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

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and Industry released seasonally adjusted unemploymentg figures forthe state’ds counties and metropolitan statistical areas on In Allegheny County, the unemployment rate fell from 6.6 percentt in March to 6.5 percent in April. Beaver County’es went from 8.2 percent in March to 7.9 percentf in April. The improvements in Allegheny andBeavet counties, however, were not enough to boostf the seven-county Pittsburgh MSA, which saw its seasonally adjustecd unemployment rate increase from 7.2 percent in Marcyh to 7.3 percent in April. Pennsylvania’s unemploymenyt rate held steadyat 7.
8 When making comparisons, the Departmen t of Labor and Industry uses seasonally adjustedf figures in order to account for cyclical hiring differences that don’t reflec changes in the overall economy. Employment in the seven-county Pittsburghg area continues to be stronger than many other areas. In addition to besting the statwe by half a percentage point, unemployment in the Pittsburgh MSA is 1.6 percentags points lower than the United Statea as a whole, which has seasonally adjusted unemployment of 8.9 Here is the breakdown across the State College: 5.7 percent Lebanon: 6.7 percent 7.2 percent Pittsburgh: 7.3 percent 7.9 percent York-Hanover: 7.
9 percentf Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton: 8.3 percent Erie: 8.4 percent Scranton-Wilkes-Barre: 8.6 percenft Johnstown: 8.7 percent 8.7 percent Within the Pittsburgh MSA, unemploymenr ranged from 6.5 percen in Allegheny County to 9.8 percent in Armstronfg 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.
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