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Pittsburgh Area Job Gains Good—But a Mystery

Over the last twelve months-July 2012 to July 2013 (the latest available figures)-private sector employment in the Pittsburgh seven county metro area climbed by 18,700 jobs, a gain of nearly 2 percent. While slower than the 3 percent annual growth registered during the fall of last year, Pittsburgh regional employment improvement far outpaced the sluggish pace recorded in the Commonwealth.  That means much of the state was experiencing very slow growth, and in the case of the City of Philadelphia, an actual decline.

 

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