Southwestern Pennsylvania is a picture of stability entering 2016, according to PNC Financial Services Group's chief economist Stuart Hoffman. Job growth is outpacing the Pennsylvania state average, and the unemployment rate for the seven-county region is steady near 5 percent. Read Hoffman's forecast. More
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The 2015 Economic Outlook
Southwestern Pennsylvania looks to be in solid economic shape for 2015, according to PNC Financial Services Group's chief economist Stuart Hoffman. Employment is holding near all-time highs, and an historic low unemployment rate of 4.1 percent may be in sight for the seven-county region in 2016. More