Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Oxnard fell 0.1 percentage points in October 2019 to 3.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points lower than the California rate. The unemployment rate in Oxnard peaked in March 2010 at 11.0% and is now 7.6 percentage points lower. You can also compare Oxnard unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.6%	+0.1	-0.2
California	3.9%	-0.1	-0.2
Oxnard	3.4%	-0.1	-0.2

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2019 data as November 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 32,505 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Oxnard employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Oxnard, California) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	October 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Oxnard	14,457	-401	-1,053

Number of Unemployed Persons

Oxnard, California Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	California Unemployment Rate	Oxnard Unemployment Rate	Oxnard Unemployed
November 2019	3.5%	—	—	—
October 2019	3.6%	3.9%	3.4%	14,457
September 2019	3.5%	4.0%	3.5%	14,858
August 2019	3.7%	4.1%	3.7%	15,470
July 2019	3.7%	4.1%	3.7%	15,838
June 2019	3.7%	4.2%	3.8%	16,168
May 2019	3.6%	4.2%	3.9%	16,431
April 2019	3.6%	4.3%	3.9%	16,670
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