Pennsylvania unemployment rate falls to new record low, matching national rate
Pennsylvania's unemployment rate has fallen to a new record low and is at the same rate as the rest of the nation.
Pennsylvania's unemployment rate has fallen to a new record low and is at the same rate as the rest of the nation.
The national unemployment rate is at 3.6% according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The U.S. job market has remained robust despite the Federal Reserve's concerted push to slow economic growth.
Hiring was stronger than economists had forecast, while the unemployment rate fell to 3.5%.
Even as the rest of the state reopens, New Jersey's unemployment offices remain closed. It's a similar story in Pennsylvania and Delaware.
Pennsylvania's unemployment rate was 7.3%, up two-tenths of a percentage point from December's adjusted rate, the state Department of Labor and Industry said.
A Jan. 8 statement from the labor department states nearly a half-million people are either waiting for or unable to submit their claims.
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