Initial Filings For Unemployment Up Across PA

First time filings for unemployment are rising across Pennsylvania.  That’s according to the U.S. Department of Labor, which says that for the week ending June 7th, there were over 14-thousand-500 initial unemployment filings in the state.  That number is up by nearly four-thousand filings compared to the week prior.  Nationally, the number of filings stayed even compared to the week prior.