According to the most recent data from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry, the Pittsburgh region’s seasonally adjusted jobless rate for May was 3.2%. Butler Eagle Graphic

Butler County’s seasonally adjusted jobless rate for the month of May remains the lowest in the seven-county Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area at 3.2%, according to the most recent data from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry.

Overall, the Pittsburgh region’s seasonally adjusted jobless rate for May 2024 rose one-tenth of a percentage point over the past month to 3.3%.

In addition, the statewide rate stood unchanged at 3.4%, while the national rate ticked up one-tenth of a percentage point to 4%.

Armstrong, Allegheny, Beaver, Fayette, Washington and Westmoreland are the other counties considered part of the Pittsburgh region.

Allegheny County came in with the second-lowest rate in the Pittsburgh region behind Butler at 3.3%, followed by Washington County at 3.4%.

Fayette County had the highest rate in the region for April at 4.6%, with Armstrong County racking up the second highest rate at 4%.

In counties surrounding Butler that are not classified as part of the Pittsburgh region, Mercer County came in with a seasonally adjusted rate of 3.9%, followed by Venango County at 4%, Clarion County at 4.1% and Lawrence County at 4.4%.

The Gettysburg, Lancaster and State College regions came in with the lowest rates in the state, all at 2.6%, which was unchanged from March 2024.

The region with the highest rate in the state was East Stroudsburg at 4.1%, followed by the Scranton and Johnstown regions at 3.9%, all the same from April 2024.

Seasonally adjusted total nonfarm jobs in the Pittsburgh region increased by 3,400 over the month to 1,170,300 in May. Statewide jobs were up by 1.6% since May 2023.

Jobs increased from April to May in eight of the 11 “supersectors” in the Pittsburgh area — the broadest groups of industries.

The largest increase over the past month was a seasonal gain in leisure and hospitality which added 7,600 jobs, while trade, transportation and utilities increase by 2,400 and construction which added 2,300 jobs.

Over the past year, education and health services added 11,300 jobs, while leisure and hospitality added 4,500 jobs.

The supersector with the largest loss over the past year was professional and business services, which is down 3,300 jobs.