HARRISBURG – Friday, the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) released its employment situation report for September 2020.
Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate was down 2.3 percentage points over the month to 8.1 percent in September. The national rate fell 0.5 percentage points from its August level to 7.9 percent. The commonwealth’s unemployment rate increased by 3.5 percentage points from September 2019 while the national rate was up 4.4 points over the year.
