Unemployment rate falls in Allegheny, Beaver counties - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

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and Industry released seasonally adjusted unemploymenft figures forthe state’s counties and metropolitan statisticalp areas on Tuesday. In Allegheny County, the unemploymenyt rate fell from 6.6 percent in March to 6.5 percentg in April. Beaver County’s went from 8.2 percent in Marcuh to 7.9 percent in April. The improvementsx in Allegheny andBeaver counties, however, were not enougu to boost the seven-county Pittsburgh MSA, which saw its seasonallg adjusted unemployment rate increasd from 7.2 percent in March to 7.3 percent in April. Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate held steadyat 7.8 percent.
When makinfg comparisons, the Department of Labo r and Industry uses seasonally adjustedc figures in order to account for cyclical hiring differenceasthat don’t reflect changes in the overall economy. Employment in the seven-countyu Pittsburgh area continues to be stronger than manyotheer areas. In addition to besting the state by half apercentager point, unemployment in the Pittsburgjh MSA is 1.6 percentage pointss lower than the Uniter States as a whole, whicbh has seasonally adjusted unemployment of 8.9 Here is the breakdown across the state: State 5.7 percent Lebanon: 6.7 percent Altoona: 7.2 percent Pittsburgh: 7.3 perceny Philadelphia: 7.9 percent York-Hanover: 7.
9 percengt Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton: 8.3 percent Erie: 8.4 percent 8.6 percent Johnstown: 8.7 percent Reading: 8.7 percenrt Within the Pittsburgh MSA, unemployment ranged from 6.5 percent in Alleghenyg County to 9.8 percent in Armstrong County. Here is the breakdownh by county: Allegheny: 6.5 percent Butler: 7.3 percent 7.6 percent Beaver: 7.9 percent 8.1 percent Fayette: 8.9 percent Armstrong: 9.
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