Pennsylvania continues to see a fall in unemployment rates. The state’s Department of Labor & Industry reported that the rate dropped to 4.5% in June.
While the national unemployment rate has not changed since March (3.6%), the commonwealth’s unemployment rate fell one-tenth of a percentage point. Compared to June 2021, the rate is down about two percentage points. Officials saying Some industries are even currently above their pre-pandemic level job totals, further contributing to Pennsylvania’s ongoing efforts to put the worst of the pandemic behind us.