Gradual Job Growth Expected in Next 2 Years from the Pittsburgh Tribune Review
"The six-county Pittsburgh region's jobless rate of 7.3 percent is expected to dip to 6 percent by the end of 2013, said Kurt Rankin, an economist with PNC Financial Services Group, Downtown. The region added 10,900 jobs this year, and PNC projects 40,000 will be created in the next two and a half years — if the nation avoids another recession, Rankin said."