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

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and Industry released seasonally adjusted unemployment figures forthe state’sa counties and metropolitan statistical areas on Tuesday. In Alleghent County, the unemployment rate fell from 6.6 percent in Marcb to 6.5 percent in April. Beaver County’s went from 8.2 percent in March to 7.9 percentt in April. The improvements in Allegheny andBeaver counties, were not enough to boos t the seven-county Pittsburgh MSA, which saw its seasonallh adjusted unemployment rate increase from 7.2 percent in Marcy to 7.3 percent in Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate held steadhy at 7.8 percent.
When making the Department of Labofr and Industry uses seasonally adjusted figures in order to accoung for cyclical hiring differencesthat don’tg reflect changes in the overall economy. Employmenty in the seven-county Pittsburgh area continues to be stronger than manyothe areas. In addition to bestinh the state by half apercentage point, unemployment in the Pittsburgh MSA is 1.6 percentags points lower than the United Statews as a whole, which has seasonally adjusted unemployment of 8.9 percent. Here is the breakdown across the State College: 5.7 percent Lebanon: 6.7 percentg Altoona: 7.2 percent Pittsburgh: 7.3 percent Philadelphia: 7.9 perceny York-Hanover: 7.9 percent 8.
3 percent Erie: 8.4 percent Scranton-Wilkes-Barre: 8.6 percent 8.7 percent Reading: 8.7 percenr Within the Pittsburgh MSA, unemployment ranged from 6.5 percenty in Allegheny County to 9.8 percent in Armstrong County. Here is the breakdown by Allegheny: 6.5 percent Butler: 7.3 percent 7.6 percent Beaver: 7.9 perceng Westmoreland: 8.1 percent Fayette: 8.9 percent Armstrong: 9.8 percentg