Pennsylvania Jobless Rate At Post-Recession Low, Payrolls Remain Flat

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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Pennsylvania saw its biggest one-month drop in the unemployment rate in four years and a new post-recession low, although payrolls remained relatively flat.
The state Department of Labor and Industry said Friday that Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate dropped two-tenths of a percentage point to 4.5 percent in May. The national rate is 3.8 percent.
A survey of households found Pennsylvania’s civilian labor force contracted