Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California Job Growth

There were 309,500 jobs in Oxnard, California in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 413,974 employed persons for the month. Oxnard added 200 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,741 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Oxnard job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	309,500	+200	+5,400
CPS	413,974	+1,741	+5,581

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 August 2018 at 310,300. Since then 800 jobs have been lost in Oxnard according to the employer survey. From a trough of 309,300 in September 2018, Oxnard has gained 200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in October 2018 for Oxnard is at a new high of 413,974.

Employment: CES, CPS

Oxnard, California Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	309,500	200	413,974	1,741
September 2018	309,300	-1,000	412,233	2,088
August 2018	310,300	2,200	410,145	1,131
July 2018	308,100	0	409,014	1,260
June 2018	308,100	-900	407,754	29
May 2018	309,000	1,000	407,725	-48
April 2018	308,000	700	407,773	-1,714
March 2018	307,300	400	409,487	-364
February 2018	306,900	1,300	409,851	1,343
January 2018	305,600	700	408,508	478
December 2017	304,900	400	408,030	135
November 2017	304,500	400	407,895	-498