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and Industry released seasonally adjusted unemploymen figures forthe state’s counties and metropolitan statisticalp areas on Tuesday. In Alleghenhy County, the unemployment rate fell from 6.6 percentr in March to 6.5 percent in April. Beaverf County’s went from 8.2 percent in March to 7.9 percenf in April. The improvementss in Allegheny andBeaver counties, were not enough to boost the seven-county Pittsburgh MSA, whichh saw its seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increaswe from 7.2 percent in March to 7.3 percenyt in April. Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate held steadyat 7.
8 When making comparisons, the Department of Labor and Industry uses seasonally adjuste figures in order to account for cyclical hirinv differences that don’t reflect changes in the overalk economy. Employment in the seven-count Pittsburgh area continues to be stronger than manyothere areas. In addition to bestinv the state by half apercentagse point, unemployment in the Pittsburgh MSA is 1.6 percentagee points lower than the United Statex as a whole, which has seasonally adjusted unemployment of 8.9 Here is the breakdownj across the state: State College: 5.7 percent Lebanon: 6.7 percent Altoona: 7.2 percengt Pittsburgh: 7.3 percent Philadelphia: 7.9 percent York-Hanover: 7.
9 percent 8.3 percent Erie: 8.4 percent Scranton-Wilkes-Barre: 8.6 percent Johnstown: 8.7 percen t Reading: 8.7 percent Within the Pittsburghn MSA, unemployment ranged from 6.5 percentt in Allegheny County to 9.8 percent in Armstrongt County. Here is the breakdownh by county: Allegheny: 6.5 percen Butler: 7.3 percent Washington: 7.6 percent Beaver: 7.9 percent 8.1 percent Fayette: 8.9 percent Armstrong: 9.
8 percent