Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Oxnard fell 0.0 percentage points in April 2019 to 3.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than the California rate. The unemployment rate in Oxnard peaked in March 2010 at 11.0% and is now 7.1 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.6% in August 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.3 percentage points. You can also compare Oxnard unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	April 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.6%	-0.2	-0.3
California	4.3%	0.0	0.0
Oxnard	3.9%	0.0	0.0

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with April 2019 data as May 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 April 2010 at 46,962. There are now 30,308 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 15,452 in September 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,202. Oxnard employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Oxnard, California) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	April 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Oxnard	16,654	-27	+179

Number of Unemployed Persons

Oxnard, California Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	California Unemployment Rate	Oxnard Unemployment Rate	Oxnard Unemployed
May 2019	3.6%	—	—	—
April 2019	3.6%	4.3%	3.9%	16,654
March 2019	3.8%	4.3%	3.9%	16,681
February 2019	3.8%	4.2%	3.8%	16,312
January 2019	4.0%	4.2%	3.8%	16,054
December 2018	3.9%	4.1%	3.7%	15,646
November 2018	3.7%	4.1%	3.7%	15,609
October 2018	3.8%	4.1%	3.6%	15,510
September 2018	3.7%	4.1%	3.6%	15,452
August 2018	3.8%	4.1%	3.6%	15,497
July 2018	3.9%	4.1%	3.7%	15,674
June 2018	4.0%	4.2%	3.7%	15,942