The most recent data from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry show that claims for unemployment insurance (UI) compensation in the Pittsburgh region remained at historic levels through the end of May. For the week ending May 30, 2020 the seven-county Pittsburgh region recorded 4,693 initial claims for UI compensation, but the region...

April jobs data released today shows a sharp decline in employment across the Pittsburgh region. Total nonfarm jobs in the seven-county Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) declined by 185,600 between March and April 2020. Total nonfarm jobs in the Pittsburgh region dropped to 990,000, compared to 1,175,600 in March 2020, and 1,194,500 in...

Today the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released 2018 estimates of real personal income and real per capita personal income for states and metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) in the United States. Personal income is income that people receive from wages and salaries, Social Security and other government benefits, dividends and interest,...

On Thursday, March 26 The U.S. Department of Labor reported that over 3.28 million initial unemployment claims were filed across the nation during the week ending March 21, the highest level of new unemployment claims ever recorded. Pennsylvania had the largest increase in the number of first time claims for unemployment insurance with 378,900...