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Have you seen our Economy indicators on Hotel Occupancy? Read about it.

Check out real-time water quality readings thanks to our friends at 3Rain.org. Read about it.

For the first time in decades, domestic in-migration in the region exceeded out-migration! Read about it.

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Pittsburgh ranks fourth in the number of LEED-certified buildings. Read about it.

A reasonably effective way to evaluate overall health status is to simply ask. Read about it.

Did you know that 45,000 jobs in SW PA are dependent upon the waterway transportation system? Read about it.

Our neighbors in Ohio and West Virginia lead the region in classical music attendance. Read about it.

Pittsburgh trails Baltimore, St. Louis and Denver in number of cultural institutions. Read about it.

Educational and Health Services is Pittsburgh’s largest job sector. Read about it.

Registered nurses pay is low in Pittsburgh by national standards. Read about it.

Local spending on schools is low by benchmark standards. Read about it.

Rush hour traffic in Pittsburgh is less congested than in most cities? Read about it.

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  • icon Cost of living remains low

    Pittsburgh's composite cost of living index remains below the benchmark average. The Transportation component is one of the highest, second only to Boston. The Housing component is the second-lowest - only St. Louis is lower - and is more than 22% lower than the national average. The Health Care component is the lowest of any region.

  • icon Lowest unemployment rate in more than 3 years

    Bureau of Labor Statistics employment and unemployment numbers for March 2012 reveal that the Pittsburgh region's unemployment rate continues to decline. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for March 2012 was 6.7 percent, the lowest rate since February 2009's rate of 6.5 percent. Only three benchmark regions - Minneapolis, Boston, and Richmond - had lower unemployment rates in March.

  • icon Jobs continue to grow

    Total nonfarm jobs for March 2012 in the Pittsburgh region was 1,147,000, and the year-over-year job growth rate was 1.66 percent. The region has gained 11,500 nonfarm jobs since March 2008.

Read more about the Regional Indicators program.