In the Wednesday, Nov. 1, issue of the Butler Eagle, we learned the seven-county Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area has seen five consecutive months of record-breaking unemployment data. And But.
Despite glowing reports touting increased international passenger counts (even though they remain a shadow of past performance), overall passenger numbers at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) remain weak. And weak local jobs numbers appear to be playing a role in that deficit, new research from the Allegheny Institute for Public Policy
The Pittsburgh region’s seasonally adjusted jobless rate for May decreased one-tenth of a percentage point to a record low of 4.1% dating to 1976, when the rate started being tracked.
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