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Did you know that our region ranks 1st nationally in major league sports appreciation? Read about it.

We now publish 3 interactive charts with hourly readings from the 4 major rivers. Read about it.

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

The local economy is less dependent on Tourism than other benchmark regions. Read about it.

Farewell to a friend: remembering John G. Craig Jr. Read about it.

The Regional Indicator welcomes Doug Heuck as our new Program Director. 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.

Despite recession, the regional labor force shows continued growth, contributing to a high unemployment rate. Read about it.

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Pittsburgh ranks third 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.

A Little Good News, At Last. 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.

Pittsburgh’s unemployment rate lower than all benchmark regions for a fourth month in a row. Read about it.

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

Pittsburgh last among benchmark regions in startup firms. Read about it.

No benchmark region has as high a high school graduation rate as Pittsburgh. Read about it.

A bad air day in Pittsburgh is still bad. 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.

Have you found all 100 plus charts? Read about it.

We've recently added a sitemap to quickly find content. Read about it.

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    Hotel Data through June 2010

    Data on hotel occupancy rates, revenue per room, average daily rates, and number of rooms for 2010 through the month of June are now available. These indicators reveal that Pittsburgh's hotels have high rates of occupancy, generate higher than average revenues per room, are able to charge higher than average daily rates, and suggest that this is likely due in part to a relatively low number of rooms.

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    Labor Force Still Growing

    The Pittsburgh region's labor force continues to grow, a positive sign in this economy, though this growth is contributing to an unemployment rate of 8.5%, which is still below the benchmark average of 9.9%.

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    June Job Numbers

    Despite some slowing in May, new job figures reveal that the Pittsburgh region had 4,800 more jobs in June than in June 2009.

Read what our experts are saying about the indicators.

  • 7/21/2010

    Another Step Forward (by Harold D. Miller)

    Like an engine that isn’t quite in tune yet, the Pittsburgh Region’s economy has been recovering in fits and starts. On balance, however, it’s improved during the first half of the year, and the improvement here has been greater than in most of our benchmark...

  • 6/19/2010

    Two Steps Forward, Then One Step Back (by Harold D. Miller)

    Statistics on jobs in May throw a bit of cold water on hopes that a strong economic recovery is underway in the Pittsburgh Region. After two straight months of improvement in March and April, including #1-in-the-nation growth in April, job creation in the Pittsburgh Region...

  • 5/22/2010

    Pittsburgh Region: #1 in U.S. in Job Growth in April (by Harold D. Miller)

    The Pittsburgh Region just achieved a new #1 national ranking: it had the largest percentage growth in private sector jobs of any large region in the country in April. The region added 17,800 total jobs, including 16,700 jobs in the private sector, between March and...

Read more about the Region Indicator program.