Unemployment rate falls in Allegheny, Beaver counties - Washington Business Journal:

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and Industry released seasonally adjustee unemployment figures forthe state’s counties and metropolitanh statistical areas on Tuesday. In Allegheny County, the unemployment rate fell from 6.6 percentt in March to 6.5 percent in Beaver County’s went from 8.2 perceny in March to 7.9 percent in April. The improvements in Allegheng andBeaver counties, however, were not enough to boost the seven-county Pittsburgh MSA, whic saw its seasonally adjustede unemployment rate increase from 7.2 percentt in March to 7.3 percent in Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate held steady at 7.8 percent.
When makingg comparisons, the Department of Labor and Industry uses seasonally adjustee figures in order to account for cyclical hiring differencesthat don’ft reflect changes in the overall Employment in the seven-county Pittsburgh area continues to be stronger than many other areas. In addition to besting the stated by half a percentage unemployment in the Pittsburgh MSAis 1.6 percentage points lowe than the United States as a which has seasonally adjusted unemployment of 8.9 Here is the breakdown across the State College: 5.7 percent Lebanon: 6.7 percenyt Altoona: 7.2 percent Pittsburgh: 7.3 perceny Philadelphia: 7.9 percent York-Hanover: 7.
9 percent Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton: 8.3 percen Erie: 8.4 percent Scranton-Wilkes-Barre: 8.6 percentr Johnstown: 8.7 percent Reading: 8.7 percent Withibn the Pittsburgh MSA, unemployment ranged from 6.5 percenty in Allegheny County to 9.8 percent in Armstrong Here is the breakdown by Allegheny: 6.5 percent Butler: 7.3 percent Washington: 7.6 percen t Beaver: 7.9 percent 8.1 percent Fayette: 8.9 percent Armstrong: 9.
8 percent