Covered employment (QCEW) in Santa Cruz County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Santa Cruz County was 14,194 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 3.8% from 2024. That is the 12th highest of 15 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs14,194

Change on 2024+3.8%

Rank12th of 15Counties in Arizona ranked

Series high14,2032007

Series low11,7582002

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Santa Cruz County, 2001 to 2025

jobs. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-08-21.

All 25 values

Period	jobs
2025	14,194
2024	13,675
2023	13,823
2022	13,336
2021	13,151
2020	13,093
2019	13,608
2018	13,305
2017	13,152
2016	13,240
2015	13,611
2014	13,501
2013	13,090
2012	12,795
2011	12,922
2010	12,927
2009	13,077
2008	13,908
2007	14,203
2006	13,576
2005	12,967
2004	11,989
2003	12,160
2002	11,758
2001	11,998

Compared with Arizona and United States

Place	2025
Santa Cruz County	14,194
Arizona	3,234,783
United States	155,732,363

Santa Cruz County compared with nearby places

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Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Santa Cruz County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Rankings

US states by covered employment (QCEW) 51 places
Counties in Arizona by covered employment (QCEW) 15 places

Definition

Average number of jobs covered by unemployment insurance during the year, all industries, private and government, from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Counted where the job is located, from the reports employers file each quarter; monthly employment counts the jobs in the pay period that includes the 12th.

Counts jobs, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice. Covers about 95 percent of US wage and salary jobs. Excludes the self-employed, most agricultural workers on small farms, the armed forces, elected officials in most states, most railroad employees, some domestic workers and most student workers at schools. A count of employer reports, not a survey estimate like oews_employment.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties (Covered employment (QCEW), Santa Cruz County, 2001 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv

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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Covered employment (QCEW), Santa Cruz County, 2001 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/covered-employment/santa-cruz-county-arizona. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Covered employment (QCEW), Santa Cruz County, 2001 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/covered-employment/santa-cruz-county-arizona.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Covered employment (QCEW), Santa Cruz County, 2001 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/covered-employment/santa-cruz-county-arizona (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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What is the covered employment (QCEW) in Santa Cruz County?

Covered employment (QCEW) in Santa Cruz County was 14,194 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 3.8% from 2024. That is the 12th highest of 15 counties in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest covered employment (QCEW) in Santa Cruz County?

14,203 jobs in 2007, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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