The unemployment rate in Ventura County was 3.9 percent in July 2019, up from a revised 3.6 percent in June 2019, and below the year-ago estimate of 4.0 percent. This compares with an unadjusted unemployment rate of 4.4 percent for California and 4.0 percent for the nation during the same period.
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 164,000 in July, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.7 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Notable job gains occurred in
professional and technical services,
health care, social assistance, and financial activities.
The Conference Board
Help Wanted OnLine® (HWOL) Index:
declined in July and now stands at 102.3 (July 2018=100), down from 103.5 in June. The Index declined 0.1 percent from the prior month but is up 2.3 percent from a year ago.
Job Outlook is brought to you by the Workforce Development Board of Ventura County (WDB). The Workforce Development Board administers federal funds that help to support America's Job Center of CaliforniaSM locations and other free adult, youth, and employer programs and services in Ventura County. For more information, call 805-204-5186 or visit www.workforceventuracounty.org.
Workforce Development Board, 2901 N. Ventura Road, Oxnard, CA 93036
