Santa Clarita’s year-over-year jobless rate keeps getting better.
Just 5 percent of Santa Claritans were unemployed in June, an improvement of 1.2 points over the June 2013 rate of 6.2 percent – which was already a 0.6 percent improvement over June 2012 when 6.8 percent of Santa Claritans were standing in the unemployment line.
Month over month, Santa Clarita slipped a little from May’s ultra-low 4.8 percent jobless rate, but the city remains well ahead of seasonally adjusted county (8.1 percent), state (7.4 percent) and national (6.1 percent) levels.
Across L.A. County in June, the biggest one-month loser was private educational services, which constricted by 10,300 jobs for the summer.
The biggest winner was the information sector, which added 4,800 positions countywide during June, including 2,800 in motion pictures and sound recording.
Compared to May, within the leisure and hospitality sector, food services and drinking places added 2,200 workers, while the arts, entertainment and recreation subsector added 1,700.
Other winners across L.A. County were trade, transportation and utilities (up 3,600), construction (up 2,100), financial activities (up 400), mining and logging (up 100), and government (up 100). The latter includes public education.
Year-over-year, the health care and social assistance subsector made the biggest gains in L.A. County since June 2013, adding 33,800 positions to payrolls. Of those, social assistance accounted for 24,500.
The biggest year-over-year loser was manufacturing, which slashed 16,300 jobs since June 2013 – both in nondurable goods (down 10,000) and durable goods (down 6,300). Within the sector, the hardest-hit subindustries were apparel manufacturing (down 3,500) and computer and electronic product manufacturing (down 2,700).
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Does this statistic take into account the population that lives under the bridge by Lowes…? Or are they considered non residents …just wondering ….
If they don’t apply for unemployment, the state doesn’t count them. Whether state or federal, they don’t count people who’ve given up on finding a job & don’t collect unemployment.
That’s why these figures are so meaningless; they discard all of those who have been unemployed and run out of benefits or given up!
Does this account for the businesses that have closed their doors or the people that have given up their search? Where does this statistical information come from? I am seeing more commercial space for lease than before.
It’s a lie
They never consider the illegals that stand at many businesses and ask for work. They don’t count the trailer parks on both sides of town filled with illegals as well os apartments in canyon country and old newhall. They should have cleaned out those areas years ago and our crime rates would go down. The food pantry is under siege and they aren’t homeless people for the most part.but I’m happy if there are less people collecting now.
It also doesn’t factor in underemployment.
They also don’t vouch the fact the reason why it’s down is because the people who were receiving ran out of extensions and forced to go on welfare. There are jobs but not for anyone over age 35!!! Don’t even think about applying if your 50!
They also don’t vouch the fact the reason why it’s down is because the people who were receiving ran out of extensions and forced to go on welfare. There are jobs but not for anyone over age 35!!! Don’t even think about applying if your 50!