From an article by Tim Mekeel in the Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era, Tuesday August 31
Like a boat bobbing in the ocean, the local jobless rate continued its recent up-and-down motion in July, rising to 8.0 percent. By increasing from June’s 7.8 percent, the countywide rate stayed in the same narrow range where it has been for months. The new number, released Monday by the state Department of Labor & Industry, signals that the recession still has its grip on the local economy.
“It’s not going to be a clear, quick recovery,” said Ryan Horner, a Labor & Industry analyst. The jobless rate opened the year at 8.0 percent, then rose in February to 8.3 percent. That’s its peak so far during this downturn. Since that high-water mark, so to speak, it has dipped several times — triggering hope of a recovery — only to come right back up.
Get used to it, Horner suggested.
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