Pittsburgh area companies adding jobs (Carnegie: universities, calculating, wages)

[Independentthinking83]

Originally Posted by OyCrumbler

Makes sense given CMU’s work in this. It seems like a lot of the tech companies keep on posting new jobs. It’s kind of wild that some of them are still going to the extent of headhunting people for jobs in Pittsburgh given how pear-shaped things are.

There will be 130 fresh IT layoffs from the local healthcare industry. I bet some of these folks will be applying for jobs here. A total of 380 jobs lost with AHN, Highmark and affiliates.

https://triblive.com/local/pittsburg...her-affiliate/

[Independentthinking83]

390,000 jobless claims in Allegheny County alone! 175,000 jobless claims between Westmoreland and Fayette Counties. That is catastrophic.... 565,000 jobless claims in those three counties

https://triblive.com/local/regional/...ate-hits-15-1/

[OyCrumbler]

Originally Posted by Independentthinking83

There will be 130 fresh IT layoffs from the local healthcare industry. I bet some of these folks will be applying for jobs here. A total of 380 jobs lost with AHN, Highmark and affiliates.

https://triblive.com/local/pittsburg...her-affiliate/

Originally Posted by Independentthinking83

390,000 jobless claims in Allegheny County alone! 175,000 jobless claims between Westmoreland and Fayette Counties. That is catastrophic.... 565,000 jobless claims in those three counties

https://triblive.com/local/regional/...ate-hits-15-1/

Makes sense, I hear there's a pandemic going on. It's actually an odder thing in possibly the entire US to be hiring rather than shedding jobs. I do wonder how Pittsburgh is doing on this compared to other US metropolitan areas though.

[_Buster]

I am guessing Pittsburgh is going to do somewhat better than average, as it did in the last big recession. I am wondering how NYC is going to do. I could see a whole lot of people moving out of there, businesses too. Pgh might benefit from that.

[Independentthinking83]

Originally Posted by _Buster

I am guessing Pittsburgh is going to do somewhat better than average, as it did in the last big recession. I am wondering how NYC is going to do. I could see a whole lot of people moving out of there, businesses too. Pgh might benefit from that.

They could, but I doubt it. New York will always be New York and Pittsburgh will always think it should be mentioned in the same sentence. Meanwhile we are a region that steps over dimes to grab pennies. We go left when others go right. We also have to satisfy the non profits, foundations and other red tape that hinders development. And most projects here take forever and everybody wants a slice of the pie before the first shovel breaks earth.

[gg]

Originally Posted by _Buster

I am guessing Pittsburgh is going to do somewhat better than average, as it did in the last big recession. I am wondering how NYC is going to do. I could see a whole lot of people moving out of there, businesses too. Pgh might benefit from that.

Not much benefit from NYC people moving here as far as quality of life for those of us already here. We don't need more aggressive pushy people around. We are all filled. No vacancy would be my sign to them. The NE sucks as a whole and I think Pittsburgh has gone more that direction with the CA and NYC people moving here. A small Pittsburgh is better than large expensive aggressive Pittsburgh, IMHO.

[OyCrumbler]

Originally Posted by _Buster

I am guessing Pittsburgh is going to do somewhat better than average, as it did in the last big recession. I am wondering how NYC is going to do. I could see a whole lot of people moving out of there, businesses too. Pgh might benefit from that.

I would think movement would follow usual NYC migration patterns since more people are aware of such places and have family there. That would be suburbs of NYC primarily, the west coast, and more southerly parts of the eastern seaboard. Who knows though.

Originally Posted by Independentthinking83

They could, but I doubt it. New York will always be New York and Pittsburgh will always think it should be mentioned in the same sentence. Meanwhile we are a region that steps over dimes to grab pennies. We go left when others go right. We also have to satisfy the non profits, foundations and other red tape that hinders development. And most projects here take forever and everybody wants a slice of the pie before the first shovel breaks earth.

Yea, NYC will stay intact though it'll probably take an outsized hit. The only real damper is if for some reason long-lasting immunity doesn't really develop, the virus mutates into something worse and no effective treatment or vaccine is found in the coming years.

Agree with you on the region stepping over dimes to grab pennies. Pittsburgh isn't a big city, but has quite a few Fortune 500 headquarters for its size and an outsized academic, tech, and medical presence which is rare. It also has a geographic setting that isn't easy for dissipating air pollution and yet somehow the region is going for natural gas projects that don't provide anywhere near as many jobs or as high a pay as those other industries but make the region less attractive in regards to air quality issues.

[fleetiebelle]

Originally Posted by _Buster

I am guessing Pittsburgh is going to do somewhat better than average, as it did in the last big recession. I am wondering how NYC is going to do. I could see a whole lot of people moving out of there, businesses too. Pgh might benefit from that.

With the pivot to remote work that might be permanent, some people might realize that they could live more modestly in a city like Pittsburgh, while still working for a company HQed in NYC or Chicago or San Francisco.

[rickms]

It's possible, but it also opens up the possibility of small "service" job only towns as options.

[erieguy]

Originally Posted by fleetiebelle

With the pivot to remote work that might be permanent, some people might realize that they could live more modestly in a city like Pittsburgh, while still working for a company HQed in NYC or Chicago or San Francisco.

...along with likely making a better wage. Win, win possibility for sure.