Pennsylvania reaches all-time high in private-sector employment (December 2014) (Harrisburg: jobs, lowest)

[Craziaskowboi]

As of December 2014, there are 5,098,200 private-sector jobs in Pennsylvania, which is the most there's ever been. Total jobs are still 12,000 down from their all-time high in April 2008, though, due to a large decrease in government jobs since then. Year over year, Pennsylvania added 54,200 jobs in December, which is pretty solid. Unemployment has fallen below 5.0% as well; it's now down to 4.8%, which is the lowest it's been since March 2008. Pennsylvania has essentially recovered from the most recent recession at this point, at least in the private sector.

[cwa1984]

Around Harrisburg and even south central PA in general things have been better for a while. Glad to see the rest of the state starting to do better.

[Craziaskowboi]

I'm just glad to see that 2013 was an aberration instead of the start of a new trend.

[numberman]

I wouldn't break out the champagne yet. This is a preliminary number; the revised numbers for December and the rest of 2014 won't be available until early March.

I do agree that this year has definitely been better, but the magnitude of the improvement could be different once the updated numbers come out.

[pman]

Still a little concerned over the increasing reliance on eds and meds but it's good to see positive numbers again