$3 million federal grant to tackle disparities in Pennsylvania unemployment compensation
Pennsylvania is one of just seven states to receive a Navigator grant this round from the U.S. Department of Labor.
The gap between Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate and the national rate is among the widest it has been in decades.
More than two years after the first pandemic-related business shutdowns, tens of thousands of unemployment claims continue to plague Pennsylvania’s unemployment compensation system.
“That’s a remarkable number. We had never seen a number like that … in any state across the nation.”
Pennsylvania’s payrolls grew again in December as the unemployment rate fell for the 10th straight month.
Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate fell for the ninth month in a row and payrolls grew again in November, but the labor force shrank.
In a separate survey of employers, payrolls in Pennsylvania grew in October by 19,000, to closer to 5.8 million.