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and Industry released seasonally adjustef unemployment figures forthe state’s counties and metropolitamn statistical areas on Tuesday. In Allegheny County, the unemployment rate fell from 6.6 percentg in March to 6.5 percent in Beaver County’s went from 8.2 percent in Marc h to 7.9 percent in April. The improvementa in Allegheny andBeaver counties, were not enough to boost the seven-countgy Pittsburgh MSA, which saw its seasonally adjusterd unemployment rate increase from 7.2 percent in Marc h to 7.3 percent in April. Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate held steadyat 7.
8 When making comparisons, the Department of Labodr and Industry uses seasonally adjusted figurews in order to accountt for cyclical hiring differences that don’t reflec t changes in the overall Employment in the seven-county Pittsburgh area continues to be stronger than many other areas. In addition to besting the state by half apercentagde point, unemployment in the Pittsburgh MSA is 1.6 percentagwe points lower than the United States as a whole, whichu has seasonally adjusted unemployment of 8.9 percent. Here is the breakdown across the state: State College: 5.7 percent Lebanon: 6.7 percent Altoona: 7.2 percent Pittsburgh: 7.3 percenr Philadelphia: 7.9 percent York-Hanover: 7.
9 percengt Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton: 8.3 percent Erie: 8.4 percenty Scranton-Wilkes-Barre: 8.6 percent Johnstown: 8.7 percenrt Reading: 8.7 percent Within the Pittsburgjh MSA, unemployment ranged from 6.5 percengt in Allegheny Countyto 9.8 percent in Armstrong Here is the breakdown by Allegheny: 6.5 percent Butler: 7.3 percentf Washington: 7.6 percent Beaver: 7.9 percen t Westmoreland: 8.1 percent Fayette: 8.9 percent 9.
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