Weekend Press Wrap-Up

POLITICS PA: PA-Gov: Corbett Unleashes Full Court Press For Jobs Numbers “Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate fell to 6.2% in February and Governor Tom Corbett’s campaign instituted a nearly unparalleled media blitz.” [Read more here.]

THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER: Pa. jobless rate drops, Corbett supporters crow “Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate was 6.2 percent in February, a half point lower than the national average and the lowest it has been since November 2008, according to data released by the U.S. Labor Department. In February 2013, the state jobless rate was 7.7 percent.” [Read more here.]

YOUR ERIE: Senator Toomey Praises Corbett Administration Leadership “While federal policies like Obamacare are holding back the economic recovery, Governor Corbett’s determination to keep state taxes in check is having very positive effects.” [Read more here.]

YOUR ERIE: Congressman Thompson On improving Unemployment Rate Under Corbett Leadership “While federal policies like Obamacare are holding back the economic recovery, Governor Corbett’s determination to keep state taxes in check is having very positive effects.” [Read more here.]

PITTSBURGH POST GAZETTE: Corbett ad cites taxes, jobs “On a day when the news of a falling state unemployment rate brought good news to the Corbett administration, the governor's campaign launched a new ad across the state hoping to burnish his image on the issues of taxes and jobs.” [Read more here.]

WILLIAMSPORT-SUN GAZETTE: State jobless rate stacks up well against the rest of the nation “…the number of employed people rose by 15,000 and the number of unemployed people dropped by 23,000. Overall, not a bad jobs picture.” [Read more here.]

WILLIAMSPORT-SUN GAZETTE: Clinton Township energy plant generating construction jobs “The plant is expected to create up to 500 construction jobs. The facility will create an estimated 27 skilled jobs for operations. Another 45 indirect jobs within the community will be needed to support the plant.” [Read more here.]

ALTOONA MIRROR: More Marcellus jobs coming here “We will be adding more jobs this year, but I am not sure how many. We are going to continue to grow. We have just scratched the surface of the things we can do in the Northeast.” [Read more here.]

LEHIGH VALLEY MORNING CALL: Gov. Corbett tours Bethlehem's CRIZ sites “The goal is to grow jobs in a state where the unemployment rate hovers at 6.2 percent, the lowest since November 2008, according to the most recent figures from the state Department of Labor and Industry.” [Read more here.]

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