site site.xsl site

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.

section indicator_category.xsl indicator_category

page indicators_root.xsl key_indicators

Explore the Key Indicators

Governments, businesses, and citizens depend on relevant, accurate, and timely data and statistics to make informed decisions about a range of issues.  You can read more about choosing indicators or about the history of our regional indicators project.

You can subscribe to each category of indicators and receive notification of updates in your area of interest.  You can also follow the What's New feed for all site updates.

elementdefault_indicators.xsldefault_indicators

Pittsburgh residents are serious about the arts and take considerable advantage of the region's many arts organizations. Included in this database are percentage measures of arts attendance, participation and education. There also are Urban Institute data on the number of different types of arts organizations in the region and their comparative employment levels.

Economic transformation has shaped the demographics of the Pittsburgh region over several decades. Job destruction during the 1980’s induced significant outmigration of younger workers and dampened migration flows into the region. The unique demographic profile of the region that has resulted is set forth in seven indicators organized into fourteen charts.

Manufacturing, while still important, is not the dominate regional reality of 30 years ago. Jobs in health, higher education, business services and technology-based enterprises now dominate the regional economy. Twelve indicators are organized in four clusters: Jobs and Employment, Wages and Cost of Living, Business Vitality and Entrepreneurial Environment, General Business Conditions and Comparative Measures of Success.

The level of educational attainment of a region’s population is an important measure of its potential for achievement and comparative advantage in a global environment. Pittsburgh’s achievement rankings are available in seven separate categories. Equally important are data on student performance, teacher education and training and resource allocation. None of these second cluster of indicators is beyond the development stage to date.

Air quality in the Pittsburgh Region has dramatically improved over the past 60 years, but concerns still exist about less visible types of pollution, specifically particulate matter and ozone. These pollutants are caused by both local emission sources and by sources in upwind states.

The Pittsburgh region has many local governments and school districts. Per capita rankings in three separate categories of local government are available. There are also comparative indicators on spending, debt, tax and revenue levels by local governments.

A region's overall health has far-reaching effects on other measures such as economic conditions and quality of life. This category explores issues related to Child Birth, as well as various public health concerns: Smoking, Diabetes and Nursing Homes to name a few.

Housing is a key quality of life issue, and the Pittsburgh region is characterized by a generally favorable housing situation by national standards. This is in part the product of a relatively low cost of living and static population trends. Not surprisingly, Pittsburgh's housing stock also is much older than average.

Crime data are organized into three indicators: burglary, murder and robbery. The region has a reputation for low crime rates and the data support that conclusion. However, data that measure annual levels of the same crimes in the core cities alone show a more negative result for Pittsburgh.

The Pittsburgh region, with its rivers, steep hills and temperature swings, places unusual demands on its transportation system. Information on air travel, traffic congestion, transit use, road conditions, and water freight provide insights on comparative economic advantages (or lack thereof) for the region.