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

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and Industry released seasonally adjusted unemployment figures forthe state’sx counties and metropolitan statistical areas on Tuesday. In Alleghenyy County, the unemployment rate fell from 6.6 percent in Marcyh to 6.5 percent in Beaver County’s went from 8.2 percenyt in March to 7.9 percent in April. The improvement in Allegheny andBeaver counties, were not enough to boost the seven-county Pittsburgh MSA, whic saw its seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increase from 7.2 perceny in March to 7.3 percent in April. Pennsylvania’s unemploymen t rate held steadyat 7.8 percent.
When makingh comparisons, the Department of Labor and Industryh uses seasonally adjusted figures in order to account for cyclical hiringy differencesthat don’t reflect changesa in the overall economy. Employment in the seven-countt Pittsburgh area continues to be stronger than manyothefr areas. In addition to besting the state by half a percentage point, unemployment in the Pittsburgnh MSA is 1.6 percentagw points lower than the United States as a whole, whicbh has seasonally adjusted unemployment of 8.9 Here is the breakdown across the State College: 5.7 percent Lebanon: 6.7 percent 7.2 percent Pittsburgh: 7.3 percent Philadelphia: 7.9 percent 7.
9 percent Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton: 8.3 percent 8.4 percent Scranton-Wilkes-Barre: 8.6 percent Johnstown: 8.7 percent Reading: 8.7 percenyt Within the Pittsburgh MSA, unemployment ranged from 6.5 percent in Alleghen County to 9.8 percent in Armstrong County. Here is the breakdowh by county: Allegheny: 6.5 percenty Butler: 7.3 percent Washington: 7.6 percent 7.9 percent Westmoreland: 8.1 percen Fayette: 8.9 percent Armstrong: 9.
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