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Ventura County, CA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Ventura County’s unemployment rate is 5.0%. Employers filed 17 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 231 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Ventura County economy

  • 5.0%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    5.3% the month before

  • 414,414

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 838,259

    people in Ventura County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $107,327

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 41%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Ventura County layoffs

  • 17

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 485

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 7

    employers

WARN notices filed in Ventura County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
Haas Automation, Inc.Takes effect Jan 4, 2027Ventura County74Layoff PermanentState record
Monroe Operations, LLC, dba Newport Healthcare - Valley VistaTakes effect Sep 30, 2026Ventura County18Layoff PermanentState record
Monroe Operations, LLC, dba Newport Healthcare - PresillaTakes effect Sep 30, 2026Ventura County8Layoff PermanentState record
Monroe Operations, LLC, dba Newport Healthcare - ReadTakes effect Sep 30, 2026Ventura County6Layoff PermanentState record
Monroe Operations, LLC, dba Newport Healthcare - AlhambraTakes effect Sep 30, 2026Ventura County5Layoff PermanentState record
Monroe Operations, LLC, dba Newport Healthcare - PimlicoTakes effect Sep 30, 2026Ventura County3Layoff PermanentState record
Key Energy Services, LLC - Ventura LocationTakes effect Nov 22, 2026Ventura County4Closure TemporaryState record
OVG HospitalityTakes effect Nov 15, 2026Ventura County128Layoff PermanentState record
Telecare Corporation - Brighter Tomorrow, Program 162Takes effect Oct 29, 2026Ventura County23Layoff PermanentState record
Telecare Corporation - House of TransitionsTakes effect Oct 29, 2026Ventura County16Layoff PermanentState record
Telecare Corporation - Recovery StarshipTakes effect Oct 29, 2026Ventura County16Layoff PermanentState record
Telecare Corporation - StonehedgeTakes effect Oct 29, 2026Ventura County13Layoff PermanentState record
Haas Automation, Inc.Takes effect Nov 2, 2026Ventura County73Layoff PermanentState record
Levine Management Groups, Inc. - Ponderosa Dr.Takes effect Oct 20, 2026Ventura County2Layoff Not known at this timeState record
Levine Management Groups, Inc. - Cypress RoadTakes effect Oct 20, 2026Ventura County2Layoff Not known at this timeState record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Ventura County

Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.

  1. Amgen23 open roles
  2. AeroVironment10 open roles
  3. Amazon8 open roles
  4. Mercury Systems8 open roles
  5. Swarm Aero8 open roles
  6. Heico5 open roles
  7. HII Mission Technologies5 open roles
  8. Jobot4 open roles
  9. Mission Produce4 open roles
  10. Northrop Grumman4 open roles

Colleges in Ventura County

Colleges in Ventura County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
California State University-Channel IslandsCamarilloPublic 4-year5,000–9,999
California Lutheran UniversityThousand OaksPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
The Colleges of Law at VenturaVenturaPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Thomas Aquinas CollegeSanta PaulaPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Ventura County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

  • America`s Job Center of California Oxnard

    Oxnard · Comprehensive

    8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday - Friday

  • America`s Job Center of California - Simi Valley

    Simi Valley · Affiliate

    Monday through Friday, 8:00a.m. to 5:00p.m.

Cities in Ventura County

Other California counties

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Laid off or looking for work in Ventura County?

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Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from California’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.