The Pittsburgh region’s seasonally adjusted jobless rate for May decreased one-tenth of a percentage point to a record low of 4.1% dating to 1976, when the rate started being tracked.

Butler County’s seasonally adjusted jobless rate increased a half-percentage point to 3.7% during that time.

Butler County had the second-lowest rate of the seven-county Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area behind Allegheny and Washington counties at 3.6% according to data released Tuesday, June 27, by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry.

Pennsylvania’s seasonally adjusted rate fell to a record low of 4% from 4.2%, while the nation’s rate increased slightly to 3.7% from 3.4%.

Butler County’s seasonally adjusted labor force increased by 500 workers from April to May, rounding out at 98,900.

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

All counties saw an increase in their jobless rate from April to May, with Armstrong County boasting the largest increase from 3.8% in April, to 4.5% in May.

Beaver County clocked in with a jobless rate of 4.2%, Fayette County at 5.2% and Westmoreland at 3.8%.

In surrounding counties not classified as part of the Pittsburgh region, Mercer came in with a seasonally adjusted rate of 4.5%, Lawrence at 4.6%, Clarion at 4.7% and Venango at 5.3%.

The Gettysburg Metropolitan Statistical Area boasted the lowest seasonally adjusted rate in the state at 2.9%. East Stroudsburg had the highest at 5.2%.

Seasonally adjusted total non-farm jobs in the Pittsburgh MSA declined by 500 over the month to 1,167,500 in May.

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

The largest gains were seasonal increases in leisure and hospitality, which was up 4,500 jobs, and trade, transportation and utilities, which added a combined 3,200 jobs.

Education and health services saw the largest decline with a seasonal decrease of 3,400 jobs.

Since May 2022, jobs are up in 10 of the 11 supersectors, led by professional and business services with an increase of 5,000 jobs.

Leisure and hospitality added 4,400 jobs over the past year, trade, transportation and utilities added 3,600 while education and health services added 3,500.