The State of California Employment Development Department is reporting 6.8 percent unemployment for Santa Clarita in May – unchanged from April – and 11.1 percent for Los Angeles County, which had 540,000 residents unemployed. Within the state, L.A. County ranks 26th with Marin County showing...

Santa Clarita saw another dip in unemployment last month, along with lower numbers in Los Angeles County and the state overall. At the end of April, the city had an unemployment rate of 6.8 percent – or 6,000 people out of a workforce of 82,300 – according to information released Friday by the state...

Unemployed veterans ages 35 to 60 can apply for up to 12 months of paid training through a new program sponsored by the federal departments of Labor and Veterans Affairs. VA officials said the population that the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program will serve is particularly in need. Of about 900,000...

In this episode: COC film symposium highlights Santa Clarita’s record strides in keeping filmmaking local. Plus: Biggest gains in jobs – motion pictures and sound recording; Hart District’s WiSH Foundation receives $100,000 donation from SCV Facilities Foundation; Five environmental...

Santa Clarita’s unemployment rate held steady in February after climbing to 7.4 percent in January. The 0.3-percent uptick from December’s 7.1-percent rate was attributed primarily to the loss of seasonal retail jobs after the December holidays. Although always higher than Santa Clarita, the whole...

In this episode: Filing period closes for June primary election; see who will be on the ballot. And: Placerita Junior High School principal Mike Kuhlman is named the new Canyon High School principal; California’s unemployment rate goes down; Local weather outlook. Plus: Rare artifacts used in the...

In this episode: Man struck and killed while walking in Interstate 5 truck lane; COC Vice President Dena Maloney a finalist for top job at Taft College. Also: Newhall School District aces its annual audit; SCV’s jobless rate holds at 7.1 percent; City takes steps to unravel redevelopment agency;...

At the risk of stating the obvious, it’s tax time – and you can guess what that means to Los Angeles County’s employment picture. The professional and business services sector posted the biggest job growth in the county during December with a net gain of 6,300 new jobs. Of those, two-thirds...

In this episode: Challengers Ed Colley, Jon Hatami file for City Council; City looks to purchase 50 acres of tax-foreclosure property in Placerita Canyon for open space. Also: Los Angeles County executive comments on Gov. Brown’s budget proposal; Nation’s job numbers improve; Local weather...

Santa Clarita’s jobless rate fell for the fourth consecutive month to 7.1 percent in November, compared to 7.3 percent a month earlier. It’s more than a full percentage point improvement since July, when the rate stood at 8.2 percent. The job gains mirrored those of the county, state and...