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Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California Job Growth

There were 309,600 jobs in Oxnard, California in September 2022 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 398,530 employed persons for the month. Oxnard added 500 jobs in September 2022 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 992 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Oxnard job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey September 2022 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 309,600 +500 +8,300
CPS 398,530 +992 +13,509

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Oxnard, California Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Oxnard as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Oxnard, California

CES employment for Oxnard peaked in February 2020 at 317,000. Since then 7,400 jobs have been lost in Oxnard according to the employer survey. From a trough of 265,100 in April 2020, Oxnard has gained 44,500 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 409,393 for Oxnard in February 2020. 10,863 jobs have been lost in Oxnard since then according to the household survey. From a May 2020 low of 341,703, Oxnard has added 56,827 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through September 2022

Oxnard, California Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
September 2022 309,600 500 398,530 992
August 2022 309,100 400 397,538 1,093
July 2022 308,700 1,100 396,445 876
June 2022 307,600 1,600 395,569 889
May 2022 306,000 1,600 394,680 1,240
April 2022 304,400 -400 393,440 1,607
March 2022 304,800 1,900 391,833 2,333
February 2022 302,900 1,100 389,500 2,026
January 2022 301,800 1,400 387,474 1,786
December 2021 300,400 700 385,688 -196
November 2021 299,700 200 385,884 -42
October 2021 299,500 -1,800 385,926 905

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