Thursday, January 19, 2012

PA Jobless Rate Falls

Pennsylvania’s jobless rate dropped to 7.6 percent in December, from 7.9 percent in November.

The state’s unemployment rate is now nine-tenths of a percentage point lower than the national rate of 8.5 percent.

In its report released today, the Department of Labor and Industry says the falling unemployment means two things: some people found work; others stopped looking.

11,000 more people were working in December than in November.

You can read the report here. PDF

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