The Pittsburgh region’s population continued to slide in 2017, falling to 2,333,367 people, according to recent population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. It marked the fifth consecutive year population has declined in the seven-county Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area. “The Pittsburgh region is a place that has suffered from a lot of population loss for... More
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Population Slips Again
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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 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
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Behind the Times: The Limited Role of Minorities in the Greater Pittsburgh Workforce
The southwestern Pennsylvania workforce is lacking in diversity by almost any measure. And the discrepancies seen in labor force participation, the type of jobs minority workers hold, and the incomes they earn, are issues with implications for the region’s economy, businesses and citizens. More
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Immigrants Wanted
Reestablishing the region as a destination for immigrants is increasingly seen as a prerequisite for continued economic and population growth. The U.S. Census Bureau reports that immigrants will be the main driver of U.S. population growth by mid-century. Those newcomers hold the potential to expand the workforce by filling the need for both the low-skilled... More