Unemployment Rate Stays the Same in June

Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate remained at 5.6 percent during June, the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry announced Friday.

Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate in June was slightly lower than the national rate of 6.1 percent.

The state rate is down 1.9 percentage points from a year ago.

“Pennsylvania’s civilian labor force – the number of people working or looking for work – was down 28,000 in June to 6,403,000 due to declines in both employment and unemployment,” the Department of Labor & Industry said in a statement.

The private sector added 5,600 jobs to make a record high of 5,079,400 jobs. Public sector jobs declined by 3,800, according to state figures.