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California California became the 31st state admitted into the Union on September 9, 1850. The third-largest state in land area, California covers almost 159,000 square miles, including over 1,200 miles of Pacific coastline. Currently, California has the fifth-largest economy in the world, and is the nation’s number one exporting state.
Monterey County Monterey County is situated along almost 100 miles of Pacific Ocean coastline. It is bordered on the inland sides by Santa Cruz County to the north, San Benito, Fresno, and Kings counties to the east, and San Luis Obispo County to the south. The county is comprised of two distinct sub-regions: the Monterey Peninsula, and the Salinas River Valley, which runs almost the entire length of the county.
Santa Cruz County Santa Cruz is located along the north side of Monterey Bay on the central coast of California. Surrounding counties include San Mateo to the north, Santa Clara to the east, and Monterey to the south. Mild weather, natural beauty, a major university, and proximity to the Silicon Valley contribute to the economic opportunities as well as the quality of life in the county. With an abundance of coastline, accessible beaches, and nearby mountains, Santa Cruz County is a popular vacation and recreation area.
Employment and Wages
Unemployment Rate and Labor Force (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
 
Unemployment Rate and Labor Force (Not Seasonally Adjusted)[Top]
AreaYearPeriodLabor ForceNo. of EmployedUnemploymentUnemployment Rate %
California 2024Mar19,409,30018,372,6001,036,7005.3
Monterey County 2024Mar215,300192,80022,50010.5
Santa Cruz County 2024Mar133,800123,80010,0007.4
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Employment by Industry (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
 
Employment by Industry (Not Seasonally Adjusted) for California [Top]
CES IndustryYearPeriodNo. of EmployedNo. of Production
Workers		Avg Weekly
Earnings
Total Wage and Salary2024Mar18,281,8000$0.0
Total Nonfarm2024Mar17,933,3000$0.0
Service-Providing2024Mar15,688,5000$0.0
Total Private2024Mar15,248,8000$0.0
Private Service Providing2024Mar13,004,0000$0.0
 
Employment by Industry (Not Seasonally Adjusted) for Monterey County [Top]
CES IndustryYearPeriodNo. of EmployedNo. of Production
Workers		Avg Weekly
Earnings
Total Wage and Salary2024Mar188,0000$0.0
Total Nonfarm2024Mar145,6000$0.0
Service-Providing2024Mar132,9000$0.0
Total Private2024Mar111,3000$0.0
Private Service Providing2024Mar98,6000$0.0
 
Employment by Industry (Not Seasonally Adjusted) for Santa Cruz County [Top]
CES IndustryYearPeriodNo. of EmployedNo. of Production
Workers		Avg Weekly
Earnings
Total Wage and Salary2024Mar104,1000$0.0
Total Nonfarm2024Mar100,7000$0.0
Service-Providing2024Mar87,8000$0.0
Total Private2024Mar80,7000$0.0
Private Service Providing2024Mar67,8000$0.0
Occupations with Fastest Job Growth (% change)
 
Occupations with Fastest Job Growth (% change) for California [Top]
OccupationEstimated Year - Projected YearEmploymentEmployment Change
EstimatedProjectedNumberPercent
Solar Photovoltaic Installers2018 - 20285,2008,6003,40065.4
Occupational Therapy Assistants2018 - 20282,6003,7001,10042.3
Statisticians2018 - 20285,4007,6002,20040.7
Physician Assistants2018 - 202811,70015,7004,00034.2
Information Security Analysts2018 - 20285,5007,3001,80032.7
 
Occupations with Fastest Job Growth (% change) for Monterey County [Top]
OccupationEstimated Year - Projected YearEmploymentEmployment Change
EstimatedProjectedNumberPercent
Nurse Practitioners2018 - 20281102009081.8
Medical and Health Services Managers2018 - 202827038011040.7
Physician Assistants2018 - 20281001404040.0
Cooks, Restaurant2018 - 20281,9802,59061030.8
Molders, Shapers, and Casters2018 - 202870902028.6
 
Occupations with Fastest Job Growth (% change) for Santa Cruz County [Top]
OccupationEstimated Year - Projected YearEmploymentEmployment Change
EstimatedProjectedNumberPercent
Nurse Practitioners2018 - 202860903050.0
Sales and Related Workers, All Other2018 - 2028901304044.4
Personal Financial Advisors2018 - 2028701003042.9
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists2018 - 2028701003042.9
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers2018 - 2028701003042.9
Industry Employment Projections
 
 
Data for Monterey County Not Available
 
Data for Santa Cruz County Not Available
High Wage Occupations
 
High Wage Occupations for California [Top]
OccupationYearPeriodHourly MeanHourly by Percentile
25thMedian75th
Dermatologists20231st Qtr$185.44$0.00$0.00$0.00
Radiologists20231st Qtr$169.32$0.00$0.00$0.00
Cardiologists20231st Qtr$166.21$0.00$0.00$0.00
Psychiatrists20231st Qtr$155.73$0.00$0.00$0.00
Surgeons, All Other20231st Qtr$142.83$65.82$0.00$0.00
High Wage Occupations for Salinas MSA[Top]
OccupationYearPeriodHourly MeanHourly by Percentile
25thMedian75th
Psychiatrists20231st Qtr$160.29$72.99$0.00$0.00
General Internal Medicine Physicians20231st Qtr$127.07$0.00$0.00$0.00
Physicians, All Other20231st Qtr$120.77$42.15$0.00$0.00
Dentists, General20231st Qtr$113.59$0.00$0.00$0.00
Pediatricians, General20231st Qtr$111.96$0.00$0.00$0.00
 
Data for Monterey County is not available. Data for Salinas MSA has been displayed
High Wage Occupations for Santa Cruz-Watsonville MSA[Top]
OccupationYearPeriodHourly MeanHourly by Percentile
25thMedian75th
Psychiatrists20231st Qtr$142.31$0.00$0.00$0.00
Physicians, All Other20231st Qtr$124.86$0.00$0.00$0.00
Family Medicine Physicians20231st Qtr$121.86$0.00$0.00$0.00
Chief Executives20231st Qtr$117.80$60.88$0.00$0.00
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates20231st Qtr$109.26$0.00$0.00$0.00
 
Data for Santa Cruz County is not available. Data for Santa Cruz-Watsonville MSA has been displayed
Economic Indicators
Building Permits (US Census Bureau)
 
Multi-Family [Top]
AreaYearPeriodNo. of PermitsTotal Costs
California 2022Annual53,332$9,908,840,264
Monterey County 2022Annual451$46,927,044
Santa Cruz County 2022Annual127$15,172,365
 
Single Family [Top]
AreaYearPeriodNo. of PermitsTotal Costs
California 2022Annual60,161$17,463,596,618
Monterey County 2022Annual594$151,216,339
Santa Cruz County 2022Annual350$75,522,277
 
Total all types construction permits [Top]
AreaYearPeriodNo. of PermitsTotal Costs
California 2022Annual113,493$27,372,436,882
Monterey County 2022Annual1,045$198,143,383
Santa Cruz County 2022Annual477$90,694,642
Consumer Price Index (US BLS & Calif. DIR)
 
Consumer Price Index (US BLS & Calif. DIR)[Top]
AreaPeriod for 2022CPI for 2022Period for 2021CPI for 2021% Change
California Annual319.2Annual297.47.3
Data for Monterey County is not available. Data for California has been displayed
Data for Santa Cruz County is not available. Data for California has been displayed
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Median Price of Existing Homes Sold
 
Median Price of Homes Sold[Top]
AreaYearPeriodProperty Value
California 2022Annual$826,275
Monterey County 2022Annual$870,000
Santa Cruz County 2022Annual$1,306,250
State Revenues by Source
 
Alcoholic Beverage Taxes and Fees [Top]
AreaYearPeriodTax Revenue
California 2021Annual$431,363
 
Bank and Corporation (Income) Taxes [Top]
AreaYearPeriodTax Revenue
California 2021Annual$45,297,548
 
Cigarette Tax [Top]
AreaYearPeriodTax Revenue
California 2021Annual$1,831,959
 
Estate, Inheritance and Gift Taxes [Top]
AreaYearPeriodTax Revenue
California 2021Annual$0
 
Horse Racing (Parimutuel) License Fees [Top]
AreaYearPeriodTax Revenue
California 2021Annual$19,150
 
Insurance Gross Premiums Tax [Top]
AreaYearPeriodTax Revenue
California 2021Annual$3,494,540
 
Misc. Minor Revenues [Top]
AreaYearPeriodTax Revenue
California 2021Annual$29,156,444
 
Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax [Top]
AreaYearPeriodTax Revenue
California 2021Annual$8,455,009
 
Motor Vehicle License (In-lieu) Fees [Top]
AreaYearPeriodTax Revenue
California 2021Annual$3,169,149
 
Motor Vehicle Registration Fees [Top]
AreaYearPeriodTax Revenue
California 2021Annual$4,986,319
 
Personal Income Tax [Top]
AreaYearPeriodTax Revenue
California 2021Annual$142,328,780
 
Retail Sales and Use Taxes [Top]
AreaYearPeriodTax Revenue
California 2021Annual$47,718,568
Data for Monterey County is not available. Data for California has been displayed
Data for Santa Cruz County is not available. Data for California has been displayed
Taxable Sales (Calif. Board of Equalization)
 
Retail [Top]
AreaYearPeriodSales
California 2022Annual$951,775,363,789
Monterey County 2022Annual$9,422,998,655
Santa Cruz County 2022Annual$4,846,272,318
Population and Census Data
Population[Top]
AreaYearPeriodPopulation SourcePopulation
California 2021AnnualCalifornia Dept of Finance39,239,554
Monterey County 2021AnnualCalifornia Dept of Finance437,644
Santa Cruz County 2021AnnualCalifornia Dept of Finance263,445
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Measures of Income
 
Measures of Income[Top]
AreaYearPeriodIncome TypeIncome
California 2021AnnualPer Capita Personal Income - BEA$76,614
California 2021AnnualTotal Personal Income - BEA$3,006,183,929
Monterey County 2021AnnualPer Capita Personal Income - BEA$63,449
Monterey County 2021AnnualTotal Personal Income - BEA$27,747,802
Santa Cruz County 2021AnnualPer Capita Personal Income - BEA$85,554
Santa Cruz County 2021AnnualTotal Personal Income - BEA$22,910,773
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Job Openings & Training Providers
Job Openings from JobCentral National Labor Exchange[Top]
AJB Job Openings
Job Openings for California
Job Openings for Monterey County
Job Openings for Santa Cruz County
Training Providers in Area
 
Training Providers in Area in California [Top]
Provider NameProvider TypeLocation
Jesuit School of Theology at BerkeleyOther (incl. religious schools and seminaries)Berkeley ,CA
Sierra Valley Business CollegeApprenticeship, Business, Career, & Tech SchoolsFresno ,CA
College of the CanyonsCommunity Colleges (two-year school)Santa Clarita ,CA
Becker Conviser CPA ReviewApprenticeship, Business, Career, & Tech SchoolsOakbrook Terrace ,IL
Southeast Professional Career CollegeApprenticeship, Business, Career, & Tech SchoolsSouth Gate ,CA
 
Training Providers in Area in Monterey County [Top]
Provider NameProvider TypeLocation
King City Adult EducationSchools with Occupational Programs (ROP)Greenfield ,CA
Monterey Peninsula Adult EducationSchools with Occupational Programs (ROP)Monterey ,CA
Waynes College of BeautyApprenticeship, Business, Career, & Tech SchoolsSalinas ,CA
Monterey College of LawApprenticeship, Business, Career, & Tech SchoolsSeaside ,CA
Monterey Peninsula CollegeCommunity Colleges (two-year school)Monterey ,CA
 
Training Providers in Area in Santa Cruz County [Top]
Provider NameProvider TypeLocation
Western SeminaryOther (incl. religious schools and seminaries)Los Gatos ,CA
Watsonville - Aptos Adult SchoolSchools with Occupational Programs (ROP)Watsonville ,CA
Cabrillo CollegeCommunity Colleges (two-year school)Aptos ,CA
Santa Cruz County Regional Occupational ProgramSchools with Occupational Programs (ROP)Capitola ,CA
University of California, Santa CruzUniversity or College (four-year school)Santa Cruz ,CA