If employers in the Lehigh Valley want skilled workers, they may need to take on a bigger role in getting workers those skills. 

The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry said the state’s unemployment rate was down one-tenth of a percentage point over the month to 3.9% in December.  

Pennsylvania’s 4% unemployment rate in November remains at the record low set in October, according to the state Department of Labor and Industry (L&I). 

According to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry the state’s unemployment rate was down one-tenth of a percentage point over the month to 4.0 percent in October.

According to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry, Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate was down one-tenth of a percentage point over the month to 4.1% in September. 

Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate was down one-tenth of a percentage point in August to 4.2%, the lowest rate since June 2000.  

Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate was down two-tenths of a percentage point over the month to 4.3% in July according to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry.  

The U.S. labor market performed well beyond expectations last month, adding 528,000 jobs and dropping the unemployment rate to 3.5%.

Department of Labor and Industry Secretary Jennifer Berrier has announced that in-person services for Unemployment Compensation claimants are now available by appointment at all PA CareerLink centers throughout the commonwealth including centers at 555 Union Blvd. in Allentown and at 1920 Kutztown Rd. in Reading. 

The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry reported that the state’s unemployment rate was down one-tenth of a percentage point over the month to 4.5% in June.