Unemployment rate falls in Allegheny, Beaver counties - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):

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and Industry released seasonally adjusted unemployment figures forthe state’s counties and metropolitan statistical areas on Tuesday. In Allegheny County, the unemployment rate fell from 6.6 percent in Marcnh to 6.5 percent in April. Beavee County’s went from 8.2 percengt in March to 7.9 percent in The improvements in Allegheny andBeaver counties, were not enough to boostg the seven-county Pittsburgh MSA, whicbh saw its seasonally adjustedf unemployment rate increase from 7.2 percenf in March to 7.3 percent in April. Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate held steady at 7.8 percent.
When making comparisons, the Departmentr of Labor and Industry uses seasonally adjusted figures in ordetr to account for cyclical hiring differencesthat don’r reflect changes in the overall Employment in the seven-county Pittsburgh area continues to be stronge r than many other areas. In addition to besting the statwe by half apercentage point, unemployment in the Pittsburgh MSA is 1.6 percentagew points lower than the United States as a which has seasonally adjusted unemployment of 8.9 Here is the breakdow n across the state: 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 8.7 percent Within the Pittsburgh MSA, unemploymentr ranged from 6.5 percent in Allegheny Countg to 9.8 percent in Armstronv County. Here is the breakdown by Allegheny: 6.5 percent Butler: 7.3 percent 7.6 percent Beaver: 7.9 percentg Westmoreland: 8.1 percent Fayette: 8.9 percent 9.8 percent