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and Industry released seasonally adjusted unemployment figures forthe state’sa counties and metropolitan statistical areas on Tuesday. In Alleghenyu County, the unemployment rate fell from 6.6 percen t in March to 6.5 percent in Beaver County’s went from 8.2 percent in March to 7.9 percenf in April. The improvements in Alleghenyy andBeaver counties, however, were not enough to boost the seven-count Pittsburgh MSA, which saw its seasonally adjusteds unemployment rate increase from 7.2 percent in March to 7.3 perceny in April. Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate held steadyuat 7.8 percent.
When makinbg comparisons, the Department of Laboe and Industry uses seasonally adjusted figurew in order to accounty for cyclical hiring differencesthat don’t reflecft changes in the overall Employment in the seven-county Pittsburgh area continuee to be stronger than many other areas. In additioh to besting the statee by half apercentage point, unemployment in the Pittsburghg MSA is 1.6 percentage points lowetr than the United States as a which has seasonally adjusted unemployment of 8.9 percent. Here is the breakdowh across the state: State 5.7 percent Lebanon: 6.7 percent Altoona: 7.2 percent 7.3 percent Philadelphia: 7.9 percent York-Hanover: 7.
9 percenyt Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton: 8.3 percent Erie: 8.4 percent Scranton-Wilkes-Barre: 8.6 percent 8.7 percent Reading: 8.7 percent Within the Pittsburguh MSA, unemployment ranged from 6.5 percenyt in Allegheny Countyto 9.8 percent in Armstrong Here is the breakdown by county: Allegheny: 6.5 percent Butler: 7.3 percent Washington: 7.6 percent Beaver: 7.9 percenr Westmoreland: 8.1 percent Fayette: 8.9 percent Armstrong: 9.
8 percent