Pennsylvania sheds more jobs in June

Pennsylvania's seasonally adjusted civilian labor force -- the number of people working or looking for work -- fell by 36,000 in June, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry.

Resident employment was down 38,000 in June, while unemployment was up 2,000 for the month. Since June 2008, the labor force was up 45,000, the Labor Department reported.

Despite losing another 3,400 jobs last month, Pennsylvania's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged in June at 8.3 percent, according to the Labor Department.

More from the Labor Dept.'s monthly report:

The state rate remained below the United States' unemployment rate, which increased by one-tenth of a point to 9.5 percent in June. Pennsylvania's rate was up 3.0 percentage points over the year, while the U.S. rate was up 3.9 percentage points.

Since June 2008, Pennsylvania jobs were down 3 percent. Nationally, jobs were down 4.1 percent over the same period.

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Pennsylvania's Employment Situation: June 2009