Unemployment rate in Pennsylvania slightly increases in December 2023, sets record for total nonfarm jobs
While the unemployment rate went up one-tenth of a percentage, the number of nonfarm jobs set a record.
While the unemployment rate went up one-tenth of a percentage, the number of nonfarm jobs set a record.
It's the second straight month Pennsylvania finds itself at a record-low unemployment rate.
The Commonwealth's unemployment rate was down to 3.4% in September.
Employers in Pennsylvania added nearly 8,000 jobs for a record-breaking 6.1 million jobs in the state.
CEO Jonah Peretti wrote in a memo that "the company can no longer continue to fund BuzzFeed News as a standalone organization."
The U.S. job market has remained robust despite the Federal Reserve's concerted push to slow economic growth.
The change goes into effect next month.
The job market remains red-hot despite the Federal Reserve's push to slow economic growth.
It was another record-low month for Pennsylvania.
Hiring was stronger than economists had forecast, while the unemployment rate fell to 3.5%.
Pennsylvania's unemployment numbers dipped to 258,000.
The Commonwealth's unemployment rate was down to 4.2 percent in August.
The total nonfarm jobs were 31,000 over the month.
Several times per week here at KDKA, we hear from unemployed people whose frustrations have boiled over while trying to get some help from the state -- so John Shumway went asking for answers.
The state's unemployment rate continues to sink to post-pandemic lows.
The state's unemployment rate dipped one-tenth of a percent.
Identity thieves stole billions of dollars intended for unemployed Pennsylvanians.
Tuesday night, during the State of the Union address, President Joe Biden vowed to appoint a federal prosecutor to investigate and try to rein in billions of dollars in pandemic fraud.
A plan is up and running in West Virginia to pay $1,500 to many unemployed residents who return to work and remain on the job for eight weeks.
Just over 53% of West Virginia residents are fully vaccinated.
Pennsylvania's unemployment rate is steadily decreasing.
Pennsylvania's unemployment rate is hitting new post-pandemic lows, but the labor force and payrolls shrank in September as employers struggle to find enough employees.
More money hits some parents' bank accounts this Friday and our country just reached a pandemic-era low for initial unemployment claims, but still "help wanted" signs hang across our area.
Even as unemployment benefits have expired, many companies are still struggling to find workers to fill open jobs.
Two primary anchors of the government's COVID protection package are ending or have recently ended.
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Melvin Dusch and Sherry Brooks were charged with five counts of child endangerment.
Troy Fautanu is the newest member of the Pittsburgh Steelers after being drafted in the first round.
Ahsan Edwards, who had the nickname "Peanut," was shot and killed on April 20 in McKees Rocks.
Offensive lineman Troy Fautanu Fautanu was drafted No. 20 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Get out and enjoy the sunshine because rain is coming our way!
Melvin Dusch and Sherry Brooks were charged with five counts of child endangerment.
Troy Fautanu is the newest member of the Pittsburgh Steelers after being drafted in the first round.
Ahsan Edwards, who had the nickname "Peanut," was shot and killed on April 20 in McKees Rocks.
Offensive lineman Troy Fautanu Fautanu was drafted No. 20 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The Supreme Court convened to consider whether former President Donald Trump is entitled to broad immunity from criminal charges in the 2020 election case.
Senator Bob Casey of Pennsylvania has been a proponent of the bill since its inception, citing the impact fentanyl has had on the state.
Both Biden and Trump won their Pennsylvania primaries overwhelmingly, but there were some ominous signs for both.
As expected, both Joe Biden and Donald Trump won their Pennsylvania primaries overwhelmingly, but there were some ominous signs for both in the results. KDKA-TV's Jon Delano reports.
After hearing the complaints of law enforcement, the Allegheny County president judge has sanctioned District Judge Xander Orenstein.
The summer fuel blend along with inspections and maintenance at refineries are partially to blame for the rising prices.
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Police say weather emergencies are ripe opportunities for scammers and unlicensed contractors.
PTL's Katie O'Malley is getting a look inside the gigantic, brand new Dick's House of Sport store that just opened at Ross Park Mall in the North Hills.
One realtor said no matter what neighborhood, home values are way up in Pittsburgh.
Thanks to all the KDKA kids for joining us for a fun edition of Pittsburgh Today Live.
On Take Your Child to Work Day, Boaz and the KDKA Kids were hard at work preparing their own version of PTL, and we got to see it on today's show!
It's a luxury, limo-style theater on wheels perfect for entertaining the kids on Take Your Child to Work Day. Katie got a tour of the Steel City Gamerz Truck on PTL today.
Grant Kemmerer, from the Wild World of Animals, brought some of his friends to Take Your Child to Work Day.
We're all about making memories on a day like today, ones that might be as messy as they are pizza-licious. Jen Clark, from Crate Cooking School, showed us how to make pizza!
Vince Fannick was charged with 117 counts of insurance fraud, theft by deception and unlawful talking.
Is the city of Pittsburgh about to fall off a fiscal cliff?
An untold number of 55-gallon drums containing radioactive waste are buried in shallow trenches on a site in Armstrong County.
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro said he wants to stop independent pharmacies from closing up.
Independent pharmacists blame middlemen who they say are sucking the life out of your community pharmacy.
Avian Flu has not reached Pennsylvania, but the local dairy laid out steps they will take should it be detected in our area.
Dr. Matt Kocher and Victor Flinko now work together at UPMC Children's, but years ago, they formed a friendship while battling cancer.
The CDC and Prevention and FDA are warning people to beware of bogus Botox injections.
After Roe v. Wade was overturned, many women and men are taking the step of permanent contraception.
KDKA-TV highlighted the plight of the community pharmacist last month.
Troy Fautanu is the newest member of the Pittsburgh Steelers after being drafted in the first round.
Offensive lineman Troy Fautanu Fautanu was drafted No. 20 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Gary Sánchez hit a pinch-hit, two-run home run in the eighth inning to lift the Milwaukee Brewers to a 7-5 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates and a series split on Thursday.
The Pittsburgh Steelers selected offensive lineman Troy Fautanu in the first round.
William Contreras had three hits and the Milwaukee Brewers used one big inning to edge the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2.
Spirit is adding a new nonstop route out of the Pittsburgh International Airport.
This will be the final week of business for the Oakland ice cream shop.
Wawa is officially in central Pennsylvania.
President Joe Biden visited Pittsburgh to meet with steelworkers, promising to keep U.S. Steel American-owned.
The Labor Department has issued a new rule intended to protect coal miners from poisonous silica dust.
A Pennsylvania school district has reversed the cancellation of an appearance by actor and children's book author Maulik Pancholy.
Some of Pittsburgh's favorite attractions will offer more than 100,000 free tickets this summer.
Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction on felony sex crime charges has been overturned by the State of New York Court of Appeals.
A local businessman and his family were on an episode of "Family Feud" on Wednesday.
Works by Vermeer, Monet and Rembrandt are at The Frick Pittsburgh for part of the spring and summer.
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he Sto-Rox Junior-Senior High School community came together on Thursday for a balloon release in honor of a 15-year-old boy who died in a shooting.
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A pair of adoptive parents from Pittsburgh are facing child endangerment charges.
Another day of protests over Israel's war in Gaza is taking place on college campuses, including at Schenley Plaza.
We had a great time with the KDKA kids on both Pittsburgh Today Live and Talk Pittsburgh for Take Your Child to Work Day 2024!
Several businesses were damaged by the overnight fire.
Several areas across Pittsburgh flooded after setting another daily rain record.
From the path of totality in Erie to 97% coverage in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvanians experienced the rare solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, 2024.
Numerous areas saw rising floodwaters on Tuesday and Wednesday