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Pittsburgh's economy outperforms U.S.

Pittsburgh Business Times by Paul J. Gough, Web Producer
Date: Thursday, December 22, 2011, 6:33am EST

You knew things were better in Pittsburgh. Here's one of the reasons why: Pittsburgh was one of only five metro areas in the United States that had more jobs in October 2011 than it did in October 2001 - and the only one of the five that wasn't in Texas.

An On Numbers analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics confirms what we already knew about the Pittsburgh region: It has a diversified economy that has held up over the past decade, even during the recession.

"This reinforces what we've been saying," says Jim Futrell, vice president of market research at the Allegheny Conference on Community Development.

Read more about it in the Pittsburgh Business Times online, and search other cities in the On Numbers database.