For the first time in five years, employment in the Pittsburgh region began trending upward in 2017, according to a recently released report by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.
During the first nine months of 2017, employment in the metro area grew by 1.6 percent on an annualized basis, better than the 1.4 percent growth in Pennsylvania or 1.2 percent growth in the U.S. And seven of the region’s 10 major employment sectors showed upward momentum.
