Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate Falls to 3.6%, a Three-Year Low
Pennsylvania's unemployment rate dropped to a three-year low of 3.6% in September, as indicated by a new report from the state's Department of Labor & Industry.
Harrisburg Lancaster Lebanon York, PA, October 16, 2026 —
Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate fell to 3.6% in September, reaching its lowest level in three years, according to a new report from the state Department of Labor & Industry.
The reported figure marks a decline in the state’s unemployment rate, but the information available does not provide the previous month’s rate or the size of the decrease. It also does not identify the year covered by September’s report.
The summary of the report does not include figures for employment, the labor force or particular industries, nor does it provide county-level data. As a result, the 3.6% statewide rate alone does not show how conditions varied across different parts of Pennsylvania or sectors of its economy.
The department’s report is identified as the source of the September figure. Details about the report’s methodology, the specific period used for comparison with the three-year low and any accompanying explanation for the change were not provided in the available information.
The reported rate offers a single measure of Pennsylvania’s labor market for September. Further figures from the report would be needed to assess the scale of the monthly change and how broadly it was reflected across the state.
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