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Unemployment rate in Pa. slides back from pandemic peak

Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate was 13.1% in May, down 3 percentage points from April's adjusted rate, the state Department of Labor and Industry said.

People wear masks along Main Street in Honesdale, Pa. Pennsylvania’s unemployment began sliding down from its pandemic peak in May, even clocking in at below the national rate as payrolls grew by almost 200,000, the state said Friday.
People wear masks along Main Street in Honesdale, Pa. Pennsylvania’s unemployment began sliding down from its pandemic peak in May, even clocking in at below the national rate as payrolls grew by almost 200,000, the state said Friday.Read moreChristopher Dolan / AP
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