Unemployment Rate in Santa Cruz County, CA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
6.1%
Rank #2,572/3,222 · #25 in CA
20th
Santa Cruz 6.1%
CA 6.6% -6.6%
US 5.3% +15.4%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Santa Cruz County's unemployment rate of 6.1% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 28.6%.
Distribution of Unemployment Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Santa Cruz County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,569 | Palo Pinto County, TX | 6.1% |
| #2,570 | Pearl River County, MS | 6.1% |
| #2,571 | Henderson County, TN | 6.1% |
| #2,572 | Santa Cruz County, CA | 6.1% |
| #2,573 | Cumberland County, NC | 6.1% |
| #2,574 | Jefferson Parish, LA | 6.1% |
| #2,575 | Martin County, NC | 6.1% |
About Unemployment Rate
Santa Cruz County, California has a unemployment rate of 6.1%, ranking #2,572 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 15.4% above the national value of 5.3%. Within California, it ranks #25 of 58. This places it in the 20th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.