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Why US classrooms are starting to resemble arcades

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UPDATE: Casey nixes 2020 run; discusses shutdown in Dunmore visit

<p>HARRISBURG &#8212; The Pennsylvania Department of Labor &amp; Industry (L&amp;I) Friday released its employment situation report for December 2018, that shows the state&#8217;s unemployment rate was unchanged from November at 4.2 percent.</p><p>The national rate rose two-tenths of a percentage point to 3.9 percent in December. The Pennsylvania unemployment rate declined by six-tenths of a percentage point from December 2017.</p><p>&#8226; The estimated number of Pennsylvania residents working or looking for work, known as the civilian labor force, was up 21,000 over the month.</p><p>&#8226; The number of employed Pennsylvanians rose by 16,000 to a record high of 6,188,000.</p><p>&#8226; The number of unemployed residents was up 5,000 from November, but down 36,000 from last December.</p><p>&#8226; The estimated number of jobs in Pennsylvania, referred to as total non-farm jobs, was up 13,200 from November to a record high of 6,068,400.</p><p>&#8226; Total non-farm jobs increased 11 times in 2018</p><p>&#8226; Among the 11 industry super-sectors, six showed jobs increases from November</p><p>&#8226; The two largest super-sector movements &#8212; education &amp; health services (plus-8,800) and leisure &amp; hospitality (plus-6,900) &#8212; both resulted in record high levels</p><p>&#8226; Over the past 12 months, jobs increased 1.2 percent in the commonwealth with gains in 10 of the 11 super-sectors. Education &amp; health services had the largest volume 12-month gain. Nationally, jobs were up 1.8 percent during this time-frame.</p><p>Additional information is available on the L&amp;I website at www.dli.pa.gov or by following us on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.</p><p><strong>Note:</strong> The above data are seasonally adjusted. Seasonally adjusted data provide the most valid month-to-month comparison.</p><style>
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Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate at 4.2 percent in December