Jobless rate shows Butler County at 4.9 percent in April
Butler County unemployment sat at 4.9 percent in April, the most recent month reported by the state Department of Labor.
Butler was the only county from a nine-county region to fall under 5 percent joblessness.
The department reports that Butler County had 93,800 people working from a 98,500-member work force.
Venango County had the highest unemployment rate for April at 6.6 percent.
