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PA Unemployment Rate July

By: Dirk Copland
Updated: August 17, 2012

Unemployment in Pennsylvania went up in the month of July.  The Department of Labor and Industry say the rate increased three-tenths of a percentage point to 7.9%. This is the biggest monthly jump since 20-09 and it is the second consecutive month that the rate has increased.  Pennsylvania rate is still below the national average of 8.3 percent.

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