Poverty remains a stubborn problem for most regions in the United States and southwestern Pennsylvania is no exception. The rate of poverty in the seven-county Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Areas remained relatively stable in 2015 at 12.3 percent of the population, according to U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey data. More
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Regional Poverty
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The Right Thing To Do
For the next 10 to 12 years, The Pittsburgh Foundation will re-organize its grantmaking around a new operating principle, 100 Percent Pittsburgh. More
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The Pittsburgh Regional Diversity Survey
The Pittsburgh Regional Diversity Survey asked southwestern Pennsylvania residents for their views on diversity in the workplace, region and their neighborhood. More
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Keeping International Graduates
Getting legal permission to live and work in the United States can be a difficult and uncertain journey for many international graduates. The complex and frustrating process to be allowed to stay and work in this country is one of the biggest obstacles to retaining international graduates in a region where bolstering the thin foreign-born... More
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A Different Lens on Diversity
In March, Pittsburgh Today reported that the region’s seven-county metropolitan statistical area has the lowest minority workforce participation of the 15 benchmark regions. Today, we’re taking a deeper look – examining the populations in the urban cores versus the broader regions and seeing how they compare in the percentages of Asian, Hispanic, African American and... More
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Going Long
Employers ranging from local corporations to government are taking a cue from the sports industry's most celebrated hiring policy to diversify Pittsburgh's workforce. Find out how the NFL's 'Rooney Rule' is influencing the region. More
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Help Wanted
Is the future of the southwestern Pennsylvania economy imperiled by a looming shortage of workers? In this article, we examine two views of whether that will be the case in the not-too-distant future. More
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A Beacon for Newcomers
For decades, the region has had one of the smallest populations of foreign-born residents of any metro area in the country. Now, Pittsburgh is taking steps to build a more welcoming and supportive atmosphere for immigrants. More
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Pittsburgh’s Immigration Trends
The foreign born population of Pittsburgh and surrounding region is woefully low compared to other metro areas, raising concerns about future growth. But that wasn’t always the case. Once, immigrants made up 32 percent of the City of Pittsburgh population. Was it in 1870? 1890? 1910? 1950? More