to Work	County: Santa Cruz		State: California
Workers by Travel Time to Work	Workers	% of Workers	Workers	% of Workers
Under 15 Minutes	34,218	30.30%	3,642,851	22.12%
15 - 29 Minutes	41,629	36.86%	5,976,724	36.29%
30 - 44 Minutes	17,348	15.36%	3,647,439	22.15%
45 - 59 Minutes	9,521	8.43%	1,363,684	8.28%
60+ Minutes	10,233	9.06%	1,837,563	11.16%

Minutes

Employed Civilian 16+ by Industry	County: Santa Cruz		State: California
Employed Civilian 16+ by Industry	Persons	% of Employed Civilian 16+ Population	Persons	% of Employed Civilian 16+ Population
Accommodation/Food Services	10,064	7.42%	1,307,504	6.89%
Admin/Spprt/Waste Mgmt	5,149	3.80%	879,955	4.64%
Agriculture/Forest/Fish/Hunt	6,067	4.47%	405,081	2.13%
Entertainment/Rec Svcs	3,678	2.71%	454,676	2.40%
Construction	8,731	6.44%	1,283,597	6.76%
Educational Svcs	15,969	11.77%	1,639,524	8.64%
Fin/Insur/RE/Rent/Lse	6,228	4.59%	1,105,502	5.83%
Health Care/Soc Asst	16,699	12.31%	2,471,148	13.02%
Information	3,456	2.55%	549,819	2.90%
Mgmt of Companies	87	0.06%	22,340	0.12%
Total Manufacturing	10,403	7.67%	1,697,980	8.95%
Oth Svcs, Not Pub Admin	6,855	5.05%	908,185	4.79%
Prof/Sci/Tech/Admin	14,599	10.76%	1,791,270	9.44%
Public Administration	4,989	3.68%	882,316	4.65%
Retail Trade	14,700	10.84%	1,941,839	10.23%
Transport/Warehse/Utils	4,836	3.56%	1,134,192	5.98%
Wholesale Trade	3,160	2.33%	499,475	2.63%

Employed Civilian 16+ by Occupation
Employed Civilian 16+ by Occupation	County: Santa Cruz		State: California
Employed Civilian 16+ by Occupation	Persons	% of Employed Civilian 16+ Population	Persons	% of Employed Civilian 16+ Population
Architect/Engineer	3,618	2.67%	487,907	2.57%
Arts/Entertain/Sports	4,119	3.04%	556,133	2.93%
Building Grounds Maint	4,922	3.63%	721,544	3.80%
Business/Financial Ops	6,681	4.92%	1,091,352	5.75%
Community/Soc Svcs	3,146	2.32%	328,327	1.73%
Computer/Mathematical	5,703	4.20%	772,990	4.07%
Construction/Extraction	5,598	4.13%	916,963	4.83%
Edu/Training/Library	9,905	7.30%	1,053,658	5.55%
Farm/Fish/Forestry	4,986	3.68%	270,757	1.43%
Food Prep/Serving	8,123	5.99%	975,894	5.14%
Health Practitioner/Tec	7,625	5.62%	1,033,392	5.45%
Healthcare Support	3,585	2.64%	717,821	3.78%
Maintenance Repair	2,817	2.08%	491,793	2.59%
Legal	1,017	0.75%	241,634	1.27%
Life/Phys/Soc Science	3,056	2.25%	265,394	1.40%
Management	18,054	13.31%	2,116,680	11.16%
Office/Admin Support	12,862	9.48%	1,999,487	10.54%
Production	4,950	3.65%	872,700	4.60%
Protective Svcs	2,110	1.56%	387,396	2.04%
Sales/Related	11,999	8.84%	1,769,392	9.33%
Personal Care/Svc	3,312	2.44%	486,789	2.57%
Transportation/Moving	7,482	5.51%	1,416,400	7.46%

Employed Civilian 16+ by Occupation Group	County: Santa Cruz		State: California
Employed Civilian 16+ by Occupation Group	Persons	% of Employed Civilian 16+ Population	Persons	% of Employed Civilian 16+ Population
White Collar	87,785	64.70%	11,716,346	61.75%
Blue Collar	20,847	15.37%	3,697,856	19.49%
Service and Farm	27,038	19.93%	3,560,201	18.76%

Demographics information provided by Claritas, updated April 2024, under these terms of use.