Tonight, I tip my hat to you and say, thanks. Thank you for making Pennsylvania more job-friendly. As a result, our unemployment rate has been at or below the national average for 12 consecutive months. We haven't had that kind of streak since before the 1991 tax increase. After regularly trailing the nation, now we're moving to the front of the pack.
Strikes are at an all-time low.
Our personal income tax remains among the lowest in the nation. Interest in our state from companies outside of Pennsylvania is higher than ever before and international inquiries are up, too. Our hard work has payed-off. It's payed off for our families, too. That's real money in a family's pocket.