Metro Mix — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Snapshots of economic conditions and prospects for MSAs in the Fourth District
Pittsburgh Metro Mix (September 2019) | PDF
Employment in the Pittsburgh metro area expanded at a slow and steady pace, and the unemployment rate declined slightly. The healthcare, construction, and manufacturing sectors accounted for most of the net job gains. Read more…
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Pittsburgh—Employment Steadily Advancing
Employment in the Pittsburgh metro area expanded at a slow and steady pace, and the unemployment rate declined slightly. The healthcare, construction, and manufacturing sectors accounted for most of the net job gains. Read More
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Pittsburgh—Job Market Strengthens
Adding enough jobs to accommodate a larger labor force is just one way the Pittsburgh metro area’s economy strengthened: Both GDP per capita and income per capita rose, too. Read More
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Pittsburgh—Employment Momentum Stalls
After nine months of the first meaningful employment gains in five years, employment growth in the Pittsburgh metro area stalled in the final quarter of 2017. And though the unemployment rate fell in the first half of 2018, it fell for the wrong reason. Read More
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Pittsburgh—Employment Growth Gaining Traction
The first nine months of 2017 saw broad-based gains in employment for the metro area; 7 of the area’s 10 major industry sectors posted net job gains. Though higher than the national rate, the metro area’s unemployment rate continues to be stable and in line with the state’s unemployment rate. Read More
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Pittsburgh—Employment Continues to Trend Sideways
Employment has remained relatively flat in the Pittsburgh metro area throughout the five-year period from 2012 through 2016. In 2016, the metro area’s employment fell slightly, with every major industry category experiencing less employment growth in Pittsburgh than in the nation as a whole. Read More
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Pittsburgh—Elusive Employment Gains
Employment in the Pittsburgh metro area has remained relatively flat since 2012. In 2016, employment declined slightly during the year through September, with losses concentrated in goods-producing sectors such as mining, manufacturing, and construction. These losses largely offset employment gains among some service-sector industries. Read More
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Pittsburgh—A Rising Unemployment Rate
Pittsburgh-area employment rose modestly between March 2015 and March 2016, and unemployment has also risen sharply. The area housing market is stable, as are household financial conditions. Read More
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Pittsburgh — Strong GDP Growth despite Little Employment Growth
While Pittsburgh-area per capita GDP grew at almost twice the pace of the state’s or nation’s in 2014, employment levels have remained relatively flat in the metro area. Read More
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Pittsburgh — Employment Still Moving Sideways
Pittsburgh’s unemployment rate remains low (5.2 percent as of July 2015), but has increased slightly since the end of 2014. Read More
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Pittsburgh — Staying Steady
Early in 2015, Pittsburgh’s unemployment rate remained below the national average, where it has been throughout the expansion. Nevertheless, recent employment increases in the area have been limited. Read More
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Pittsburgh — Glass Half Empty, or Half Full?
The Pittsburgh metro area’s unemployment rate fell almost a percentage point in the first half of 2014. Nevertheless, employment gains have been muted in the metro area since it surpassed its pre-recession employment total in early 2012. Read More
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Pittsburgh — Strong Economy; Stalled Employment
The Pittsburgh metro looks strong overall, though employment growth stalled in early 2012 after 30 months of strong recovery. Read More