Similar to labor markets across the nation, employment levels in the Pittsburgh region contracted sharply with the onset of COVID-19 in early 2020. Though national employment levels have regained COVID-induced job losses, the Pittsburgh region employment levels remain below peaks reached prior to 2020. By various measures, employment in the...

In March, the Census Bureau released 2023 population estimates for counties and metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) across the United States. These new estimates reflect the population as of July 1, 2023, and are based on the 2020 Decennial Census and estimates of population change over the following years. Annual population estimates are for the...

Fall in Pittsburgh brings the arrival of many new college students to the region's institutions of higher education. Newly matriculating and returning students together comprise a significant proportion of the young adult population across the Pittsburgh region. College students include individuals enrolled in community colleges, undergraduate...

The US. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has updated its definitions of Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs) across the United States. CBSAs are made up of single counties, or county-equivalent areas, or combinations of counties that exhibit a high degree of social and economic integration with a core urban area as measured by commuting flows....