State jobless rate falls to 4.3 percent in June
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HARRISBURG (AP) – Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate dropped for the second consecutive month, as payrolls expanded slightly.
The state Department of Labor and Industry said Friday Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate dropped two-tenths of a percentage point to 4.3 percent in June. That is five-tenths of a point below the June 2017 figure of 4.8 percent.
The June rate is the state’s lowest since June 2007. The national rate is 4 percent.
A survey of households found Pennsylvania’s civilian labor force contracted again, this time by 1,000, falling further below its 2012 record high as employment rose and unemployment shrank.
A separate survey of employers showed seasonally adjusted non-farm payrolls rose by about 4,000 in June, reaching a new record high above 6 million.
The biggest gains were in the manufacturing and leisure and hospitality sectors. Construction and professional and business services shrank the most.
Friday’s figures are preliminary and could change.