Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California Job Growth

There were 309,100 jobs in Oxnard, California in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 411,609 employed persons for the month. Oxnard lost 1,300 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 2,653 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Oxnard job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	309,100	-1,300	+800
CPS	411,609	-2,653	+1,758

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 December 2018 at 310,600. Since then 1,500 jobs have been lost in Oxnard according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 417,122 for Oxnard in December 2018. 5,513 jobs have been lost in Oxnard since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Oxnard, California Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	309,100	-1,300	411,609	-2,653
January 2019	310,400	-200	414,262	-2,860
December 2018	310,600	1,100	417,122	1,184
November 2018	309,500	300	415,938	1,820
October 2018	309,200	-100	414,118	1,885
September 2018	309,300	-300	412,233	2,088
August 2018	309,600	-100	410,145	1,131
July 2018	309,700	1,000	409,014	1,260
June 2018	308,700	-600	407,754	29
May 2018	309,300	0	407,725	-48
April 2018	309,300	600	407,773	-1,714
March 2018	308,700	400	409,487	-364