Dear Friend, 

New numbers out this morning show that the Pittsburgh region's seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate in July was 7.5 percent, down from 8.0 percent in July 2010.   

The Pittsburgh region's unemployment rate fell by 0.5 percent between July 2010 and July 2011.

July employment and labor force numbers are also out for Pittsburgh and our benchmark regions, showing that employment in the Pittsburgh region was up by 10,317 and the labor force up by 4,718 compared with July 2010. To find out more about these and other employment indicators, please click this link. 

Finally, we would like to issue a correction to our email blast from Tuesday.  

In 2010, Greater Pittsburgh saw an increase in overall energy employment and also in employment in energy extraction. Employment in the categories of energy generation and energy supply chain declined slightly.  

Sincerely,

Doug Heuck

Program Director

PittsburghTODAY