The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate continues its downward trajectory having fallen almost a whole percentage point from last June.
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Additionally, the number of first-time claims for unemployment benefits filed by Douglas residents increased by 26, from 404 in May to 430 in June, Ard said. Unemployment rates across Pennsylvania ranged from 3.6 percent in Chester County to 7.4 percent in Forest County. “I think we’re still on a steady growth pattern”.
The area’s jobless rate rose to 5.9 percent in June from 5.6 percent in May, the N.C. Commerce Department reported Wednesday.
The June seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for Pennsylvania was unchanged at 5.4 percent, while the national rate went down 0.2 of a percent to 5.3 percent.
Those numbers are markedly better than they were a year ago.
The government sector saw the biggest decline over the month, shedding 5,000 jobs.
One reason could be the entrance of college and high school students looking for summer jobs into the local employment markets.
Workforce Solutions Alamo released information indicating that the Wilson County unemployment rate increased to 3.0 percent in June, up from 2.7 percent reported in May.
Also, the number of initial claims for unemployment insurance rose by 1,984, or 14.4 percent, to 15,737 in June.
Metro Gainesville had the lowest area jobless rate at 5.3 percent, while Metro Albany had the highest at 8.2 percent.
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All of the monthly state job reports are drawn from federal Department of Labor statistics and based on a workforce recognized within the federal labor and unemployment benefit system.
