Pittsburgh, the pandemic and unemployment (Indiana, Penn: employment, closing, tax)

[BUILD PENN SQUARE]

this article in the PG is devastating

Stress, delays, and confusion still plague jobless in Pennsylvania, and January brought little relief

https://www.post-gazette.com/news/st...s/202102010064

"For Shawn Domenico, who has worked for the state Labor Department in Pittsburgh since 2010, processing so many claims — especially for people who might not qualify despite their evident need — has made his work devastating.

He saw the department grapple with the fallout of the Great Recession and the funding deficit in 2017. But nothing has compared to 2020, he said.

Mr. Domenico took a leave in September to work for his union, advocating for labor staff. The prior months left the 46-year-old feeling broken, physically and mentally. He had been processing claims up to 12 hours a day, six or seven days a week. He gained weight and said he couldn’t think straight."

and this is a dude who HAS A JOB and he's still stressed out because the UC system in the state is completely overwhelmed

[mojo101]

it is happening everywhere,big town,small town.
patronise your local business,not the national chains.

[Reggiezz]

Not to mention the vaccine fiasco in PA.

[BUILD PENN SQUARE]

it's just unbelievable how one minute pittsburgh employment was breaking out to new highs because of the restaurant boom and then the next minute all the restaurants had to shut down and lay everyone off

[szug-bot]

Originally Posted by BUILD PENN SQUARE

it's just unbelievable how one minute pittsburgh employment was breaking out to new highs because of the restaurant boom and then the next minute all the restaurants had to shut down and lay everyone off

Jeez, its temporary! I know its a longer haul that we expected it would be back in April 2020, but once the vaccines get around, like a tide employment will fill those vacant jobs as people wish to use those services once again.

[erieguy]

Originally Posted by BUILD PENN SQUARE

it's just unbelievable how one minute pittsburgh employment was breaking out to new highs because of the restaurant boom and then the next minute all the restaurants had to shut down and lay everyone off

The dictators have caused it, and they’re reaping what they sow, especially with the loss of tax revenue. While Sleepy Joe is going to hand out more $$$ than any President in history, if he doesn’t bail out the city, it’s going to be even uglier for a lot of people.
https://www.post-gazette.com/local/c...s/202011090071

[royaljoker]

Originally Posted by szug-bot

Jeez, its temporary! I know its a longer haul that we expected it would be back in April 2020, but once the vaccines get around, like a tide employment will fill those vacant jobs as people wish to use those services once again.

Just two more weeks to flatten the curve.

[erieguy]

Originally Posted by gkaplan

“We have it totally under control. ... It’s going to be just fine.”

“And again, when you have 15 people, and the 15 within a couple of days is going to be down to close to zero, that's a pretty good job we've done."

We're so close.

Funny how it’s barely talked about, and only took 14 days to get “so close”, lol.

Unfortunately, such huge damage has been done to the economy, especially with Wolf being responsible for so many businesses closing(2nd most in the country), that it’s going to take a huge amount of work to get back to where it was, especially with already struggling cities like Pittsburgh that didn’t have a robust economy to begin with... and when gas prices continue to go up thanks to Sleepy Joe, it’s going to affect people’s struggles even more.

[Independentthinking83]

An interesting article from the trib. It isn’t really surprising tho. This region needs to study cities like Indianapolis, Columbus and Grand Rapids. Those are the few northern cities actually growing. I believe Pittsburgh’s problem has always been it’s lack of economic diversity. It is a niche city. We have a lot of educated people but nowhere near enough of good paying jobs to keep them in the region. The tech scene only employs 2 percent of the workforce and this city needs to be more than a majority of Ed’s and meds jobs.

It’s like a viscous never ending cycle of decline. It’s gonna be interesting to see the census numbers. I think they are going to be pretty ugly. The excuse machine will churn but at the end of the day it will be the lack of jobs and economic opportunities. Same as it always has been the last 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80 years now.

https://triblive.com/local/regional/...es-to-recover/

[Independentthinking83]

Originally Posted by gkaplan

You just noted yourself the lack of economic opportunities...

Yes I did. I just wanted to point out that national factors beyond ones control don’t lead to nearly 100 years of decline. Yet I’m sure if the census numbers are ugly most of the blame will be placed solely on COVID-19. Instead of acknowledging the fact the local economy was always very weak to begin with and mainly a one trick pony Ed’s and Meds with too many lower paying service jobs that disappeared.