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State added 12,500 non-farm jobs in March, bringing total payrolls to just under 6.2 million, per preliminary Labor Department data.
Published May 1, 2026, 4:19 PM EDT | LehighValleyLive
Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate remained flat at 4.2% in March, holding below the national average as the state added jobs across multiple sectors, according to preliminary data released by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry.
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