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Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry

Nov 6, 2024

L&I launches training to address workforce impacts of opioid crisis

The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry  announced Wednesday the launch of the “Recovery Coach Workforce Education Series.”

Jul 19, 2024

Pa. adds more than 15k nonfarm jobs, sets record high for 11th straight month

Pennsylvania’s nonfarm jobs increased more than 15,600 in June 2024 to a record high 6,183,900.

Jun 24, 2024

Pa. L&I grant addresses engineer shortage

The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry has awarded a grant to promote licensure and address the engineer shortage faced by the commonwealth.

PennDOT is holding a hiring event Sept. 10 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Lancaster County Maintenance Office, 2105 Lincoln Highway East. PHOTO/GETTY IMAGES
May 20, 2024

Pa. economy continues steady growth, record-low unemployment

The job market in April is the strongest in six decades, according to a study conducted by the Keystone Research Center.

Apr 19, 2024

Pa. nonfarm jobs again reach record high employment

Pennsylvania’s nonfarm jobs set a record high for an eighth straight month.

Mar 25, 2024

Pa. nonfarm jobs set seventh straight record high employment

Pennsylvania’s total nonfarm jobs were up 5,800 in February to a record high of 6,131,700, according to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry. 

Feb 26, 2024

New grant opportunity for Pa. agriculture offered by Shapiro Administration

To aid Pennsylvanians in the organic agriculture industry, the Shapiro Administration has announced a new grant opportunity.

Feb 22, 2024

Emerge Education receives grant to grow health care workforce

Mechanicsburg-based Emerge Education, a health care workforce development company, has been awarded a $251,922.49 grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry's "Creating Nursing Pathways in Pennsylvania through Apprenticeships” initiative. 

Jan 22, 2024

Pa. employment in nonfarm jobs reaches record high

Pennsylvania’s total nonfarm jobs increased in December to reach a record high of more than 6.1 million.

Jan 8, 2024

Shapiro Administration investing nearly $3M to bolster direct care workforce

The Shapiro Administration is investing close to $3 million to bolster Pennsylvania's direct care workforce.

Oct 6, 2023

Veterans Employment Program receives nearly $1M in expanded grant funding

The Veterans Employment Program is receiving $800,000 in grant funding support from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry.

Sep 15, 2023

Biden notes Pa.’s record low unemployment rate

Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate for August remained at an historic low 3.5%.