A blog to inform Pittsburgh area jobseekers and recruiters about Pittsburgh job news, advice and happenings around the 'burgh concerning the job market especially pertaining to the hourly, blue collar, entry level to mid level skilled positions. We speak with hundreds of Human Resource people, business owners and department heads every week giving us a firm finger on the pulse of the Pittsburgh Job Market.
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. 
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