So the economy has been improving for some time now.

[Derek]

tell about it improving to someone who is still unemployed in Michigan or California. It's ok everybody can buy a truck right.

How is Pittsburgh doing so well?  sh**t, it looks like everywhere I go in the country, including here, there's more than a few Steelers fans who were from Pittsburgh or have some relative from there.  My guess is it's probably a lot like Philly.  You basically have a low unemployment rate because people who were SOL with the steel mills moved to the eastern mid-Atlantic (when we weren't so bad), Virginia, or the Carolinas plus you guys seem to have a lot of retirements.  One stat I noticed is the drop in the Labor Force nominal number in the Pittsburgh area even when it was supposedly "weathering the recession".  Funny, I guess the jobs there are nurses and doctors taking care of the retired steel mill workers and the collateral colleges that come with them.  I laugh when people say Philadelphia is "weathering the storm" too.  What a joke!  PA's unemployment rate, while below the national average doesn't tell the entire story.     

Simple. The Steelers are the best franchise in modern history. Yes, many have moved since the 70's, but ppl who root for them out of Pittsburgh now are children and even grandchildren of those who migrated. As far as doing well, we're not. Looking at our recent economic past though, you'd think we'd get hit alot harder 2 years ago or almost 2 years ago now.

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Could have fooled me. Florida has record high unemployment.

We beat you by 0.3% on that BS indicator.

[Derek]

Could have fooled me. Florida has record high unemployment.

We beat you by 0.3% on that BS indicator.

I couldn't find many jobs in Orlando when I lived there right after the collapse of the housing market. What is the unemployment rate in CA?

[TeePee4Prez]

tell about it improving to someone who is still unemployed in Michigan or California. It's ok everybody can buy a truck right.

How is Pittsburgh doing so well?  sh**t, it looks like everywhere I go in the country, including here, there's more than a few Steelers fans who were from Pittsburgh or have some relative from there.  My guess is it's probably a lot like Philly.  You basically have a low unemployment rate because people who were SOL with the steel mills moved to the eastern mid-Atlantic (when we weren't so bad), Virginia, or the Carolinas plus you guys seem to have a lot of retirements.  One stat I noticed is the drop in the Labor Force nominal number in the Pittsburgh area even when it was supposedly "weathering the recession".  Funny, I guess the jobs there are nurses and doctors taking care of the retired steel mill workers and the collateral colleges that come with them.  I laugh when people say Philadelphia is "weathering the storm" too.  What a joke!  PA's unemployment rate, while below the national average doesn't tell the entire story.     

Simple. The Steelers are the best franchise in modern history. Yes, many have moved since the 70's, but ppl who root for them out of Pittsburgh now are children and even grandchildren of those who migrated. As far as doing well, we're not. Looking at our recent economic past though, you'd think we'd get hit alot harder 2 years ago or almost 2 years ago now.

From what co-workers of mine in their 40s or 50s from the Pittsburgh area were telling me they were practically a regional Great Depression.  Sure it looks better now with the sugarcoating of hospitals and colleges (and I love how Onorato's bragging about it )  .  Thing is what will happen after all the retired steel mill workers die off?  I keep saying to people you can not have an economy based off those 2 things.  If people really think that than Pittsburgh and for that matter Philadelphia and a handful of other cities are as screwed as Detroit.  Oh and I forgot government.  D.C/Maryland/NoVa area is looking mighty well right now, but for how long?

[Free Trade is managed by the invisible hand.]

tell about it improving to someone who is still unemployed in Michigan or California. It's ok everybody can buy a truck right.

How is Pittsburgh doing so well?  sh**t, it looks like everywhere I go in the country, including here, there's more than a few Steelers fans who were from Pittsburgh or have some relative from there.  My guess is it's probably a lot like Philly.  You basically have a low unemployment rate because people who were SOL with the steel mills moved to the eastern mid-Atlantic (when we weren't so bad), Virginia, or the Carolinas plus you guys seem to have a lot of retirements.  One stat I noticed is the drop in the Labor Force nominal number in the Pittsburgh area even when it was supposedly "weathering the recession".  Funny, I guess the jobs there are nurses and doctors taking care of the retired steel mill workers and the collateral colleges that come with them.  I laugh when people say Philadelphia is "weathering the storm" too.  What a joke!  PA's unemployment rate, while below the national average doesn't tell the entire story.     

the population growth in philly has not grown much over the past several decades, and during that time period my city has seen much genterfication.

[phk]

[Free Trade is managed by the invisible hand.]

what is that supposed to mean?

[phk]

what is that supposed to mean?

Copy and paste the URL into an address bar.

[Free Trade is managed by the invisible hand.]

Unfortunately I cannot find my address bar. I have a mac book pro, and one day my URL bar disappeared. It would be so helpful if someone could instruct me on how to get it back.