Economic Benchmarks

Tables


 7. UNEMPLOYMENT, PITTSBURGH CITY, ALLEGHENY COUNTY, AND U.S., 1970-1997.

 

Number Unemployed (000s) Unemployment Rate (%)
U.S. Allegheny Pgh City U.S. Allegheny Pgh City

1970

4,093

25.0

4.9

4.0

1971

5,016

33.2

5.9

5.3

1972

4,882

34.8

5.6

5.6

1973

4,365

28.7

4.9

4.7

1974

5,156

27.2

5.6

4.4

1975

7,929

41.0

14.8

8.5

6.6

8.0

1976

7,406

41.9

15.3

7.7

6.7

8.4

1977

6,991

40.0

14.9

7.1

6.4

8.2

1978

6,202

39.3

13.9

6.1

6.1

7.6

1979

6,137

37.0

13.6

5.8

5.6

7.2

1980

7,637

43.3

13.4

7.1

6.5

7.2

1981

8,273

47.1

14.0

7.6

7.0

7.6

1982

10,678

72.2

19.0

9.7

10.8

10.5

1983

10,717

82.2

21.8

9.6

12.5

12.2

1984

8,539

63.4

17.4

7.5

9.9

10.0

1985

8,312

49.6

14.3

7.2

7.8

8.3

1986

8,237

43.9

12.3

7.0

6.9

7.2

1987

7,425

36.8

10.5

6.2

5.8

6.2

1988

6,701

31.1

9.1

5.5

4.8

5.4

1989

6,528

26.0

7.5

5.3

4.0

4.4

1990

7,047

27.7

7.9

5.6

4.4

4.9

1991

8,628

34.7

9.2

6.8

5.8

5.6

1992

9,613

41.9

11.4

7.5

6.4

6.8

1993

8,940

42.1

11.6

6.9

6.4

7.0

1994

7,996

36.7

10.7

6.1

5.7

6.5

1995

7,404

34.0

9.9

5.6

5.3

6.1

1996

7,236

29.2

8.7

5.4

4.5

5.3

1997

6,739

28.7

8.3

4.9

4.7

5.1

Source: Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry.


University of Pittsburgh

September 1998