In a survey of households, the labor force grew by an estimated 35,000 in February, to back above 6.3 million.
Tens of thousands of Pennsylvanians like McCreary have or will reach the end of their state unemployment benefits this month and next.
The entrepreneurial spirit is a big deal in Chester, a formerly industrial city of 34,000 that has been facing declining population and loss of local businesses for decades.
The aid is targeted at businesses with fewer than 300 employees that have lost at least 25% of their sales as a result of the pandemic.
Gov. Jim Justice announced Monday that Sheetz will build the facility in Kearneysville. It will support Sheetz distribution centers in North Carolina and Pennsylvania.
Most of the money being allocated in the bill is federal aid approved by Congress in December.
