Pittsburgh One of Only Three U.S. Cities to Have Fully Recovered from the Recession

The Takeaway

The economy is on an upswing for three cities in America, and today marks our last visit with a city the Brookings Institution has deemed recovered from the recession.
The third stop on our road to recovery is in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh has officially reached pre-2007 levels for both GDP per capita and employment, and its most recent unemployment levels come in just under the national average.
Pittsburgh Mayor  Luke Ravenstahl discusses his city’s road to prosperity.

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