how is economy doing in your region?

ulfie · 08-21-2003

Pittsburgh has gone from being the 16th largest city in the country to not being in the top 50 in a mere 20 years. There are still a lot of jobs here but most are high tech and require advanced degrees plus experience. Having lived here for 36 years it has been very odd to watch. 800,000 people have left here in the last 20 years. You can work at McDonald's for $8/hr or a robotics lab for $100k/year. There really aren't many jobs in the middle of that spectrum anymore. This use to be the steel capital of the world but there are only a couple of small companies left. I think I'll stop now before I go into a rant about the government idiots and unions that chased them out of town.

08-21-2003	#1
ulfie Members Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 1,143	Pittsburgh has gone from being the 16th largest city in the country to not being in the top 50 in a mere 20 years. There are still a lot of jobs here but most are high tech and require advanced degrees plus experience. Having lived here for 36 years it has been very odd to watch. 800,000 people have left here in the last 20 years. You can work at McDonald's for $8/hr or a robotics lab for $100k/year. There really aren't many jobs in the middle of that spectrum anymore. This use to be the steel capital of the world but there are only a couple of small companies left. I think I'll stop now before I go into a rant about the government idiots and unions that chased them out of town. __________________

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