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The Pittsburgh-area’s unemployment rate eased in June, falling three-tenths of a percentage point to a seasonally adjusted 8.3 percent, the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry announced Tuesday. It was the first time the unemployment rate improved in all seven counties of the region since December 2006.

The region’s unemployment rate was lower than the state as a whole, which saw 9.2 percent unemployment in June, or the nation, where unemployment was 9.5 percent. In May, the Pittsburgh area's unemployment rate had increased one-tenth of a percentage point, from 8.5 percent in April to 8.6 percent.

Here is a detailed look at the seasonally adjusted unemployment figures for each of the Pittsburgh metropolitan statistical area’s seven counties:

Allegheny

• June 2010: 8.1 percent
• May 2010: 8.4 percent
• June 2009: 6.8 percent

Armstrong

• June 2010: 9.7 percent
• May 2010: 9 Internet Payday loans.9 percent
• June 2009: 9.2 percent

Beaver

• June 2010: 8.2 percent
• May 2010: 8.7 percent
• June 2009: 8.3 percent

Butler

• June 2010: 7.7 percent
• May 2010: 7.9 percent
• June 2009: 7.1 percent

Fayette

• June 2010: 9.8 percent
• May 2010: 10.5 percent
• June 2009: 9.1 percent

Washington

• June 2010: 8.4 percent
• May 2010: 9.0 percent
• June 2009: 7.7 percent

Westmoreland

• June 2010: 8.5 percent
• May 2010: 8.9 percent
• June 2009: 7.8 percent

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