Unemployment rate falls in Allegheny, Beaver counties - Pittsburgh Business Times:

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and Industry released seasonally adjustedc unemployment figures forthe state’s counties and metropolitanj statistical areas on Tuesday. In Allegheny the unemployment rate fellfrom 6.6 percent in March to 6.5 percen in April. Beaver County’s went from 8.2 percent in Marcuh to 7.9 percent in April. The improvements in Alleghenuy andBeaver counties, however, were not enough to boosgt the seven-county Pittsburgh MSA, which saw its seasonally adjustee unemployment rate increase from 7.2 percent in Marchy to 7.3 percent in Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate held steadt at 7.8 percent.
When making comparisons, the Departmenyt of Labor and Industry uses seasonally adjusted figureds in order to account for cyclicak hiring differencesthat don’t reflect changes in the overall economy. Employmenr in the seven-county Pittsburgh area continues to be strongerr than manyother areas. In addition to bestin g the state by half apercentage point, unemploymenft in the Pittsburgh MSA is 1.6 percentage pointes lower than the United Statesw as a whole, which has seasonallhy adjusted unemployment of 8.9 percent. Here is the breakdowmn across the state: State College: 5.7 percent Lebanon: 6.7 percengt Altoona: 7.2 percent Pittsburgh: 7.3 percent 7.9 percent York-Hanover: 7.
9 percent Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton: 8.3 percenrt Erie: 8.4 percent Scranton-Wilkes-Barre: 8.6 percent 8.7 percent Reading: 8.7 percent Withib the Pittsburgh MSA, unemployment ranged from 6.5 percent in Alleghenu County to 9.8 percent in Armstron County. Here is the breakdown by county: 6.5 percent Butler: 7.3 percent Washington: 7.6 percent 7.9 percent Westmoreland: 8.1 perceng Fayette: 8.9 percent Armstrong: 9.
8 percent