The latest unemployment numbers for Pennsylvania and Bucks County show declines.
The unemployment rate for the state slightly dropped .1 percentage point from November to December, the eighth consecutive monthly decline. The 6.7 unemployment rate in the state matches the national rate, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry.
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The state’s civilian labor force decreased by 15,000 over the month due to declines in both employment and unemployment, officials said.
The leisure and hospitality, which has been hard hit by COVID-19-related decreases in business and government mitigation measures, saw the largest decrease in jobs last month. The transportation and utilities second saw the largest increase in jobs.
In November, the latest month that data the county-level data is available, the unemployment rate in Bucks County dropped from 6.3 percent to 5.3 percent.
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With Bucks County’s estimated labor force at 330,700, about 18,700 people were out of work, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry.
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