Fewer and fewer Lancaster Countians are getting laid off, new unemployment data shows, but many countians who already were laid off aren’t returning to work.
With the shockwaves from Gov. Tom Wolfâs recent three-week shutdown fading, the number of unemployed Lancaster County residents receded a bit last week, new data shows.
The number of countians filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell 13.6% to 590, according to figures provided Thursday by the Lancaster County Workforce Development board. It was the first time that indicator dropped below 600 in a month.
The number of already idled countians filing continued claims to keep receiving benefits decreased 8.7% to 11,700, although a fourth of that decline was due to claimants exhausting their benefits.
Though claims retreated last week, donât be misled about the threat posed by COVID-19, which Wolf tried to contain with his shutdown, warned Adam Ozimek. Heâs a Lancaster resident and chief economist for Upwork, the worldâs largest website for freelancing.
New local claims for unemployment benefits stayed elevated in late December due to Gov. Tom Wolf’s shutdown of restaurants, movie theaters and gyms to contain the pandemic, new data shows.
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