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More than 20,000 people filed for unemployment benefits in Santa Clarita, according to data available from the Economic Development Department. (MC)

City and nation grapple with the job losses

Nearly 4.6 million Californians, among them many Santa Clarita Valley employers and employees alike, have filed for unemployment claims since mid-March, painting an unsettling image of the pandemic’s ripple effect…

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Read more about the article Health care among fastest-growing job markets in SCV, nation
Dr. Nader Tossoun, an ambulatory care pharmacist with Northeast Valley Health Corporation, speaks with a patient at one of NEVHC's Health Centers. Photo courtesy of Michael Suorsa/NEVHC.

Health care among fastest-growing job markets in SCV, nation

Health care and business jobs are growing the most across the nation as the U.S. population ages and the Baby Boomer generation retires, according to a real estate study. Santa…

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Read more about the article SCVEDC offers list to help end your commute and work locally
Holly Schroeder, president and CEO of the SCVEDC. Charlie Kaijo/The Signal

SCVEDC offers list to help end your commute and work locally

Those looking to live and work locally have a new resource to consider when searching for a job thanks to a simple but helpful list compiled by the Santa Clarita…

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Read more about the article Local economy in good stance; city keeping close eye on negative indicators
City of Santa Clarita City Hall

Local economy in good stance; city keeping close eye on negative indicators

Growth in jobs, businesses and tourism is leading up to another golden year in Santa Clarita, but city officials said Tuesday it’s also a time to prepare for uncertainty. “As…

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Read more about the article In search of something better: better pay behind a soaring quit rate
Hundreds attend the Job and Career Fair hosted by College of the Canyons in the east gymnasium at COC last year. Photo by Dan Watson/The Signal

In search of something better: better pay behind a soaring quit rate

People are quitting their jobs at a record rate not seen since the start of the world wide web in the 1990s, or the internet bubble, a recent Labor Department…

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Read more about the article Santa Clarita’s employment rises, unemployment stays still at 5.1 percent
A representative from the L.A. County Community Development Commission talks with someone in search of a job at the America's Job Center of California Hiring Fest on April 28, 2017.

Santa Clarita’s employment rises, unemployment stays still at 5.1 percent

The city of Santa Clarita’s jobless rate of 5.1 percent was just slightly higher than the countywide figure for the month of July, according to Employment Development Department data released Friday.

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Read more about the article City officials see jobs with Whittaker-Bermite cleanup
Empty dump trucks pull into a soil treatment area to pick up clean dirt as viewed on tour of the clean-up efforts of the Whittaker/Bermite site in Valencia in October. Dan Watson/The Signal

City officials see jobs with Whittaker-Bermite cleanup

  City officials eyeing a thousand acres of cleaned- up decontaminated property in the heart of Santa Clarita, see the opportunity of creating jobs. After listening to engineers explain their…

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