The California Labor Market report shows Ventura County’s June 2020 unemployment rate at 12.6% (down from a revised 13.7% in May 2020).
A total of 10,800 jobs were added in June 2020, however, a total of 900 jobs were lost; amounting to a 9,900 net gain in jobs. (Most of the jobs gained are the result of furloughed or laid off employees returning to work once businesses reopened.) Job gains consisted of: 6,100 in Leisure and Hospitality; 2,000 in Trade, Transportation and Utilities; 1,300 in Educational and Health services; 700 in Professional and Business Services; 500 in other services; 100 in Information; and 100 in Construction. Job losses consisted of: 800 in Government; and 100 in Financial Services.