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On today’s episode of The Confluence: We look at reasons why Pittsburgh is not rebounding to pre-pandemic levels of employment, even though U.S. employment overall has done so; the Allegheny County Elections division manager tells us how the county is working to meet the logistical challenges of the upcoming election; and people with criminal backgrounds, who have historically faced barriers to employment, are now finding more opportunities amid labor shortages. Today's guests include: Chris Briem, a regional economist with the University of Pittsburgh’s Center for Social and Urban Research; and David Voye, Allegheny County Elections division manager.
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During the pandemic, many companies found that employees are just as efficient while working from home. For people with disabilities, this means more professional opportunties.
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On today’s episode of The Confluence: Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey campaigned on improving the city’s affordable housing market, but recent developments may make reaching those goals more difficult; how employers can look to neurodiverse adults to help fill vacancies; and the state’s looking to regulate PFAS, known as forever chemicals, in drinking water.
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Pennsylvania’s payrolls are continuing to grow, but a persistent worker shortage is still keeping labor markets tight.
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New state estimates show that employment in the Pittsburgh area continues to stagnate amid the ever-unfolding pandemic. Although hiring bounced back somewhat in the summer of 2020, there are roughly 50,000 fewer workers in and around Pittsburgh today than just before the pandemic.
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Last winter’s snowstorms blanketed much of Pennsylvania with several feet of snow, shutting down businesses and making roads impassable.
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Federal data shows that local and state government jobs are returning more slowly than those in the private sector during the pandemic recovery. In Pennsylvania, government jobs are down 6.2% compared to pre-pandemic, excluding education workers.
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There might soon be significant policy changes around the COVID-19 vaccine now that the federal government has given the Pfizer immunization its full approval.
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The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry reports the state’s unemployment rate fell down 1% in October to 7.3%.While the figure represents a small…
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Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate began to look like the rest of the nation's in September, taking another steep drop from its post-pandemic high as the…