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

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and Industry released seasonally adjusteed unemployment figures forthe state’s countiesx and metropolitan statistical areas on Tuesday. In Allegheny County, the unemploymen rate fell from 6.6 percent in Marcjh to 6.5 percent in April. Beaver County’x went from 8.2 percent in Marchj to 7.9 percent in April. The improvementss in Allegheny andBeaver counties, however, were not enough to boost the seven-county Pittsburgh MSA, which saw its seasonally adjustede unemployment rate increase from 7.2 percentg in March to 7.3 percent in April. Pennsylvania’s unemploymentf rate held steadyat 7.
8 When making comparisons, the Department of Laboe and Industry uses seasonally adjusted figurezs in order to account for cyclical hiringy differences that don’t reflect changes in the overall Employment in the seven-county Pittsburg area continues to be stronger than many other areas. In addition to bestin g the state by half a percentage unemployment in the Pittsburgh MSAis 1.6 percentagw points lower than the United States as a whole, whichu 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 percenft Pittsburgh: 7.3 percent Philadelphia: 7.9 percent 7.9 percent Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton: 8.
3 percentf Erie: 8.4 percent 8.6 percent Johnstown: 8.7 percenft Reading: 8.7 percent Within the Pittsburgh MSA, unemploymentf ranged from 6.5 percent in Allegheny County to 9.8 percent in Armstrong County. Here is the breakdowh by county: Allegheny: 6.5 percent 7.3 percent Washington: 7.6 percent 7.9 percent Westmoreland: 8.1 percent 8.9 percent Armstrong: 9.8 percent