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December 8, 2023 8:04 am

Pennsylvania’s Unemployment Rate Holds Steady at Historic Low

In its October 2023 employment situation report, the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry revealed that the state’s unemployment rate held steady at a historic low of 3.4%, unchanged from the previous month and notably below the national rate of 3.9%. Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate in October 2023 was a full percentage point lower than the same …

New PSEA president vows to tackle education challenges

 Danielle Smith, Producer Monday, October 9, 2023    The shortage of teachers and school staffers has reached crisis level in some Pennsylvania public schools, and is among the chief concerns of the new teachers’ union leader. Aaron Chapin, president of the Pennsylvania State Education Association and a 4th and 5th grade teacher at Stroudsburg Middle School, …