The PA Department of Labor and Industry this morning released its unemployment report for February, and the statewide unemployment rate went unchanged over the month, holding at 7.3 percent.
The U.S. rate declined one-tenth of a percentage point from January to 6.2 percent. PA’s unemployment rate was 2.3 percentage points above its February 2020 level, while the national rate was up 2.7 points over the year.
The state’s total number of non-farm jobs went up 16,000 through the month. Jobs increased in eight of the 11 industry supersectors, with the largest volume gain in Leasure and Hospitality, up 12,800.
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