The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry announced this morning that Indiana County’s unemployment rate went up for the first time in four months.
The department reported that in December, Indiana County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 6.7 percent, a two-tenth of a percentage point increase over November’s rate. This marks the first time since July that the rate has increased. The increase does bring Indiana County in line with the state and federal unemployment levels, which are both 6.7 percent.
Indiana County ties with Westmoreland County at 6.7 percent unemployment. Jefferson County has 6.2 percent unemployment. Clearfield County reports a 6.6 percent unemployment rate. Cambria County has a 7.1 percent unemployment rate, and Armstrong has the highest at 7.2 percent.
The lowest unemployment rate was in Adams county, as they had a 4.4 percent unemployment rate in December, while Philadelphia has the highest unemployment rate in the state with 9.7 percent.
Non-farm jobs in Indiana County went down by 500 in December to 31,000 jobs. Jobs were essentially unchanged in five of the nine industry super sectors. Three others saw slight declines, while leisure and hospitality had a seasonal drop of 200 jobs.
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