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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.

Want to become involved with PittsburghTODAY?? Read about it.

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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  • The Pittsburgh region's (not seasonally adjusted) unemployment is holding steady at 8.5% (same rate as May and June). However, the number of unemployed continues to increase, the number of employed is decreasing, and the total labor force is now smaller than it was a year ago.

  • Data for the second quarter of 2010 reveal that median sales prices in the Pittsburgh region are increasing at a slower pace than our benchmark regions. And second quarter data on appreciation rates shows a slight decline.

  • New job figures reveal that the Pittsburgh region had 4,700 more jobs in July than in July 2009.

Read what our experts are saying about the indicators.

  • After hopeful signs earlier in the spring that Pittsburgh’s economy was recovering better than other regions, the most recent data suggest that we may be slipping into the type of mediocre growth we experienced in the years prior to the recession. Over the past 3...

  • 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...

  • 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...

Read more about the Regional Indicator program.