Pennsylvania Archive
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Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate Rises In September 2011
Posted on October 27, 2011 | No CommentsThe Pennsylvania State unemployment rate for September 2011 rose a little to 8.3 percent, the state Department of Labor & Industry reported on Thursday 20th October. This figure is up from 8.2 percent in August 2011 but down 0.2 percentage points from September 2010′s unemployment... -
Pennsylvania (PA) Unemployment Rate April
Posted on July 4, 2010 | No CommentsPennsylvania’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 9.0 percent in April, remaining unchanged from the March rate. Pennsylvania’s rate remained below the national rate of 9.9 percent and has been at or below the national rate for 85 of the past 88 months. The state’s rate... -
PA Unemployment and the Economic Recovery
Posted on May 17, 2010 | 2 CommentsThe Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate for April 2010 is due to be announced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on May 21st and PA unemployment levels are nearing double digits. But how does this affect the recovery within the state from the economic recession? High unemployment... -
Pennsylvania Unemployment Situation: March 2010
Posted on April 20, 2010 | No CommentsThe Pennsylvania seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 9.0 percent in March, up one tenth of a percentage point from the February rate. Pennsylvania’s rate remained below the national rate of 9.7 percent and has been at or below the national rate for 84 of the... -
Pennsylvania (PA) March 2010 Unemployment Rate Rises
Posted on April 16, 2010 | 1 CommentThe Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate for March 2010 rose from 8.9 percent to 9 percent, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry. The rate was up 1.5 percentage points from March 2009. The department said resident employment increased by 2,000 in March but the... -
Pennsylvania (PA) Unemployment: What do the people think?
Posted on April 14, 2010 | No CommentsPennsylvania residents say they're less worried about layoffs, though they still think economy's bad -
Pennsylvania (PA) Unemployment: Still a Lot of Work to Do
Posted on April 10, 2010 | No CommentsWhen the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases March unemployment statistics on Friday, economists will be looking to see if the trend toward recovery is reflected in the latest numbers. February’s numbers showed that the nation experienced a net job loss of 36,000, with the unemployment... -
Pennsylvania (PA) February Unemployment Rate 2010
Posted on March 24, 2010 | No CommentsThe states seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 8.9% in February, according to the state Department of Labor & Industry, up from 8.8% in January and lower than the 9.7% national average. -
More Pennsylvania (PA) Jobs Lost In 2009 Than Initially Thought
Posted on March 11, 2010 | No CommentsThe state Labor and Industry Department is newly estimating that Pennsylvania employers shed 195,000 jobs in 2009, or better than 1 in 30. -
Pennsylvania (PA) January 2010 unemployment rate at 8.8 percent
Posted on March 9, 2010 | No CommentsPennsylvania's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 8.8 percent in January, according to the state Department of Labor & Industry, up from the year-ago rate of 6.8 percent.