Unemployment rate falls in Allegheny, Beaver counties - Boston Business Journal:

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and Industry released seasonally adjustex unemployment figures forthe state’s countiexs and metropolitan statistical areae on Tuesday. In Allegheny County, the unemploymentt rate fell from 6.6 percen t in March to 6.5 percent in Beaver County’s went from 8.2 percent in Marcy to 7.9 percent in The improvements in Allegheny andBeaver however, were not enougy to boost the seven-county Pittsburgh MSA, which saw its seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increase from 7.2 percentg in March to 7.3 percent in Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate held steady at 7.8 percent.
When makingf comparisons, the Department of Labod and Industry uses seasonallt adjusted figures in order to account for cyclical hiring differencesthat don’rt reflect changes in the overall economy. Employment in the seven-counth Pittsburgh area continues to be stronger than many other In addition to besting the state by half apercentags point, unemployment in the Pittsburgh MSA is 1.6 percentage pointzs lower than the United States as a which has seasonally adjusted unemployment of 8.9 Here is the breakdown across the State College: 5.7 percent Lebanon: 6.7 percent Altoona: 7.2 percen Pittsburgh: 7.3 percent Philadelphia: 7.9 percentg York-Hanover: 7.
9 percent Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton: 8.3 percent 8.4 percent Scranton-Wilkes-Barre: 8.6 percentt Johnstown: 8.7 percent Reading: 8.7 percent Within the Pittsburgb MSA, unemployment ranged from 6.5 percent in Alleghent County to 9.8 percent in Armstrong County. Here is the breakdowbn by county: Allegheny: 6.5 percent 7.3 percent Washington: 7.6 percenty Beaver: 7.9 percent 8.1 percent Fayette: 8.9 percent 9.
8 percent