Economy at a Glance

Pittsburgh, PA

Pittsburgh, PA
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Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force (1)

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 1,239.9 1,244.0 1,226.9 1,233.0 1,228.2 (P) 1,227.6

Employment (1)

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 1,146.6 1,147.2 1,143.7 1,154.2 1,147.0 (P) 1,147.1

Unemployment (1)

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 93.3 96.8 83.2 78.9 81.2 (P) 80.5

Unemployment Rate (2)

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 7.5 7.8 6.8 6.4 6.6 (P) 6.6

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm (3)

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 1,143.2 1,140.5 1,147.7 1,162.6 1,163.5 (P) 1,164.0

12-month % change
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 1.3 1.3 1.2 2.0 2.0 (P) 2.3

Mining and Logging (3)

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 8.3 8.5 8.4 8.5 8.5 (P) 8.5

12-month % change
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 16.9 18.1 13.5 13.3 11.8 (P) 11.8

Construction (3)

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 55.1 55.5 55.2 55.3 53.5 (P) 49.4

12-month % change
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 2.4 3.7 4.7 5.7 4.7 (P) 6.0

Manufacturing (3)

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 89.8 89.4 89.4 89.3 88.8 (P) 89.2

12-month % change
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 1.8 1.4 1.7 1.2 0.2 (P) 0.5

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3)

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 216.4 216.1 215.9 219.8 224.9 (P) 230.1

12-month % change
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 2.0 1.7 1.0 1.9 2.5 (P) 3.5

Information (3)

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 18.2 19.0 17.7 17.8 17.6 (P) 17.8

12-month % change
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 -1.6 5.0 -2.2 -1.7 -2.8 (P) -1.1

Financial Activities (3)

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 69.7 70.3 68.8 69.5 70.1 (P) 70.6

12-month % change
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 0.9 1.7 0.6 1.2 1.7 (P) 2.5

Professional and Business Services (3)

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 162.8 162.7 160.2 161.2 160.3 (P) 161.3

12-month % change
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 1.8 1.6 0.8 2.1 0.9 (P) 1.9

Education and Health Services (3)

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 237.2 237.1 246.0 250.7 251.6 (P) 250.7

12-month % change
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 1.4 2.5 4.1 4.5 4.7 (P) 4.3

Leisure and Hospitality (3)

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 116.1 114.5 111.7 111.5 107.3 (P) 106.4

12-month % change
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 2.0 -0.9 -0.4 1.3 0.8 (P) 0.5

Other Services (3)

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 52.5 52.2 50.6 51.3 51.7 (P) 51.3

12-month % change
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 0.0 -0.4 -0.8 0.0 1.2 (P) 1.0

Government (3)

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 117.1 115.2 123.8 127.7 129.2 (P) 128.7

12-month % change
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 -2.4 -2.0 -2.6 -1.7 -0.9 (P) -0.8

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(P) Preliminary
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Consumer Price Index: Pittsburgh, PA

CPI-U, All items (1)

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 216.345 222.651 227.513

CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change (1)

1.2 3.8 5.2

CPI-W, All items (2)

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 210.535 217.192 222.193

CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change (2)

1.6 4.1 5.5

Footnotes
(1) All Urban Consumers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.

Data extracted on: February 10, 2012

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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