Economic Benchmarks |
Tables |
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7. UNEMPLOYMENT, PITTSBURGH CITY, ALLEGHENY COUNTY, AND U.S., 1970-1997.
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| Number Unemployed (000s) | Unemployment Rate (%) | ||||||||
| U.S. | Allegheny | Pgh City | U.S. | Allegheny | Pgh City | ||||
1970 |
4,093 |
25.0 |
4.9 |
4.0 |
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1971 |
5,016 |
33.2 |
5.9 |
5.3 |
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1972 |
4,882 |
34.8 |
5.6 |
5.6 |
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1973 |
4,365 |
28.7 |
4.9 |
4.7 |
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1974 |
5,156 |
27.2 |
5.6 |
4.4 |
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1975 |
7,929 |
41.0 |
14.8 |
8.5 |
6.6 |
8.0 |
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1976 |
7,406 |
41.9 |
15.3 |
7.7 |
6.7 |
8.4 |
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1977 |
6,991 |
40.0 |
14.9 |
7.1 |
6.4 |
8.2 |
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1978 |
6,202 |
39.3 |
13.9 |
6.1 |
6.1 |
7.6 |
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1979 |
6,137 |
37.0 |
13.6 |
5.8 |
5.6 |
7.2 |
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1980 |
7,637 |
43.3 |
13.4 |
7.1 |
6.5 |
7.2 |
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1981 |
8,273 |
47.1 |
14.0 |
7.6 |
7.0 |
7.6 |
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1982 |
10,678 |
72.2 |
19.0 |
9.7 |
10.8 |
10.5 |
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1983 |
10,717 |
82.2 |
21.8 |
9.6 |
12.5 |
12.2 |
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1984 |
8,539 |
63.4 |
17.4 |
7.5 |
9.9 |
10.0 |
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1985 |
8,312 |
49.6 |
14.3 |
7.2 |
7.8 |
8.3 |
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1986 |
8,237 |
43.9 |
12.3 |
7.0 |
6.9 |
7.2 |
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1987 |
7,425 |
36.8 |
10.5 |
6.2 |
5.8 |
6.2 |
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1988 |
6,701 |
31.1 |
9.1 |
5.5 |
4.8 |
5.4 |
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1989 |
6,528 |
26.0 |
7.5 |
5.3 |
4.0 |
4.4 |
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1990 |
7,047 |
27.7 |
7.9 |
5.6 |
4.4 |
4.9 |
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1991 |
8,628 |
34.7 |
9.2 |
6.8 |
5.8 |
5.6 |
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1992 |
9,613 |
41.9 |
11.4 |
7.5 |
6.4 |
6.8 |
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1993 |
8,940 |
42.1 |
11.6 |
6.9 |
6.4 |
7.0 |
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1994 |
7,996 |
36.7 |
10.7 |
6.1 |
5.7 |
6.5 |
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1995 |
7,404 |
34.0 |
9.9 |
5.6 |
5.3 |
6.1 |
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1996 |
7,236 |
29.2 |
8.7 |
5.4 |
4.5 |
5.3 |
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1997 |
6,739 |
28.7 |
8.3 |
4.9 |
4.7 |
5.1 |
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Source: Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry. |
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University of Pittsburgh |
September 1998 |
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