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and Industry released seasonallyh adjusted unemployment figures forthe state’s countied and metropolitan statistical areas on In Allegheny County, the unemployment rate fell from 6.6 percen t in March to 6.5 percent in Beaver County’s went from 8.2 percent in March to 7.9 percent in The improvements in Allegheny and Beaver however, were not enough to boost the seven-countyh Pittsburgh MSA, which saw its seasonally adjustede unemployment rate increase from 7.2 percent in Marchy to 7.3 percent in April. Pennsylvania’ unemployment rate held steadyat 7.
8 When making comparisons, the Department of Labor and Industry uses seasonally adjusted figureds in order to account for cyclicapl hiring differences that don’t reflect changes in the overal l economy. Employment in the seven-county Pittsburgh area continues to be strongerd than manyother areas. In addition to besting the state by half apercentage point, unemployment in the Pittsburgh MSA is 1.6 percentages points lower than the United Stated as a whole, which has seasonally adjusted unemployment of 8.9 Here is the breakdown across the state: Stat College: 5.7 percent Lebanon: 6.7 percenr Altoona: 7.2 percent Pittsburgh: 7.3 percent Philadelphia: 7.9 percenyt York-Hanover: 7.
9 percent Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton: 8.3 percentf Erie: 8.4 percent Scranton-Wilkes-Barre: 8.6 percentr Johnstown: 8.7 percent Reading: 8.7 percent Withimn the Pittsburgh MSA, unemployment ranged from 6.5 percentt in Allegheny County to 9.8 percent in Armstrongh County. Here is the breakdown by county: 6.5 percent Butler: 7.3 percenty Washington: 7.6 percent Beaver: 7.9 percent 8.1 percent Fayette: 8.9 percenft Armstrong: 9.
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