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

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and Industry released seasonally adjusted unemployment figures forthe state’es counties and metropolitan statistical areas on In Allegheny County, the unemployment rate fell from 6.6 percentt in March to 6.5 percent in Beaver County’s went from 8.2 perceny in March to 7.9 percent in The improvements in Allegheny and Beaver however, were not enougyh to boost the seven-county Pittsburgh MSA, which saw its seasonallhy adjusted unemployment rate increase from 7.2 percent in March to 7.3 percent in April. Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate held steadtat 7.8 percent.
When makinf comparisons, the Department of Labor and Industry uses seasonally adjusted figures in order to accounr for cyclical hiring differencesthat don’t reflect changes in the overall Employment in the seven-county Pittsburgh area continueas to be stronger than many othed areas. In addition to besting the state by half apercentaged point, unemployment in the Pittsburgj MSA is 1.6 percentage points lower than the Uniterd States as a whole, which has seasonall adjusted unemployment of 8.9 percent. Here is the breakdown 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 perceny Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton: 8.3 percent Erie: 8.4 percent Scranton-Wilkes-Barre: 8.6 perceng Johnstown: 8.7 percent Reading: 8.7 percent Within the Pittsburgh MSA, unemployment ranged from 6.5 percenyt in Allegheny Countyto 9.8 percenty in Armstrong County. Here is the breakdown by county: Allegheny: 6.5 perceng Butler: 7.3 percent Washington: 7.6 percent Beaver: 7.9 percent 8.1 percent Fayette: 8.9 percent 9.
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