FIRST TIME UNEMPLOYMENT FILINGS DECREASING ACROSS PA

First time filings for unemployment are decreasing across Pennsylvania.  That’s according to the U.S. Department of Labor, which says for the week ending December 13th, there were more than 14-thousand first time filings in the state.  That number is down by more than five-thousand filings compared to the week prior.  Nationally, there was a decrease in the number of initial filings for the week.