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WILKES-BARRE &mdash; Pennsylvania&rsquo;s unemployment rate was down 2.2 percentage points over the month to 10.3 percent in August and the national rate fell 1.8 percentage points from July&rsquo;s level to 8.4 percent.
				Over the past four months, Pennsylvania has recovered 52.4% of the total non-farm jobs lost in March and April.
				The commonwealth&rsquo;s unemployment rate increased by 5.8 percentage points from August 2019, while the national rate was up 4.7 points over the year.
				The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Friday released its employment situation report for August 2020.
				Pennsylvania&rsquo;s civilian labor force &#8211; the estimated number of residents working or looking for work &#8211; was down 59,000 over the month as the unemployment count fell by 144,000 while employment increased 86,000.
				Pennsylvania&rsquo;s total non-farm jobs were up 59,500 over the month to 5,577,900 in August.
				Jobs increased in 9 of the 11 industry super-sectors.
				The largest volume gain was in trade, transportation & utilities, up 19,600 jobs from July.
				Over the year, total non-farm jobs in Pennsylvania were down 499,600 with declines in 10 of the 11 super-sectors.
				The largest 12-month change among super-sectors was a decline of 163,000 jobs in leisure & hospitality.
				Additional information is available on the L&I website at www.dli.pa.gov or by following us on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
				Note: The above data are seasonally adjusted. Seasonally adjusted data provide the most valid month-to-month comparison.

Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate at 10.3 percent in August