Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Oxnard fell 0.0 percentage points in April 2018 to 3.8%. 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 7.2 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.8% in March 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Oxnard unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.9%	-0.2	-0.5
California	4.2%	-0.1	-0.8
Oxnard	3.8%	0.0	-0.9

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with April 2018 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 March 2010 at 47,059. There are now 31,123 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Oxnard employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Oxnard, California) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Oxnard	15,936	-28	-4,230

Number of Unemployed Persons

Oxnard, California Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	California Unemployment Rate	Oxnard Unemployment Rate	Oxnard Unemployed
May 2018	3.8%	4.2%	—	—
April 2018	3.9%	4.2%	3.8%	15,936
March 2018	4.1%	4.3%	3.8%	15,964
February 2018	4.1%	4.3%	3.9%	16,686
January 2018	4.1%	4.4%	4.0%	16,844
December 2017	4.1%	4.5%	4.0%	17,145
November 2017	4.1%	4.5%	4.1%	17,383
October 2017	4.1%	4.5%	4.1%	17,655
September 2017	4.2%	4.5%	4.2%	18,061
August 2017	4.4%	4.6%	4.3%	18,488
July 2017	4.3%	4.7%	4.4%	18,830
June 2017	4.3%	4.8%	4.5%	19,199