i need to get something straight!

[guylocke]

Pittsburgh is wonderful. I've been to A LOT of cities and I find Pittsburgh to be the most charming and unique. It's one of the last "neighborhood" big cities in the country. But believe me, it's not without it's problems including, like you said, a tight job market (which by the way has shown to be softening recently).

[chris]

Originally Posted by lucyinthesky

does seattle really have one of the highest suicide rates in the country?
i'd like to know.
=]

you might have heard that statistic before but I think it's only in one category, middle aged white males over 40 or something. I read it too about 2-3 years ago, although I no longer remember where I read it. Most other age ranges are not significant if I recall.

I also remember reading that Oregon had the highest rate of anti-depressant use for many years but that was recently passed by Utah I think?

[AZ_singlemother]

Originally Posted by boylocke

Pittsburgh is wonderful. I've been to A LOT of cities and I find Pittsburgh to be the most charming and unique. It's one of the last "neighborhood" big cities in the country. But believe me, it's not without it's problems including, like you said, a tight job market (which by the way has shown to be softening recently).

I checked Monster and there are tons of Accounting jobs there? How is the market bad? There's way more than Seattle.

[guylocke]

Well to be honest, I kinda just follow the crowd with that belief. Everyone in Pittsburgh believes the job market is bad here, yet everyone is employed.

Odd, huh?

I think some people are afraid they might have to take like a 5% paycut or so.... even though Pittsburghs cost of living is at least 25% less than Seattle.

I think the job market in Pittsburgh WAS tight, I think it's gotten much softer. Pittsburgh is heading in some really positive directions.