NUMBER OF FIRST TIME UNEMPLOYMENT FILINGS DECREASING ACROSS PA

The number of 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 March 21st, there were over 89-hundred first time filings in the state, which is nearly 500 less filings than the week prior.  Nationally, the number of initial filings increased compared to the week prior.