Pennsylvania’s Unemployment Rate Declines to 6.6 Percent in November
12/18/2020
Harrisburg, PA – Today, the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) released its employment situation report for November 2020.
Pennsylvania s unemployment rate was down 0.8 percentage points over the month to 6.6 percent in November. Pennsylvania s rate fell below the U.S. rate (6.7 percent in November) for the first time since May 2015. The commonwealth s unemployment rate was 2.0 percentage points above its November 2019 level while the national rate was up 3.2 points over the year.
Pennsylvania s civilian labor force – the estimated number of residents working or looking for work – decreased 40,000 over the month as unemployment declined 55,000 while resident employment was up 15,000.