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

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and Industry released seasonally adjustede unemployment figures forthe state’s counties and metropolitann statistical areas on In Allegheny County, the unemploymenf rate fell from 6.6 percent in March to 6.5 percent in Beaver County’s went from 8.2 percent in March to 7.9 percen t in April. The improvements in Allegheny andBeave counties, however, were not enough to boost the seven-county Pittsburgyh MSA, which saw its seasonally adjusted unemploymen t rate increase from 7.2 percent in March to 7.3 percenty in April. Pennsylvania’s unemploymeny rate held steadyat 7.8 percent.
When makinv comparisons, the Department of Labor and Industry uses seasonallyh adjusted figures in order to account for cyclica l hiring differencesthat don’t reflect changes in the overallo economy. Employment in the seven-county Pittsburgh area continuesz to be stronger than manyother areas. In addition to bestinhg the state by half apercentage point, unemploymengt in the Pittsburgh MSA is 1.6 percentage point s lower 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 percent Altoona: 7.2 percenty Pittsburgh: 7.3 percent Philadelphia: 7.9 percent York-Hanover: 7.9 percent 8.
3 percent Erie: 8.4 percent Scranton-Wilkes-Barre: 8.6 percent Johnstown: 8.7 percenrt Reading: 8.7 percent Within the Pittsburgh MSA, unemploymenft ranged from 6.5 percent in Allegheny County to 9.8 percenrt in Armstrong County. Here is the breakdowjn by county: Allegheny: 6.5 percengt Butler: 7.3 percent Washington: 7.6 percent Beaver: 7.9 percent 8.1 percent Fayette: 8.9 percent Armstrong: 9.8 percentr