Southwestern Pennsylvania experienced another month of steady job growth in June. The region added 11,700 jobs from June 2017 to June 2018—a 1.1 percent increase, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Pittsburgh isn’t the only region adding to its payrolls. All of Pittsburgh Today’s benchmark regions posted positive job growth in June. Detroit... More
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Job Growth Steady
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Region Adds Jobs
Employers continue to add to their payrolls in southwestern Pennsylvania in May, although there are signs it might be slowing. The region added 12,800 jobs from May 2017 to May 2018—a 1.2 percent increase, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data. “There’s been little bit of slowing over the growth rates that have registered... More
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Jobs Ended Slump In 2017
Southwestern Pennsylvania awoke from four years of stagnant job growth adding 12,600 jobs in 2017 – a 1.1 percent year-over-year increase in jobs across the region, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Although it was slightly less than the average job growth among 16 Pittsburgh Today benchmark regions last year, the increase... More
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Job Growth Ends Year On High Note
After a flat five years, job growth in the Pittsburgh region ended on an upswing in 2017. The seven-county Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area gained 19,300 jobs between December 2016 and December 2017—a 1.6 percent increase over the year, according to the preliminary data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The December data cap off... More
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Moderate Growth in Store for Metro Pittsburgh in 2016
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