Total amount of private sector jobs at highest level ever

HARRISBURG, PA – Former Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge today released the following statement in response to another positive jobs report for Pennsylvania under the Corbett-Cawley administration. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, the state’s unemployment rate has fallen to 5.6 percent for the month of May – a five year low and far below the national average of 6.3 percent. Pennsylvania’s total amount of private sector jobs now stands at 5,078,000 -- the highest level ever.

“At a time when the national unemployment rate remains stagnant, Pennsylvania’s unemployment continues to free-fall thanks to Governor Tom Corbett’s resolute leadership in Harrisburg," stated Governor Tom Ridge. "The steadfast resolve of Governor Tom Corbett and his ‘More Jobs, Less Taxes’ agenda has returned our state to solid financial footing and has driven our state’s unemployment rate to its lowest levels since September 2008. I am incredibly proud of Governor Corbett’s determination to do what is not necessarily the politically convenient thing to do, but instead what is right for the people of Pennsylvania – that’s the type of leadership Pennsylvanians need in Harrisburg.”

For more information on the Corbett-Cawley campaign for A Stronger Pennsylvania, please visit www.tomcorbettforgovernor.com.

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