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A1US GDP 2025 $30.86T│A2Real growth +2.3%│A3CPI, 12 mo to Sep 2026 +3.7%│A4Unemployment 2025 4.3%BEA · BLS · Census — updated October 29, 2026
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Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA: GDP by industry

Value added of twenty industries in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA metro area, summed from BEA county estimates. Suppressed county figures leave the metro total blank rather than understated.

BEA CAGDP22010–2024
Industry20102014201820222024ChangeShare 2024Trend
Real estate$2.1B$2.3B$2.6B$3.7B$4.2B+100%19.9%
Government$1.5B$1.8B$2.1B$2.2B$2.6B+75%12.4%
Manufacturing$711M$971M$1.5B$3.2B$3.6B+407%17.1%
Finance & insurance$328M$386M$442M$500M$526M+60%2.5%
Professional services$619M$724M$865M$1.0B$1.1B+75%5.1%
Health care$925M$1.1B$1.4B$1.7B$2.0B+118%9.6%
Wholesale trade$570M$698M$784M$1.0B$980M+72%4.6%
Retail trade$899M$1.0B$1.2B$1.4B$1.5B+68%7.1%
Information$177M$211M$218M$240M$285M+61%1.3%
Construction$1.5B$1.3B$756M$678M$780M−48%3.7%
Transportation & warehousing$104M—$146M$210M$207M+98%1.0%
Accommodation & food$330M$476M$664M$805M$926M+181%4.4%
Administrative & waste services$337M$367M$480M$592M$541M+60%2.6%
Other services$305M$370M$454M$537M$518M+70%2.5%
Management of companies$268M$132M$198M$398M$367M+37%1.7%
Utilities$29M$28M$40M$59M$57M+99%0.3%
Mining, oil & gas$5M$6M$7M$9M$7M+45%0.0%
Education$114M$139M$166M$175M$178M+56%0.8%
Arts & recreation$106M$136M$161M$319M$303M+186%1.4%
Agriculture$498M—$450M$360M$399M−20%1.9%
ΣAll industries$11.4B$12.8B$14.6B$19.1B$21.1B+85%100%

BEA, GDP by county and metropolitan area (CAGDP2), current dollars; 1 county summed. Industry rows may not add up to the total where figures are suppressed.