Unemployment Down as Jobseekers Fall Across All Age Groups

70+ Local Chambers of Commerce Across PA Urge General Assembly to Invest in Child Care Teacher Recruitment and Retention Effort in Final 2025-2026 Pennsylvania Budget

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, Pa., May 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Local chambers of commerce from across Pennsylvania, including the Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce, submitted a letter to state lawmakers urging them to address Pennsylvania's historic child care teacher shortage. The letter, signed…

Unemployment down as jobseekers fall across all age groups

The number of people registering for work in April 2025 stood at 1,038 — a decrease of 164 compared to the same month last year, according to data released by the National Statistics Office on Friday.Males accounted for 67.6 per cent (702) of those registered, while females made up the remaining 32.4 per cent (336)....

Unemployment Filings Down Across PA

First time filings for unemployment are down slightly across Pennsylvania.  That’s according to the latest data released from the U.S. Department of Labor, which says that for the week ending May 24th, there were over ten-thousand-200 initial filings for unemployment in the state.  That number is down by more than 200 compared to the week prior.  Nationally, filings for unemployment rose during the week.