Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate rose to 7.9 percent in July, four-tenths of a percentage point above the rate the Department of Labor and Industry originally reported in June.
The state gained 10,000 jobs when adjusted for seasonal fluctuations, but in raw numbers that are not seasonally adjusted, the state lost 3,100 jobs from June.
(Source: Pittsburgh Post – Gazette, 8/17/12, “State lost 3,100 jobs; 7.9 percent unemployed,” by Ann Belser)