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Mar. 8—WILKES-BARRE — Pennsylvania's total non-farm jobs were up 14,800 over the month to a record high of 6,129,900 — the sixth consecutive record high for Pennsylvania's jobs count. Jobs ...
Jul. 24—Pennsylvania's unemployment rate declined two-tenths of a percentage point over the month to 3.8% in June, the lowest rate on record (back to January 1976), according to a report from ...
Here's a look at how weekly unemployment claims changed in Pennsylvania last week compared with the week prior. How many people filed for unemployment benefits in Pennsylvania for week ending Nov. 11?
The Employment Policies Institute argues that increases to the minimum wage also increase unemployment among groups of workers like teens and less-educated and unskilled workers. [14] Economists have varied views on the impact of minimum wage laws.
Pennsylvania CareerLink serves as a contact point for the Office of Unemployment Compensation. Unemployment representatives within Pennsylvania CareerLink offices provide a direct connection to the Office through which applications for unemployment benefits can be completed and additional information can be gathered. These representatives are ...
The 3-year average unemployment rate for the Appalachian region in 2006-2008 was 5.2%. The region's per capita market income in 2007 was $24,360. The region's poverty rate was 13.6%. [1] Alabama's Appalachian counties led all states' Appalachian counties in unemployment (3.8%) and per capita market income ($27,723).
Aug. 16—WILKES-BARRE — Pennsylvania's unemployment rate remained unchanged over the month at 3.4% in July — the tenth consecutive month at 3.4% and it remains well under the U.S ...
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry is a cabinet-level agency in the Government of Pennsylvania.The agency is charged with the task of overseeing the health and safety of workers, enforcement of the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code, vocational rehabilitation for people with disabilities, and administration of unemployment benefits and Workers' compensation.