Employment
Santa Cruz County Employment by Industry
Government Jobs 21%
Education & Health 15%
Retail Trade 12%
Professional Business 10%
Farm 9%
Other 22%



 

Top Employers


According to Santa Cruz's 2011 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,[33] the top employers in the city are:

# Employer # of Employees
1 University of California, Santa Cruz 7,364
2 County of Santa Cruz 2,319
3 City of Santa Cruz 780
4 Plantronics 505
5 Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk 347
6 Costco 239
7 Threshold Enterprises 213
8 Community Bridges 212
9 New Teacher Center 211
10 Santa Cruz Biotechnology 204