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Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) today released its preliminary employment situation report for November 2024.

Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate was up one-tenth of a percentage point over the month to 3.5% in November. This was the first unemployment rate change since October 2023. Still, the Commonwealth’s rate remained well under the U.S. unemployment rate which was also up one-tenth of a point from its October level to 4.2%.

The Commonwealth’s unemployment rate was one-tenth of a percentage point above the November 2023 level of 3.4%, while the national rate was up one-half of a percentage point over the year.

Pennsylvania’s civilian labor force – the estimated number of residents working or looking for work – was down 24,000 over the month to 6,507,000 in November. Resident employment (-28,000) drove the labor force decline while unemployment was up 5,000 from October.

Pennsylvania’s total nonfarm jobs were down 2,500 over the month from October’s record high to 6,205,000 in November. Jobs decreased from October in seven of the 11 industry supersectors. The largest supersector movement was a decline of 3,800 in professional & business services. Education & health services and leisure & hospitality reached record high job levels in November.

Over the year, total nonfarm jobs were up 90,300 with gains in eight of the 11 supersectors. Education & health services (+47,300) had the largest volume over-the-year gain.

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

Note: The above data are seasonally adjusted. Seasonally adjusted data provide the most valid month-to-month comparison. November 2024 data are preliminary and subject to revision.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Potter Township, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver reported that they arrested a man after a vehicle crashed into another vehicle on I-376 East in Potter Township. On Saturday, December 7th at 11:50 p.m., police arrested thirty-year-old Joseph Murphy of Pittsburgh for driving under the influence. Murphy was driving a 2020 Lincoln Continental Nautilus on I-376 East and hit a 2019 Volvo 760 driven by twenty-nine-year-old Nodirkhon Munavvarov of Philadelphia. Murphy was charged for DUI and his charges have been filed to the at fault operator.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Hopewell Township, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver report that they arrested a man for driving under the influence after spotting an “erratic” driver on I-376 West in Hopewell Township 0n Friday at 3:52 p.m., Troopers then stopped forty-eight-year-old Charles Starr of Eastlake, Ohio after he almost hit a Pennsylvania State Police cruiser. Starr did not yield when the vehicle’s police lights were turned on but was eventually apprehended. He is currently in the Beaver County Jail and was charged with driving under the influence.

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(Reported by Mark Richardson of Keystone News Service)

(Harrisburg, PA) Across Pennsylvania and other northern U.S. states, climate change  from burning oil, coal and methane gas is increasing the number of winter days with minimum temperatures above freezing. The phenomenon is known as “lost winter,” and a Climate Shift Index analysis of temperatures shows more than sixty percent of twenty-eight snow-belt states are having at least one additional week of days above freezing. Climate Central Meteorologist Shel Winkley says winter weather will not be as cold for as long as it used to be. Winkley says when you look at the thirty-year average of snowfall for Pennsylvania, cities like Philadelphia now have only a nine percent chance of seeing a white Christmas, with Pittsburgh faring a bit better, at about thirty-one percent.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Aliquippa, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver report that they stopped a man for suspicion of  driving under the influence in Aliquippa on the 2700 block of Broadhead Road. On Friday at 7:05 p.m., police gave a traffic violation to sixty-nine-year-old Michael Pagani of Aliquippa. Police then noticed that Pagani showed signs of impairment and said he will be charged accordingly in a Pennsylvania District Court.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) The Chippewa Township Volunteer Fire Department reported via Facebook that a plane made an emergency landing on I-376 on Sunday. The landing occurred after the pilot of a Pitts S1 plane experienced that the engine was not working properly. The pilot did not believe he could return to the Beaver County Airport. However, he was able to land safely on I-376. Officials on the turnpike and troopers from the Pennsylvania State Police towed the plane back to the Beaver County Airport.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Hopewell Township, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver report that they were called to a single vehicle crash on I-376 West in Hopewell Township on Saturday at 1:38 p.m. Sixty-two-year-old George Reeves of Brownstown Township, Michigan was driving his 2005 Toyota Tacoma and lost control on the road north of Bryson Road. After Reeves went off the road, his vehicle hit a guide rail and proceeded to spin around and stop. Reeves received both a warning and a violation for “driving on roadways laned for traffic.”

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Aliquippa, PA) According to a Facebook Post from the City of Aliquippa Police Department, police were called to the 100 block of Moreland Street in Plan 6 for shots fired after a theft attempt of a motor vehicle last week. On Sunday, December 15th at 2:20 a.m., the person who called the police told them that three black men tried to steal his vehicle. The men were all dressed in black, and one of them tried to shoot the owner of the vehicle. The Hopewell Township Police Department, the City of Pennsylvania State Police, and the Aliquippa Police Department have not found the suspects yet. If you have any video from Plan 6 or have any information about the suspects, please call the Aliquippa Police Department at 724-775-0880.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver Falls, PA) Sixteen-year-old Eric Anthony Krassman, Jr. is now in jail. He accused  killing sixteen-year-old Darrell Love, Jr. in Beaver Falls last Wednesday. According to a Facebook post from the City of Beaver Falls Police Department, Krassman was taken in custody early Monday morning. Krassman is facing a charge of homicide. According to court dockets, Krassman had his preliminary arraignment around 12 a.m. Monday and is expected back in court on December 31st. That is all the details we have at this time, and we will have updates as soon as they are available.