PA CareerLink® Allegheny County temporarily suspends in-person services due to increasing COVID cases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 6, 2020
PA CareerLink® Allegheny County temporarily suspends in-person services due to increasing COVID cases
November 6, 2020 (Pittsburgh), PA – Due to the recent increase in COVID-19 cases in Allegheny County, the PA CareerLink® Allegheny County offices will be closed to the public beginning November 9, 2020. We anticipate this to be a temporary closure, and sites will reopen as soon as the county’s positive COVID cases decrease to an average below 10 cases per 100,000 individuals.
We will continue to provide virtual services to our customers and encourage them to go to www.careerlinkpittsburgh.com or call (412) 552-7100 or (412) 436-2225 for more information about services available. Virtual services have been provided continuously for job seekers and employers since mid-March when statewide mitigation efforts began to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Virtual Services
- Adult education classes
- All employer services
- Career counseling
- Eligibility determination for Workforce Innovation programs and services
- Job search assistance
- On-the-Job Training programs
- Resume assistance
- Virtual workshops
- Youth Programming and work readiness services
For regular Unemployment Compensation questions:
- Email uchelp@pa.gov
- Call 888-313-7284 Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
- LiveChat (call 888-313-7284 for a secure 6-digit code) Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
For Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) questions:
- Email ucpua@pa.gov
- Call 855-284-8545 Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM
The PA CareerLink® system is an effective one-stop-shop for Pennsylvania job seekers and employers. More information, including COVID-19 employment opportunities in the Commonwealth, is available at www.pacareerlink.pa.gov.
MEDIA CONTACT: Robert Kerlin, Communications Specialist, phone: 724-407-3511 Email: robert.kerlin@careerlinkpittsburgh.org.
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