The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) released its preliminary employment situation report for February on Friday. The Commonwealth’s unemployment rate is currently at 3.4%, which is the fifth consecutive month which that has carried the rate since October 2023. The rate is down three tenths of a percentage point from February 2023 where […]
Updated: 6:30 AM EST Mar 13, 2021 Pennsylvania s unemployment rate is 7.3% based on the latest report, which was released Friday.According to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, the rate increased .2 percentage points.The U.S. unemployment rate fell by .4% to 6.3%.Here is the full statement from L&I: Today, the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) released its employment situation report for January 2021. Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate rose 0.2 percentage points over the month to 7.3 percent in January. The U.S. rate fell four-tenths of a percentage point from December to 6.3 percent. The commonwealth’s unemployment rate was 2.5 percentage points above its January 2020 level while the national rate was up 2.8 points over the year. Pennsylvania’s civilian labor force – the estimated number of residents working or looking for work – decreased 15,000 over the month. Pennsylvania’s total nonfarm jobs were up 35,700 over the month to