Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry


PA Labor & Industry Secretary Comments on State's September Jobs Report; Unstable Economy Forces More People to Work Part-Time Jobs
Monday October 25, 11:55 am ET


HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Labor & Industry Secretary Stephen M. Schmerin today commented on the fluctuation in Pennsylvania's job market, noting that manufacturing lost another 2,100 jobs in September and the number of people forced to work part-time jobs is steadily increasing.
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"Pennsylvania's nonfarm job count rose by 4,600 last month to 5,647,100, but remains 71,200 below the number of people working in March 2001," Schmerin said. "The nearly stagnant job growth in Pennsylvania mirrors the slow recovery of the nation as a whole.

"Regretfully, the number of jobs being created in Pennsylvania is not even keeping pace with our population growth. So far in 2004, Pennsylvania's Employment to Population Rate - the portion of the state's working-age population that is employed - is down to 60.7 percent, compared to 62.5 percent in 2001.

"Meanwhile, the steady rise in the number of people working part-time 'for economic reasons' is another indicator of the unstable economy. U.S. Department of Labor survey statistics show the year-to-date number of Pennsylvanians working part-time for economic reasons because they cannot find full-time work is 63,000 - a 17 percent increase since 2001."

CONTACT: Barry Ciccocioppo, Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry, +1-717-787-7530.




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Source: Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry



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