Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Oxnard rose 0.1 percentage points in March 2012 to 9.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.5 percentage points lower than the California rate. The unemployment rate in Oxnard peaked in January 2010 at 10.9% and is now 1.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 9.4% in January 2012, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Oxnard unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.2%	-0.1	-0.7
California	11.0%	+0.1	-0.9
Oxnard	9.5%	+0.1	-1.0

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with March 2012 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Oxnard, California, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Oxnard, California Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Oxnard peaked in March 2010 at 47,086. There are now 5,615 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 40,592 in January 2012, the number of unemployed has now grown by 879. Oxnard employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Oxnard, California) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Oxnard	41,471	+660	-3,170

Number of Unemployed Persons

Oxnard, California Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	California Unemployment Rate	Oxnard Unemployment Rate	Oxnard Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	10.9%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	11.0%	9.5%	41,471
February 2012	8.3%	10.9%	9.4%	40,811
January 2012	8.3%	10.9%	9.4%	40,592
December 2011	8.5%	11.2%	9.5%	40,953
November 2011	8.7%	11.3%	9.7%	41,791
October 2011	8.9%	11.5%	10.0%	42,838
September 2011	9.0%	11.7%	10.1%	43,109
August 2011	9.1%	11.9%	10.2%	43,537
July 2011	9.1%	11.9%	10.2%	43,779
June 2011	9.1%	11.9%	10.3%	43,784
May 2011	9.0%	11.9%	10.2%	43,496
April 2011	9.0%	11.8%	10.4%	44,143