PA Unemployment Rate 7.9%
By: WTAJ NEWS
Updated: January 18, 2013
HARRISBURG, DAULPHIN COUNTY - The number of Pennsylvanians out of a job rose above the national rate last month.
That's according to the figures released by the Department of Labor and Industry.
The unemployment rate reached 7.9% in December that is up 0.1% from the figures released in November.
The national rate of unemployment for December was 7.8%.
The figures show that Pennsylvania lost more than 24,000 jobs between November and December.



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