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Article: 'Crank the handle, and jobs pop out': Although unemployment rate ticked up slightly, Valley's labor market is strong.
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- The Morning Call (Allentown, PA)
- Article date:
- January 4, 2007
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Byline: Jeanne Bonner
Jan. 4--Unemployment in the Lehigh Valley rose slightly in November, compared with the month before, but several key job sectors reached all-time highs. The unemployment rate rose one-tenth of a percent to 4.3 percent, compared with October, according to data to be released today by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry. Local employment continues to remain stronger than the national and state rates, which in November were both 4.5 percent. "To go from 4.2 percent to 4.3 percent, it's a tick up, but overall the rate has been trending downward over the past four years," said state labor market analyst Joe Merlina. ...
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