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Pennsylvania’s Unemployment Rate at 7.3 Percent in January
03/12/2021
Harrisburg, PA – 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 5,638,100 in January, essentially reversing December s drop of 35,400. Jobs increased in 4 of the 11 industry supersectors with the largest volume gain in professional & business services (+12,100).
Pennsylvania’s Unemployment Rate Declines to 6.6 Percent in November
12/18/2020
Harrisburg, PA – Today, the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) released its employment situation report for November 2020.
Pennsylvania s unemployment rate was down 0.8 percentage points over the month to 6.6 percent in November. Pennsylvania s rate fell below the U.S. rate (6.7 percent in November) for the first time since May 2015. The commonwealth s unemployment rate was 2.0 percentage points above its November 2019 level while the national rate was up 3.2 points over the year.
Pennsylvania s civilian labor force – the estimated number of residents working or looking for work – decreased 40,000 over the month as unemployment declined 55,000 while resident employment was up 15,000.