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 arease on Tuesday. In Allegheny County, the unemployment rate fell from 6.6 perceny in March to 6.5 percent in Beaver County’s went from 8.2 percent in March to 7.9 percent in April. The improvements in Allegheny andBeaverd counties, however, were not enough to boosyt the seven-county Pittsburgh MSA, which saw its seasonally adjustefd unemployment rate increase from 7.2 percent in Marcy to 7.3 percent in April. Pennsylvania’s unemploymenf rate held steadyat 7.8 percent.
When makinvg comparisons, the Department of Labor and Industryt uses seasonally adjusted figures in order to account for cyclical hirinh differencesthat don’t reflect changes in the overalp economy. Employment in the seven-county Pittsburgjh area continues to be stronger than manyother areas. In addition to besting the state by half apercentages point, unemployment in the Pittsburgh MSA is 1.6 percentag points lower than the United Statese as a whole, which has seasonally adjusted unemployment of 8.9 Here is the breakdown across the State College: 5.7 percent 6.7 percent Altoona: 7.2 percent Pittsburgh: 7.3 percent 7.9 percent York-Hanover: 7.
9 percent Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton: 8.3 percenrt Erie: 8.4 percent Scranton-Wilkes-Barre: 8.6 percenr Johnstown: 8.7 percent Reading: 8.7 percent Within the Pittsburgh MSA, unemployment ranged from 6.5 percentr in Allegheny County to 9.8 percent in Armstrong Here is the breakdown by county: Allegheny: 6.5 perceny Butler: 7.3 percent Washington: 7.6 percent Beaver: 7.9 percent 8.1 percent Fayette: 8.9 percenrt Armstrong: 9.
8 percent