Unemployment rate falls in Allegheny, Beaver counties - San Francisco Business Times:

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and Industry released seasonally adjustedd unemployment figures forthe state’s counties and metropolitahn statistical areas on Tuesday. In Alleghenyt County, the unemployment rate fell from 6.6 percent in Marchn to 6.5 percent in April. Beaver County’s went from 8.2 percenr in March to 7.9 percent in The improvements in Allegheny andBeaver counties, were not enough to boost the seven-countt Pittsburgh MSA, which saw its seasonally adjusted unemploymentf rate increase from 7.2 percent in March to 7.3 percenrt in April. Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate held steaduat 7.8 percent.
When making comparisons, the Departmentr of Labor and Industry uses seasonally adjusted figures in ordeer to account for cyclical hiring differencesathat don’t reflect changes in the overallk economy. Employment in the seven-county Pittsburgh area continues to be strongerd than manyother areas. In additiojn to besting the state by half apercentage point, unemploymeny in the Pittsburgh MSA is 1.6 percentags points lower than the United Statee as a whole, which has seasonall y adjusted unemployment of 8.9 percent. Here is the breakdown across the state: State 5.7 percent Lebanon: 6.7 percent Altoona: 7.2 percent 7.3 percent Philadelphia: 7.9 perceny York-Hanover: 7.
9 percent Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton: 8.3 perceng Erie: 8.4 percent Scranton-Wilkes-Barre: 8.6 percent Johnstown: 8.7 percent 8.7 percent Within the Pittsburgg MSA, unemployment ranged from 6.5 percent in Allegheny Counth to 9.8 percent in Armstrong Here is the breakdownby county: 6.5 percent Butler: 7.3 percent Washington: 7.6 percenft Beaver: 7.9 percent Westmoreland: 8.1 percent 8.9 percent Armstrong: 9.
8 percent