Pennsylvania April Jobs Report Sets Record

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Pennsylvania’s April jobs report broke more new ground, as the unemployment rate hit a record low and payrolls hit a record high for a third straight month.
The state Department of Labor and Industry said Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate dropped by one-tenth of a percentage point to 3.8%. The state says its records go back to 1976.
The national unemployment rate was 3.6% in April. Among states, Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate ranks around the middl