HARRISBURG, PA – Kevin Shivers, Executive State Director for the Pennsylvania NFIB, today released the following statement regarding the latest unemployment report showing that Pennsylvania’s jobless rate continues to improve under Governor Tom Corbett’s leadership. The unemployment rate now stands at 6.2 percent, which is the lowest level since November 2008 and remains below the national rate of 6.7 percent. The latest numbers come on the heels of another positive jobs report from earlier this month that put the jobless rate at 6.4 percent.

“Pennsylvania has come a long way since Governor Tom Corbett took office as our recovery and economic growth continues to take hold,” said Kevin Shivers, Executive State Director for the Pennsylvania NFIB. “Governor Corbett has cut taxes and made government more responsible to create new opportunities for our members to grow and hire. While the federal government’s overreaching healthcare mandates and relentless red tape continue to deliver setbacks, Tom Corbett is making Pennsylvania’s economy stronger and more accountable to job creators.”

For more information on the Corbett-Cawley campaign of less taxes and more jobs, please visit www.tomcorbettforgovernor.com.

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