Thousand Oaks, CA jobs, layoffs and employers

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- Front End Entry LevelAlbertsons Companies
- Senior Director, Global Forecasting, ObesityAmgen Foundation
- Trauma Medical DirectorSurgical Affiliates Management Group
- Head of Automation, Associate DirectorTakeda Development Center Americas
- Commercial Portfolio ManagerFirst Citizens Bank
- Business Development Manager - #2464Pivotal Talent Search
- Senior Copywriter (Freelance) Flexible Hours & MentoringEnergy Innovation: Policy and Technology
- Associate ScientistAditi Consulting
- Entry-level Software Engineer/DeveloperRoviSys Company
- Software EngineerAmgen
Employers hiring most in Thousand Oaks
- Amgen8 open roles
- Aditi Consulting4 open roles
- Software Specialists4 open roles
- City of Thousand Oaks3 open roles
- Firstsource3 open roles
- Skyworks Solutions3 open roles
- ACCO Engineered Systems2 open roles
- Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology2 open roles
- ZS Associates2 open roles
- 1001 Amgen1 open role
Thousand Oaks layoffs
No layoff notices naming Thousand Oaks in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Colleges in Thousand Oaks
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| California Lutheran University | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Ventura County outlook: Steady
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 1.7% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 1.5% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.9%, down 0.2 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+9,800 jobs), transportation & warehousing (+1,128 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: retail (−1,841 jobs), wholesale (−1,834 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Thousand Oaks. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Ventura County Farm Bureau Warns Strawberry Farm Closures Signal a Growing Agricultural CrisisAgNet West · Nov 9, 2026
- California Chick-fil-A closure scare as job cuts announcedNew York Post · Nov 4, 2026
- California Fast-Food Restaurant Plans 87 Layoffs Ahead of December Closurewhatnow · Nov 4, 2026
- California strawberry grower to close six farms, lay off 572 workersFreshPlaza · Nov 4, 2026
- Oxnard Chick-fil-A on N. Rose Ave. to Close, Cutting 87 Jobs by Dec. 31Hoodline · Nov 3, 2026
- California jobs bloodbath as major strawberry grower announces farm closures, hundreds of layoffsYahoo Finance · Nov 3, 2026
- Grower plans to close 6 recently unionized farms in Ventura, OxnardTouchdown Wire · Nov 3, 2026
Learn and get funded in Thousand Oaks
- Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
- Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
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- Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Thousand Oaks. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Laid off in California? How to file for unemployment in California (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).
Ventura County economy
4.9%
unemployment, Sep 2026
5.1% the month before
418,002
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
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