California’s current unemployment rate stands at 4.5%, according to Wallethub.com. From April to May, California experienced a 1.7% increase in unemployment. California currently places as the third highest in the…
Assemblywoman Suzette Valladares, R-Santa Clarita, held up her arms to the camera to display her jacket sleeves during a virtual meeting with The Signal’s editorial board held Tuesday. “I have this ongoing joke that I like to wear jackets with three-quarter-length sleeves so…
As Los Angeles County surpasses one year since the first businesses were told to close their doors amid stay-at-home orders, unemployment rates have continued to drop countywide, and locally, the…
California senators heard last week from officials with the Employment Development Department and Bank of America over the state’s unemployment benefits processing, for which lawmakers urged immediate improvements. “I want…
California lawmakers, including some whose districts represent the Santa Clarita Valley, are asking Bank of America why money has been taken out of bank accounts with state unemployment benefit funds. …
California’s Employment Development Department announced Saturday it’s taking a two-week reset, pausing new unemployment claims to help expedite new claimant payments, reduce fraud and tackle a backlog of cases. This…
California’s plan to address a backlog of about 1 million unemployment benefit claims could take two months to clear. Santa Clarita Valley’s state lawmakers said Friday more needs to be…
While uncertainty still lies ahead for offices across California amid everchanging developments with the coronavirus pandemic, local elected officials shared Tuesday some of what lawmakers are working on in terms…
State Sen. Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, and Sen. Melissa Hurtado, D-Central Valley, have urged Gov. Gavin Newsom to keep the state’s Employment Development Department phone lines and operations open and…
By Holly Schroeder President and CEO of SCV EDC SCVEDC recently hosted a webinar with Mark Schniepp from the California Economic Forecast to get an update on the current state…
The good news is, Santa Clarita continues to beat almost every city of comparable size with its employment numbers, according to the state’s Economic Development Division. The not-so-good news for…
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…
With 2.7 million Californians filing for unemployment benefits in the last month, the Employment Development Department will extend its hours to meet the growing demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic,…
As the economic impact due to the coronavirus pandemic continues to be felt across California, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a financial relief package for small businesses, as well as those…
As the number of Santa Clarita Valley residents suddenly becoming unemployed or underemployed due to the coronavirus, or COVID-19, continues to rise, the rise in demand for state unemployment assistance…
Unemployment is down in Santa Clarita, a feat that might normally be seen as a good thing. But for some businesses, it can become a double-edged sword when it comes…
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.
As Santa Clarita’s labor force shrank in November, the unemployment rate dipped as a result. The jobless rate in the city was 3.8 percent, down from 4.0 percent in October…
Santa Clarita’s workforce grew in September, and with it came more jobs. The city’s jobless rate is now 4.4 percent, a decrease from 4.9 percent in August, according to the…
Santa Clarita’s unemployment rate grew and workforce shrank in August, marking the third month in a row that the jobless rate has increased. The jobless rate was 4.9 percent last…
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