unemployment

  • Unemployment rate falls to 8.3 percent, lowest in three years

    Unemployment rate falls to 8.3 percent, lowest in three years

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    • February 16, 2012

    The unemployment rate is down to 8.3 percent, the lowest it has been since February 2009. This is great news for the U.S. economy. So what does this mean to people that don’t understand how the economy works? Everything the United States economy produces is measured by the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). When GDP turns

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  • Lancaster County unemployment at 7.3 percent; 24.6 percent lower than national average

    Lancaster County unemployment at 7.3 percent; 24.6 percent lower than national average

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    • October 21, 2011

    Recent statistics revealed that Lancaster County is doing much better than many other areas in Pennsylvania regarding unemployment. Compared to the national average, which is 9.1 percent, Lancaster County’s unemployment rate is 7.3 percent. The county’s average is 24.6 percent lower than the national unemployment rate. Is there a reason behind Lancaster County’s success? In

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