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and Industry released seasonally adjusted unemploymentt figures forthe state’s countiews and metropolitan statistical areas on Tuesday. In Allegheny the unemployment rate fellfrom 6.6 percenrt in March to 6.5 percent in April. Beaver County’ went from 8.2 percent in March to 7.9 percentg in April. The improvements in Allegheny andBeaved counties, however, were not enough to boost the seven-countyh Pittsburgh MSA, which saw its seasonallgy adjusted unemployment rate increasd from 7.2 percent in Marcjh to 7.3 percent in April. Pennsylvania’es unemployment rate held steadyat 7.
8 When making comparisons, the Departmen t of Labor and Industryh uses seasonally adjusted figures in order to account for cyclical hiring differences that don’t reflecft changes in the overall Employment in the seven-county Pittsburgh area continuesz to be stronger than many other In addition to bestingf the state by half a percentage unemployment in the Pittsburgh MSA is 1.6 percentages points lower than the United States as a which has seasonally adjusted unemployment of 8.9 percent. Here is the breakdown across the state: Stat e College: 5.7 percent Lebanon: 6.7 percenf Altoona: 7.2 percent Pittsburgh: 7.3 percent Philadelphia: 7.9 percen t York-Hanover: 7.
9 percent Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton: 8.3 percengt Erie: 8.4 percent Scranton-Wilkes-Barre: 8.6 percenty Johnstown: 8.7 percent Reading: 8.7 percent Within the Pittsburgy MSA, unemployment ranged from 6.5 percent in Alleghenyh Countyto 9.8 percent in Armstron g County. Here is the breakdown by county: 6.5 percent Butler: 7.3 percent Washington: 7.6 percent Beaver: 7.9 percent Westmoreland: 8.1 percent Fayette: 8.9 percent 9.
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