According to the latest report issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, 24,131 unemployment claims were filed in Pennsylvania last week, about 3,300 fewer than the previous week. This represents a decrease of almost 12.3% from the revised total of 27,510 claims.
As of the week ending on Aug. 22, an estimated 565,000 Pennsylvanians were receiving weekly unemployment benefits, a decrease of more than 64,000 from the previous week’s figure of nearly 630,000 people. The data was provided by bizjournals.com.
This marked a return in filed claims falling across Pennsylvania which, according to last week’s report, saw an increase in filed claims. The latest report also showed the lowest number of claims filed since before the pandemic began.
More than 404,000 were filed during the week ending on April 4, the highest number of claims ever filed on record. Before the pandemic reached Pennsylvania, the commonwealth averaged between 12,000 to 15,000 unemployment claims filed every week.
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According to the Department of Labor, Pennsylvania reported layoffs in the manufacturing, accommodation and food services, and construction industries, according to the Department of Labor. However, it did not report where it saw a decrease in unemployment.
Nationally, more than 880,000 Americans filed for unemployment claims last week. In August, national claims filed were below one million for the first time since March.
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