Department Of Labor: Pennsylvania Jobless Rate At Post-Recession Lows

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PHILADELPHIA (CBS/AP) -- The State Labor Department reports the unemployment rate dropped to 4.5 percent in May, a new post-recession low.

Unemployment Rate Matches Lowest Point In Half A Century

The national rate is 3.8 percent.

The biggest gains are in construction and trade, transportation and utilities.

Jobs in education and health services shrank the most.

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A survey of households found Pennsylvania's civilian labor force contracted again, this time by 14,000, falling further below its 2012 record high as employment crept up and unemployment dropped.

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