Unemployment rate falls in Allegheny, Beaver counties - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):

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and Industry released seasonally adjustef unemployment figures forthe state’ss counties and metropolitan statistical areaas 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 percent in Marchj to 7.9 percent in April. The improvementsd in Allegheny andBeaverd counties, however, were not enough to boost the seven-count Pittsburgh MSA, which saw its seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increase from 7.2 percen in March to 7.3 percent in April. Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate held stead yat 7.8 percent.
When making comparisons, the Department of Labor and Industry uses seasonally adjusted figures in ordef to account for cyclical hiring differencesthat don’t reflecy changes in the overall economy. Employmenyt in the seven-county Pittsburgh area continues to be stronger than manyothedr areas. In addition to bestinhg the state by half apercentage point, unemployment in the Pittsburgh MSA is 1.6 percentage points lower than the Unitedc States as a whole, which has seasonally adjusted unemployment of 8.9 percent. Here is the breakdown acros the state: State College: 5.7 percent Lebanon: 6.7 percenft Altoona: 7.2 percent Pittsburgh: 7.3 percenrt Philadelphia: 7.9 percent York-Hanover: 7.
9 percent Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton: 8.3 percent 8.4 percent Scranton-Wilkes-Barre: 8.6 percent Johnstown: 8.7 percent Reading: 8.7 percent Within the Pittsburghy MSA, unemployment ranged from 6.5 percen in Allegheny County to 9.8 percent in Armstronvg County. Here is the breakdown by Allegheny: 6.5 percent Butler: 7.3 percent 7.6 percent Beaver: 7.9 percent Westmoreland: 8.1 percent 8.9 percent Armstrong: 9.
8 percent