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WILKES-BARRE &mdash; Pennsylvania&rsquo;s unemployment rate was down 2.3 percentage points over the month to 8.1 percent in September.
				The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Friday released its employment situation report for September 2020.
				The national rate fell 0.5 percentage points from its August level to 7.9 percent.
				The commonwealth&rsquo;s unemployment rate increased by 3.5 percentage points from September 2019, while the national rate was up 4.4 points over the year.
				Pennsylvania&rsquo;s civilian labor force &#8211; the estimated number of residents working or looking for work &#8211; increased 52,000 over the month as the unemployment count fell by 141,000, while employment rose by 194,000.
				Pennsylvania&rsquo;s total non-farm jobs were up 19,400 over the month to 5,597,800 in September.
				Jobs increased in 9 of the 11 industry super-sectors from August levels.
				The largest monthly volume gain was in leisure & hospitality, up 16,100 jobs.
				Over the past five months, Pennsylvania has recovered 54.2% of the total non-farm jobs lost in March and April.
				Over the year, total non=farm jobs in Pennsylvania were down 470,800, with declines in 10 of the 11 super-sectors.
				The largest 12-month change among super-sectors was a decline of 147,300 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 drops to 8.1 percent in September