Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate was down one-tenth of a percentage point from March to 4.8 percent in April, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry.  

ABB is opening a distribution center for its Installation Products Division, creating 100 new jobs in the Lehigh Valley. 

Northampton Community College is offering free webinars for health care workers and employers on the dangers of COVID-19 in the workplace on June 14.  The webinars came from the Occupational Safety & Health Administration’s (OSHA) vow to continue to vigorously enforce general standards it has adopted to help protect health care employees from the dangers ...

As the staffing crisis continues in the child care industry, Governor Tom Wolf has announced a $98 million grant opportunity for certified child care providers to support workforce recruitment and retention. 

Gene Barr says it's been a great ride working to make Pennsylvania a better place to work, live and play. 

Governor Tom Wolf announced new funding for Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs (NBT), a charitable foundation of the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, International, through Pennsylvania’s Manufacturing PA Training-to-Career Program (MTTC) to introduce students to careers in manufacturing through Summer Manufacturing Camps throughout Pennsylvania. 

In Southside Bethlehem KIZ, Soltech Solutions LLC, $100,000 and $50,326; Almas Foods International, $88,569; Paro AI Inc., $100,000; UBMe Inc., $2,824; Seven Sirens Brewing Co., $100,000; and Optamo LLC, $14,895, received tax credits. 

Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry Secretary Jennifer Berrier said her office has published final-form regulations that change Pennsylvania’s Minimum Wage Act rules by updating how employers pay tipped workers and ensuring that salaried employees with fluctuating schedules are appropriately compensated for overtime. 

Wisconsin-based Uline, a shipping supply specialist, is opening a new distribution center in Allentown and plans to hire between 90-120 associates to staff the facility.  

LVB: Kutztown is looking to study the workforce needs of Berks County for programming to begin in the fall. Tell me about what you're working on.