Pennsylvania's unemployment rate remains lowest since 1976
Pennsylvanias unemployment rate remains lowest since 1976
June 21, 2019
timesleader
By Bill OBoyle - boboyle@timesleader.com
HARRISBURG The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Friday released its employment situation report for May 2019, that shows the states unemployment rate was unchanged over the month remaining at the record low set in April of 3.8 percent. ... State records go back to 1976. ... The national rate, at 3.6 percent, was also unchanged from April.
The commonwealths unemployment rate declined by one-half of a percentage point from May 2018, while the national rate was down two-tenths over the same period.
A survey of households found that Pennsylvanias civilian labor force the estimated number of residents working or looking for work was unchanged from April at 6,471,000.
Employment rose by 1,000 to a record high, while unemployment declined 1,000.
Total non-farm jobs rose from April to a record high of 6,051,400.
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