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PA Unemployment Ticks Up - ButlerRadio.com - Butler, PA
The federal shutdown delayed key employment data, showing unemployment rose to 4.4% nationally with 7.6 million job seekers, affecting 25 states including Oregon and the District of Columbia.
- The federal report scheduled for Dec. 16 found September unemployment rose in 25 states and the national rate increased to 4.4%.
- After the 43-day federal shutdown, the usual October state report was delayed, pushing the analysis into December publication, with the report scheduled for Dec. 16.
- Oregon led state increases with the rate rising to 5.2%, the District of Columbia reached 6.2%, and Delaware rose to 4.5%.
- ADP's November estimate showed a net loss of 32,000 jobs and small businesses lost 120,000, while sector data indicate losses in professional services, tech and manufacturing and South Dakota reported 2% unemployment.
- November's national report is scheduled for release Dec. 16, and there will be no October national employment report because shutdown interruption halted information collection.
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PA Unemployment Ticks Up - ButlerRadio.com - Butler, PA
Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate was up slightly in September according to numbers that were delayed by the federal government shutdown. The PA Department of Labor recently released data that shows the state unemployment rate up by a tenth of a percent to 4.1 percent. The nation’s unemployment rate numbers were also up one-tenth of a point over the month to 4.4 percent. Compared to September figures last year, the state has had an increase in un…
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