Pennsylvania Jobless Rate Up; Labor Force, Payrolls at Highs

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate ticked up in October for the second straight month, even as payrolls and the labor force hit record highs. The state Department of Labor and Industry said Friday that Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate rose two-tenths of a percentage point to 4.2%. It hit a four-decade low of 3.8% earlier this year. The national unemployment rate was 3.6% in October. Ten of 11 employment sectors rose, with just a decline in the leisure and hospitality sector.


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