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HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Friday released its employment situation report for December 2018, that shows the state’s unemployment rate was unchanged from November at 4.2 percent.
The national rate rose two-tenths of a percentage point to 3.9 percent in December. The Pennsylvania unemployment rate declined by six-tenths of a percentage point from December 2017.
• The estimated number of Pennsylvania residents working or looking for work, known as the civilian labor force, was up 21,000 over the month.
• The number of employed Pennsylvanians rose by 16,000 to a record high of 6,188,000.
• The number of unemployed residents was up 5,000 from November, but down 36,000 from last December.
• The estimated number of jobs in Pennsylvania, referred to as total non-farm jobs, was up 13,200 from November to a record high of 6,068,400.
• Total non-farm jobs increased 11 times in 2018
• Among the 11 industry super-sectors, six showed jobs increases from November
• The two largest super-sector movements — education & health services (plus-8,800) and leisure & hospitality (plus-6,900) — both resulted in record high levels
• Over the past 12 months, jobs increased 1.2 percent in the commonwealth with gains in 10 of the 11 super-sectors. Education & health services had the largest volume 12-month gain. Nationally, jobs were up 1.8 percent during this time-frame.
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Note: The above data are seasonally adjusted. Seasonally adjusted data provide the most valid month-to-month comparison.