Ventura County Unemployment Rises to 4.4% in June as Job Growth Stays Nearly Flat
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Updated · VC Star · Jul 19
Ventura County Unemployment Rises to 4.4% in June as Job Growth Stays Nearly Flat
3 articles · Updated · VC Star · Jul 19
Summary
Ventura County’s unemployment rate climbed to 4.4% in June from 3.9% in May, ending four straight monthly declines in the county household survey.
That increase still left the county below its 4.8% rate a year earlier and within the 4% to 5% range where it has hovered for most of the past three years.
Ventura County’s rate remained lower than California’s 5.2% in June but slightly above the U.S. rate of 4.2%, underscoring a labor market that is softer than the national picture.
Job creation helps explain the mixed reading: Ventura County payroll growth has been nearly flat over the past year, though private education and health care added 2,200 jobs and leisure and hospitality gained 1,000 in the past month.