Unemployment Rate in Santa Cruz County, CA was 8.00% in February of 2024, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Unemployment Rate in Santa Cruz County, CA reached a record high of 17.90 in April of 2020 and a record low of 3.40 in September of 2019. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Unemployment Rate in Santa Cruz County, CA - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on May of 2024.