Jobs in Pittsburgh Show Slight Decline From July to August

Experts say year over year job losses have stabilized. The August Pittsburgh Metro unemployment rate moved up to 7.8% from 7.7% which is 2 percentage points below the national rate. The City of Pittsburgh came in at 7.7% while Allegheny County was 7.2%. See the details here from the Post Gazette and here from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry.

AARP Names 50 Top Employers for Those Over 50. University of Pittsburgh and S&T Bank Make the List.

Other employers with a Pittsburgh presence that also made the list include The Dept. of Veteran’s Affairs, Adecco Group (temp staffing), GlaxoSmithKline, Avis Budget Car Rental, Corinthian Colleges (Everest Institute in Pittsburgh) and Express Employment Professionals (temp staffing). Read the full article here: http://bit.ly/XEsw8
For a job board that caters to jobseekers over 40 go to www.WiserWorker.com.