Pa. Hits Lowest Unemployment Rate Since 1976

HARRISBURG, Pa. (KDKA) – The Pennsylvania unemployment rates dropped to the lowest point since 1976, said state officials in a newly released jobs report.
The Department of Labor and Industry released on Friday that the commonwealth’s unemployment rate decreased one-tenth of a percentage point to a record low of 3.9% in March.The national unemployment rate for the month of March remained unchanged at 3.8%Currently, there are approximately 255,000 unemployed residents in Pennsylvania.