By Cassie Miller | Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate dropped to 5.4 percent in December, according to state data released Friday.
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Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry data confirmed that the commonwealth’s December 2021 unemployment rate is 1.7 percentage points below its December 2020 level, and three-tenths of a percentage point below its November 2021 level.
Nationally, the unemployment rate decreased by 2.8 percentage points over the month to 3.9 percent.
Pennsylvania’s nonfarm jobs were up 14,300 over the month, totaling to more than 5.8 million in December.
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The trade, transportation & utilities sector, which increased by 9,400 jobs, made up the largest share of the December gain, according to the department.
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