Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Oxnard fell 1.7 percentage points in July 2020 to 10.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.7 percentage points lower than the California rate. The unemployment rate in Oxnard peaked in April 2020 at 14.4% and is now 3.6 percentage points lower. You can also compare Oxnard unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	July 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	10.2%	-0.9	+6.5
California	13.5%	-1.4	+9.5
Oxnard	10.8%	-1.7	+7.3

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with July 2020 data as August 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 2020 at 59,403. There are now 14,655 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Oxnard employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Oxnard, California) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	July 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Oxnard	44,748	-7,042	+29,856

Number of Unemployed Persons

Oxnard, California Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	California Unemployment Rate	Oxnard Unemployment Rate	Oxnard Unemployed
August 2020	8.4%	11.4%	—	—
July 2020	10.2%	13.5%	10.8%	44,748
June 2020	11.1%	14.9%	12.5%	51,790
May 2020	13.3%	16.4%	14.3%	57,887
April 2020	14.7%	16.4%	14.4%	59,403
March 2020	4.4%	5.5%	4.7%	19,692
February 2020	3.5%	3.9%	3.4%	14,612
January 2020	3.6%	3.9%	3.4%	14,418
December 2019	3.5%	3.9%	3.3%	14,161
November 2019	3.5%	3.9%	3.4%	14,212
October 2019	3.6%	3.9%	3.4%	14,307
September 2019	3.5%	3.9%	3.4%	14,447