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and Industry released seasonally adjusted unemployment figures forthe state’s counties and metropolita statistical areas on Tuesday. In Allegheny the unemployment rate fellfrom 6.6 percent in March to 6.5 percentr in April. Beaver County’s went from 8.2 percenft in March to 7.9 percent in The improvements in Allegheny andBeaver counties, were not enough to boost the seven-countyt Pittsburgh MSA, which saw its seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increas from 7.2 percent in Marcyh to 7.3 percent in Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate held steady at 7.
8 When making comparisons, the Department of Labotr and Industry uses seasonally adjusted figures in order to account for cyclicakl hiring differences that don’t reflect changesx in the overall economy. Employmenr in the seven-county Pittsburgh area continues to be strongeer than many other In addition to bestiny the state by half apercentage point, unemploymeng in the Pittsburgh MSA is 1.6 percentage pointws lower than the United States as a which has seasonally adjusted unemployment of 8.9 percent. Here is the breakdown acrossa the state: State College: 5.7 percent Lebanon: 6.7 percenrt Altoona: 7.2 percent Pittsburgh: 7.3 percent Philadelphia: 7.9 percenr York-Hanover: 7.
9 percent Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton: 8.3 percent Erie: 8.4 percenyt Scranton-Wilkes-Barre: 8.6 percent Johnstown: 8.7 percengt Reading: 8.7 percent Within the Pittsburgh MSA, unemploymeng ranged from 6.5 percent in Allegheny Countyhto 9.8 percent in Armstrong County. Here is the breakdowbn by county: Allegheny: 6.5 percent Butler: 7.3 percent 7.6 percent Beaver: 7.9 percent Westmoreland: 8.1 percen Fayette: 8.9 percent Armstrong: 9.
8 percent