What was PA unemployment rate in the month of June?
Regional and state unemployment rates were generally higher in June. Thirty-eight states and the District of Columbia recorded over-the-month unemployment rate increases, 5 states registered rate decreases, and 7 states had no rate change, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Over the year, jobless rates were higher in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The national unemployment rate, at 9.5 per- cent, was little changed between May and June, but was up 3.9 per- centage points from a year earlier. In June, nonfarm payroll employment decreased in 39 states and the District of Columbia, increased in 10 states, and was unchanged in 1 state. The largest over-the-month decrease in the level of employment occurred in California (-66,500), followed by Texas (-40,600), Ohio (-33,000), and Michigan (-31,300). Kansas experi- enced the largest over-the-month percentage decrease in employment (-1.4 percent), followed by New Mexico (-0.9 percent),
Area jobless rates rose in June as the effects of the nationwide economic recession continued to hammer the workforce. Job losses were the main cause of the unemployment increase, according to state data. Fayette County’s unemployment rate in June neared double digits, reaching 9.6 percent, up from May’s 9.3 percent. Fayette County’s jobless rate in June 2008 was 6.5 percent. Unemployment rates in Greene County were 8 percent in June, 7.9 percent in May and 5.8 percent in June 2008. Washington County’s jobless rates were little changed: 8 percent in June and 8.1 percent in May. Its rate was 5.2 percent in June 2008. In terms of ranking among all 67 counties in Pennsylvania, Fayette County had the 45th highest jobless rate while Greene and Washington counties each had the 20th highest rate. The lowest jobless rate in June in the state was 5.8 percent in Centre County and the highest was 18.6 percent in Cameron County. Meanwhile, Lauren Nimal, Pennsylvania Department of Labor Center for
June’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate in Pennsylvania was 8.3 percent, flat from May’s rate according to the state. The unemployment rate was up from 5.3 percent in June 2008. The state’s rate stayed below the national average, which rose to 9.5 percent in June. The seasonally-adjusted civilian labor force — the number of people working or looking for work— fell between May and June, the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry said Friday. However, the figure was up year-over-year. Sources: http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/stories/2009/07/13/daily40.
