Economic Benchmarks

Tables

29. WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT, PERCENT CHANGE PER YEAR, 1969-1996.

Year

U.S.

Pgh MSA

Allegheny

1970

0.1

-0.6

-0.7

1971

0.0

-1.8

-2.1

1972

2.8

0.5

0.0

1973

4.5

2.5

1.9

1974

1.7

1.3

0.9

1975

-1.7

-1.0

-1.3

1976

2.8

0.7

0.5

1977

3.4

1.4

0.9

1978

4.8

2.5

2.4

1979

3.4

2.2

1.7

1980

0.4

-1.6

-0.9

1981

0.9

-1.0

-0.8

1982

-1.6

-4.7

-3.3

1983

0.8

-3.7

-3.0

1984

4.7

1.1

0.8

1985

2.6

0.6

1.1

1986

1.8

0.0

-0.1

1987

2.8

1.6

1.6

1988

2.9

2.4

2.6

1989

2.4

2.3

2.5

1990

0.8

1.4

1.6

1991

-0.8

-0.1

-0.4

1992

0.6

0.8

0.8

1993

1.8

1.0

0.6

1994

2.6

1.0

0.3

1995

2.4

0.8

0.1

1996

2.0

0.5

0.2

Source:Bureau for Economic Analysis Homepage, Table C-34, http://www.bea.doc.gov/

University of Pittsburgh

September 1998