In this episode: Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station detectives have released the name of a suspect they’re looking for in connection with Valencia garage thefts that occurred in April; A saugus family is without their dog tonight because it’s being quarantined for observation after it was...

Now all we need is a movie about CPA, and everyone should be happy. The motion picture industry and income tax preparation services fueled job growth across Los Angeles County in March, helping to drive the SCV’s unemployment rate down to 6.1 percent. That’s an improvement of 1.2 percent...

Santa Clarita’s unemployment rate rolled back to 6.3 percent in February after hitting 6.7 in January, according to data from the California Employment Development Dept. January’s half-point spike from December, when Santa Clarita’s jobless rate was 6.2 percent, reflected the typical...

Mirroring a spike in joblessness nationally, Santa Clarita’s and Los Angeles County’s unemployment rates notched up in January as holiday retail jobs were eliminated and motion picture work slowed down. Santa Clarita’s unadjusted jobless rate hit 6.7 percent in January, up from December’s...

Santa Clarita’s jobless rate tumbled to 6 percent in November from 6.3 percent in October thanks in large part to holiday hiring and movie industry activity. But the improvement of 1.1 percent over the year – from 7.1 percent in November 2011 – is an indicator of a healthier economy. Santa...

Due to California carrying outstanding loan balances on federal loans to pay regular state unemployment insurance benefits, the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) credit will decrease from 5.1 percent to 4.8 percent per the recent announcement by the U.S. Department of Labor. That amounts to an overall...

Santa Clarita’s unemployment rate ticked up to 6.3 percent in October from 6.2 percent in September, while the nation’s seasonally adjusted jobless rate moved to 7.9 percent over the month from 7.8 percent. Both rates reflect a full 1-point reduction from October 2011, when 7.3 percent of...

Santa Clarita’s jobless rate fell dramatically in September, dropping to 6.2 percent from 6.9 percent in August as teachers returned from summer vacation. But the return to work of Santa Clarita’s teachers doesn’t explain the area’s year-over-year job gains. Last September, Santa...

READ the full report here.   The SCV Economic Development Corporation has released their economic snapshot to reflect data gathered in June. In canted Dickensian fashion these are the “meh” of times, these are the “eh” of times. On the one hand, unemployment in Santa Clarita is lower from...

Santa Clarita’s July unemployment rate was 7.3 percent, up 0.5 percent from 6.8 percent in June, primarily reflecting the number of teachers who took the summer off. Jason Crawford, the city’s economic development manager, said July jobless figures are always higher than June because teachers...