Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate Stable As Payrolls See New Record

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate remained stable in August, as payrolls rose to a record high.
The state Department of Labor and Industry said Friday that Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate remained at 3.9%. That’s one-tenth of a percentage point above the lowest rate on record it hit earlier this year.
The state says its records go back to 1976.
The national unemployment rate was 3.7% in August. Among states, Pennsylvania’s rate ranks 33rd.
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