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WILKES-BARRE — The estimated number of jobs in Pennsylvania is up some 6,038,800, and the state’s unemployment rate is at 3.9 percent.

Those numbers were released Friday by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) in its employment situation report for July 2019.

Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate rose slightly to 3.9 percent in July — up one-tenth of a percentage point from the record low that was held from April through June.

The national unemployment rate of 3.7 percent was unchanged from June.

Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate was down three-tenths of a percentage point from July 2018.

Pennsylvania’s civilian labor force — the estimated number of residents working or looking for work — was up 1,000 to 6,470,000.

Employment declined by 3,000 from June’s record high, while unemployment (4,000-plus) rose for the first time in 2019.

The estimated number of jobs in Pennsylvania, referred to as total non-farm jobs, increased 1,500 over the month to 6,038,800 in July.

Jobs were up in six of the 11 industry super-sectors. The largest super-sector movement from June was an increase of 6,900 in government. Over the year, total non-farm jobs in Pennsylvania were up 30,300, with gains in nine of the 11 super-sectors.

Additional information is available on the L&I website at www.dli.pa.gov or by following us on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.

Note: The above data are seasonally adjusted. Seasonally adjusted data provide the most valid month-to-month comparison.

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By Bill O’Boyle

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