Pennsylvania's Unemployment Rate Rises As Payrolls Grow Too
Pennsylvania's unemployment rate rose in January, as the labor force shrank but payrolls rebounded, according to state figures released Friday.
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Pennsylvania's unemployment rate rose in January, as the labor force shrank but payrolls rebounded, according to state figures released Friday.
The Department of Labor and Industry is hiring hundreds of new customer service representatives to help with unemployment calls.
States including Ohio say that as a new wave of pandemic unemployment benefits is on the horizon, they've been overwhelmed with fraud.
The pandemic has rolled through our region like an economic tsunami.
Gov. Tom Wolf has launched a new plan aimed at economic recovery and getting people back to work in the wake of the pandemic.
A new texting system will soon be available to help Pennsylvanians through their unemployment claims.
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This past week, unemployment benefits were extended but for many Pennsylvanians, they're still struggling.
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry announced Friday that payments through the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program are resuming.
It's been weeks since hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians have received unemployment checks.
Unemployed Pennsylvanians are about to get a boost.
The Pennsylvania unemployment rate fell to 6.6% in November.
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Pennsylvania's unemployment rate fell to 7.3% in October.
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The department of labor and industry reported Pennsylvania's unemployment rate was 8.1% in September.
Spending from the first round of stimulus propped up the economy. But that money is gone, and a more stimulus is unlikely in the coming weeks.
More stimulus checks would help suffering Americans and prop up the sagging U.S. economy, but Democrats and Republicans haven't yet agreed on a deal.
The revised HEROES Act, passed by Democrats in the House, would still include stimulus payments and enhanced unemployment benefits.
Stimulus discussions are back on the table in Washington, but time is growing short to deliver a second round of stimulus payments before the election.
Time is running out on a stimulus package passing before the election, even as the need for another stimulus check and additional unemployment payments remains strong.
Friday kicks off the weekend with some warmer temperatures, but they will not last long.
A nighttime crash during the week of Christmas is now causing major traffic backups every afternoon on Interstate 79.
A U-Haul truck made its way onto the tracks at Station Square early Friday morning.
The crash happened just before 1:30 a.m. on Friday.
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Friday kicks off the weekend with some warmer temperatures, but they will not last long.
A nighttime crash during the week of Christmas is now causing major traffic backups every afternoon on Interstate 79.
A U-Haul truck made its way onto the tracks at Station Square early Friday morning.
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A truck slammed into the Interstate 79 bridge over Thoms Run Road last month.
No patient services are expected to be impacted, according to a UPMC spokesperson.
Pittsburgh Regional Transit said all rail traffic is being detoured through Allentown.
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