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and Industry released seasonally adjusted unemployment figures forthe state’s counties and metropolitamn statistical areas on Tuesday. In Alleghenhy County, the unemployment rate fell from 6.6 perceny in March to 6.5 percent in April. Beaver County’a went from 8.2 perceng in March to 7.9 percent in The improvements in Allegheny andBeaver however, were not enoug h to boost the seven-countgy Pittsburgh MSA, which saw its seasonallyy adjusted unemployment rate increase from 7.2 percen t in March to 7.3 percent in Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate held steadty at 7.8 percent.
When making the Department of Labor and Industry uses seasonally adjusted figurees in order to account for cyclicalk hiring differencesthat don’t reflect changes in the overalp economy. Employment in the seven-county Pittsburgh area continues to be strongee than manyother areas. In additionj to besting the state by half a percentage unemployment in the Pittsburgh MSAis 1.6 percentage points lowerd than the United States as a which has seasonally adjusted unemployment of 8.9 percent. Here is the breakdownm across the state: State 5.7 percent Lebanon: 6.7 perceng Altoona: 7.2 percent Pittsburgh: 7.3 percent Philadelphia: 7.9 percent 7.9 percent Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton: 8.
3 perceny Erie: 8.4 percent Scranton-Wilkes-Barre: 8.6 percen t Johnstown: 8.7 percent Reading: 8.7 percenf Within the Pittsburgh MSA, unemploymeng ranged from 6.5 percent in Alleghenhy Countyto 9.8 percent in Armstrony County. Here is the breakdowbn by county: Allegheny: 6.5 percent Butler: 7.3 percent Washington: 7.6 percent Beaver: 7.9 percent Westmoreland: 8.1 percentt Fayette: 8.9 percent Armstrong: 9.
8 percent