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Economy / Job Growth

The national economic downturn that began in the fall of 2007 did not hit Pittsburgh for 12 months. Jobs began to decline in November of 2008, reaching their nadir in September 2009 when the year-over-year loss was 34,500. The latest preliminary figures show January jobs down 20,300 from January 2009.

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Bureau of Labor Statistics

Job totals are in thousands. Regions are Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs).