No. of Employed Pennsylvanians Fell by 70,000 in last 2 months, unemployment rate rises [View all]

[JPZenger]

So for the last 4 years, Repubs have had a virtual monopoly on power in PA. They've controlled the Governor's office, departments of state government, the State Senate, the State Supreme Court and held a large gerrymandered majority in the State House.

How's that been working on for ya?

In PA, the state unemployment rate has gotten worse. In the last 2 months, there were 70,000 fewer people in Pennsylvania who were employed.

http://www.post-gazette.com/business/2014/09/19/Pennsylvania-unemployment-rises-for-second-consecutive-month-in-August/stories/201409190167

"the unemployment rate rose from 5.6 percent in June to 5.7 percent in July and then 5.8 percent in August because the number of people who had jobs was down.

Over two months, the number of people working fell by 70,000."