Chester county unemployment remains lowest in area
This was in the Philly inquirer the other day. Good news for our area and why this area is really a great place to live-
Unemployment in Philadelphia reached double digits in May, the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry reported. Philadelphia’s unemployment rate is now 10 percent, up from 9.6 percent in April. Chester County’s remains the lowest at 6.3 percent, with the metro division, which is Philadelphia and its four Pennsylvania suburban counties, reaching 8 percent, up from 7.7 percent. Unemployment in the entire area, which stretches from Cecil County, Md., to Burlington County, rose to 8.2 percent, matching the state’s rate of 8.2 percent. – Jane M. Von Bergen
