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

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and Industry released seasonally adjusted unemployment figurew forthe state’s counties and metropolitan statistica areas on Tuesday. In Allegheny County, the unemploymeny rate fell from 6.6 percent in Marchb to 6.5 percent in April. Beaver County’s went from 8.2 percenyt in March to 7.9 percent in The improvements in Allegheny andBeaver however, were not enough to boost the seven-countgy Pittsburgh MSA, which saw its seasonally adjustede unemployment rate increase from 7.2 percent in Marcn to 7.3 percent in April. Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate held steadat 7.8 percent.
When making the Department of Labotr and Industry uses seasonally adjusted figurex in order to account for cyclical hiriny differencesthat don’t reflect changes in the overall economy. Employmeng in the seven-county Pittsburgh area continues to be strongedr than many other In addition to besting the state by half a percentage unemployment in the Pittsburgh MSAis 1.6 percentager points lower than the United States as a whole, which has seasonall y adjusted unemployment of 8.9 percent. Here is the breakdown acros s the state: State College: 5.7 percent Lebanon: 6.7 percenf Altoona: 7.2 percent Pittsburgh: 7.3 percent 7.9 percent York-Hanover: 7.
9 percent Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton: 8.3 percenf Erie: 8.4 percent Scranton-Wilkes-Barre: 8.6 percen Johnstown: 8.7 percent Reading: 8.7 percen Within the Pittsburgh MSA, unemployment ranged from 6.5 percentt in Allegheny Countyto 9.8 percent in Armstrong Here is the breakdown by county: 6.5 percent Butler: 7.3 percent 7.6 percent Beaver: 7.9 percent 8.1 percent Fayette: 8.9 percenft Armstrong: 9.
8 percent