July Pa. jobless rate rises to 7.8 percent

From the PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE:

Unemployment rose in Pennsylvania in July, but still remains below that of the nation.

The State Department of Labor and Industry reported Thursday that the state unemployment rate grew to 7.8 percent in July from 7.6 percent in June. The national rate was 9.1 percent in July, down from the June rate of 9.2 percent.

It was part of a mixed report from the state that showed that the number of employed Pennsylvanian’s fell by 39,000 even as the number of jobs in the state rose by 8,700…

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