The seasonally adjusted jobless rate for Butler County decreased from 3.9% in February to 3.3% in March, according to the most-recent data released by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry. Butler Eagle Graphic

The Pittsburgh region’s seasonally adjusted jobless rate decreased slightly to 4.3% from February to March, while Butler County’s seasonally adjusted jobless rate decreased as well, from 3.9% to 3.3% during that time.

Butler County continued to have the lowest rate of the seven-county Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area, according to the most-recent data released Tuesday, May 2, by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry.

Pennsylvania’s seasonally adjusted rate fell to 4.2%, while the nation’s rate decreased slightly as well to 3.5%.

Butler County’s seasonally adjusted labor force was almost unchanged from February to March as it gained 500 workers, rounding out at 98,800.

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

All counties saw an decrease to their jobless rate from February to March.

Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Fayette and Westmoreland counties all saw a 0.7% decrease to their seasonally adjusted rates.

In surrounding counties not classified as part of the Pittsburgh region, Clarion and Venango counties came in with a seasonally adjusted rate of 4.5%, Mercer County at 4.1% and Lawrence County at 4.6%.

The Gettysburg Metropolitan Statistical Area boasted the lowest seasonally adjusted rate in the state at 3%, while East Stroudsburg had the highest at 5.6%.

Seasonally adjusted total nonfarm jobs in the Pittsburgh region increased by 2,100 over the month to 1,169,600 in March.

Jobs increased from February to March in 10 of the 11 “supersectors” in the Pittsburgh area — the broadest groups of industries.

This was led by an increase in the leisure and hospitality, which was up 4,800 jobs. Construction added 1,900.

Over the past year, jobs also were up in 10 of the 11 supersectors as professional and business services had the largest increase with a gain of 7,000 jobs.

Education and health services added 5,600 jobs, while leisure and hospitality did the same.

The only decline was in construction over the past year, as it lost 3,500 jobs since March 2022.