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Article: Jobless rate in Pittsburgh area hits 16-year high, at 7.2 percent
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- April 28, 2009
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The Pittsburgh region's unemployment rate rose to its highest
level in nearly 16 years in March, jumping 0.3 of a percentage point
to 7.2 percent, the state said Tuesday.
The increase was the seventh consecutive month of rising
unemployment in the seven-county region and was 2.5 percentage
points above the March 2008 jobless rate of 4.7 percent, the state
said. March's seasonally adjusted jobless rate was the highest since
7.3 percent in October 1993.
A survey of employers shows the region has lost 20,200 jobs in
the past year, the state's Center for Workforce Information and
Analysis said.
With jobs in the region declining and the jobless rate
increasing, there is no indication the region ...