The seasonally adjusted jobless rate for Butler County fell from 4.2% in August to 3.4% in September, according to the most recent data released by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry. Butler Eagle Graphic

Butler County’s seasonally adjusted jobless rate dropped to 3.4% in September, the lowest rate out of the seven-county Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area according to the most recent data released from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry.

In August, Butler County’s seasonally adjusted jobless rate stood at 4.2%.

From August to September, every county in the Pittsburgh region saw a decrease in its seasonally adjusted rates.

Pennsylvania’s seasonally adjusted jobless rate fell slightly from 4.2% in August, to 4.1% in September.

The county’s seasonally adjusted labor force grew by 300 people, rounding out at 99,500 for the month of September.

Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Fayette, Washington and Westmoreland are among the the other counties in the region.

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