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Release Date: Monday, January 5th 2009
Forbes Names Pittsburgh a Top City for Job Growth in 2009
Forbes names Pittsburgh a top city for job growth in 2009
A new Forbes list names Pittsburgh one of the top ten U.S. cities for job growth in 2009.
The Forbes rankings are based on Ajilon Professional Staffing's list of top 10 cities to find a job. To compile the list, Ajilon's researchers examined the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Metropolitan Area Jobs Report to find the cities with the lowest unemployment rate and highest number of new jobs created in the previous six months. They then combined that data with other evidence from their offices throughout the country to discover why these cities have the best job situations.
Why Pittsburgh? The city has several strong industries, particularly education, health care and government. The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is the city's largest employer, with 40,000 workers, and banking, technology and education are robust and continue to keep the economy and job market lively.
The Forbes rankings are based on Ajilon Professional Staffing's list of top 10 cities to find a job. To compile the list, Ajilon's researchers examined the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Metropolitan Area Jobs Report to find the cities with the lowest unemployment rate and highest number of new jobs created in the previous six months. They then combined that data with other evidence from their offices throughout the country to discover why these cities have the best job situations.
Why Pittsburgh? The city has several strong industries, particularly education, health care and government. The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is the city's largest employer, with 40,000 workers, and banking, technology and education are robust and continue to keep the economy and job market lively.
