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Ventura County unemployment rate climbs to 5%

The unemployment rate in Ventura County hit 5% in August, its highest point since January but still lower than it was a year ago and lower than the statewide unemployment rate. California's unemployment rate in August was 5.1%, the same rate as the month before and down from 5.5% in August 2025, according to the most recent data released by the California Employment Development Department. The national unemployment rate in August was 4.3%. Both California and Ventura County have consistently had higher unemployment rates than the nation as whole since early in the COVID-19 pandemic. In Ventura County , the rate of 5% in August was up from 4.7% in July but down from 5.3% in August 2025. County-level unemployment rates are not seasonally adjusted, unlike the state and national rates, and Ventura County's unemployment rate typically spikes in the summer and declines in the fall. !function(e,n,i,s){var d="InfogramEmbeds";var o=e.getElementsByTagName(n)[0];if(window[d]&&window[d].initialized)window[d].process&&window[d].process();else if(!e.getElementById(i)){var r=e.createElement(n);r.async=1,r.id=i,r.src=s,o.parentNode.insertBefore(r,o)}}(document,"script","infogram-async","https://e.infogram.com/js/dist/embed-loader-min.js"); The unemployment rate is based on a federal household survey; the survey for August was conducted the week of Aug. 12. Only people who are looking for work and can't find any are considered "unemployed" and counted in the unemployment rate. People who are not looking for jobs –

Ventura County, CA · 09-25