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The need for healthcare workers is not expected to lag, analysts say. Shown here is a nurse in the emergency room at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown, Maryland. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

States see record low unemployment across the U.S.

BY: - May 25, 2023

South and Midwest see big boosts. Young people, Black women and people with disabilities benefit.

Pa’s unemployment rate was 4.1% in April

BY: - May 19, 2023

Nationally, the unemployment rate was 3.4% in April, down from 3.5% in March. 

Pa.’s unemployment rate was 4.4% in February

BY: - March 24, 2023

The February unemployment rate is one-tenth of a percentage point above the January rate of 4.3%, according to the Department of Labor and Industry.

Pa. says it will extend popular program for job-seekers | Friday Morning Coffee

BY: - March 17, 2023

It's a ray of good news in a system long plagued by customer-service issues

Pa.’s unemployment rate at 4.3% in January

BY: - March 10, 2023

The commonwealth’s January 2023 unemployment rate is 0.2 percentage points below its January 2022 unemployment rate, data showed.

Pa.’s unemployment rate dropped to a record low of 3.9% in December

BY: - January 20, 2023

The commonwealth’s December 2022 unemployment rate is 1.6 percentage points below its December 2021 unemployment rate, data released by the state Department of Labor and Industry showed.

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From two economists: A look ahead at the economy for 2023 | Analysis

BY: - December 26, 2022

Inflation, unemployment, the housing crisis and a possible recession? What's next for the New Year?

Pa.’s unemployment rate remained at record low of 4 percent in November

BY: - December 16, 2022

The commonwealth’s November 2022 unemployment rate is 1.5 percentage points below its November 2021 unemployment rate, data released by the state Department of Labor and Industry showed.

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Pa.’s unemployment compensation system, explained | Editorial Cartoon

BY: - December 3, 2022

An already fragile system ‘crumbled’ during the pandemic. A new report offers a path to fixing it.

Advocates: Shapiro must fix Pa.’s ‘broken’ unemployment system | Wednesday Morning Coffee

BY: - November 30, 2022

An already fragile system 'crumbled' during the pandemic. A new report offers the state's next governor a path to fixing it.

Pa.’s unemployment rate drops to record low of 4 percent

BY: - November 18, 2022

The commonwealth’s October 2022 unemployment rate is 1.6 percentage points below its October 2021 unemployment rate, state data showed.

Pa.’s unemployment rate drops to 4.2 percent

BY: - September 16, 2022

The commonwealth’s August 2022 unemployment rate is 1.9 percentage points below its August 2021 unemployment rate, according to the state Department of Labor and Industry.