Table 42

Tables							Economic Benchmarks
42. RETAIL JOBS, U.S., PITTSBURGH MSA, AND ALLEGHENY COUNTY, 1969-1995.
	Number of Retail Jobs			% of Base Year (1969=100)
Year	U.S.	Pgh.MSA	Allegheny	U.S.	Pgh.MSA	Allegheny
1969	13,448,900	173,816	116,164	100	100	100
1970	13,698,800	175,747	116,828	102	101	101
1971	14,023,600	178,061	117,018	104	102	101
1972	14,389,400	179,191	117,092	107	103	101
1973	15,012,100	185,118	121,110	112	107	104
1974	15,291,800	184,912	120,426	114	106	104
1975	15,165,400	184,896	119,822	113	106	103
1976	15,792,800	189,316	122,754	117	109	106
1977	16,437,700	194,658	125,789	122	112	108
1978	17,290,600	202,011	130,819	129	116	113
1979	17,780,500	203,205	130,809	132	117	113
1980	17,883,900	202,357	131,063	133	116	113
1981	18,118,900	204,030	132,114	135	117	114
1982	18,170,100	202,321	131,369	135	116	113
1983	18,552,100	202,191	131,558	138	116	113
1984	19,534,400	206,593	133,968	145	119	115
1985	20,260,800	211,724	138,211	151	122	119
1986	20,683,100	210,430	135,905	154	121	117
1987	21,472,900	214,395	136,822	160	123	118
1988	22,124,500	220,242	140,812	165	127	121
1989	22,690,100	225,270	144,193	169	130	124
1990	22,840,700	223,467	141,061	170	129	121
1991	22,646,500	221,050	138,993	168	127	120
1992	23,024,300	225,456	141,172	171	130	122
1993	23,463,300	226,769	140,032	174	130	121
1994	24,371,800	231,142	141,081	181	133	121
1995	25,181,300	236,751	143,745	187	136	124
Source:Regional Economic Information Services, Bureau for Economic Analysis (Table CA25).
September 1998							University of Pittsburgh