Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California Job Growth

There were 310,400 jobs in Oxnard, California in September 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 407,456 employed persons for the month. Oxnard lost 400 jobs in September 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 391 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Oxnard job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	September 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	310,400	-400	+1,100
CPS	407,456	+391	-3,598

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 April 2019 at 312,400. Since then 2,000 jobs have been lost in Oxnard according to the employer survey. From a trough of 309,900 in June 2019, Oxnard has gained 500 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 411,827 for Oxnard in February 2019. 4,371 jobs have been lost in Oxnard since then according to the household survey. From a August 2019 low of 407,065, Oxnard has added 391 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Oxnard, California Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
September 2019	310,400	-400	407,456	391
August 2019	310,800	0	407,065	-279
July 2019	310,800	900	407,344	-829
June 2019	309,900	-1,000	408,173	-1,403
May 2019	310,900	-1,500	409,576	-895
April 2019	312,400	2,200	410,471	-795
March 2019	310,200	0	411,266	-561
February 2019	310,200	-200	411,827	139
January 2019	310,400	-200	411,688	472
December 2018	310,600	1,100	411,216	-31
November 2018	309,500	300	411,247	-8
October 2018	309,200	-100	411,255	201