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 Pittsburgh, PA MSA
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TABLE 3. SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  2003
Estimate		 2002
Estimate		 2001
Estimate		 2000
Estimate
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
1,832,062
1,830,166
1,839,432 *
1,828,517
In labor force
63.21%
63.02%
61.48% *
61.79% *
Civilian labor force
63.15%
62.94%
61.38% *
61.75% *
Employed
58.80%
58.60%
58.23%
58.64%
Unemployed
79,573
79,460
57,918 *
56,781 *
Percent unemployed
6.9
6.9
5.1 *
5.0 *
Armed Forces
0.07%
0.07%
0.11%
0.05%
Not in labor force
36.79%
36.98%
38.52% *
38.21% *
 
Females 16 years and over
969,695
967,456
976,379 *
970,119
In labor force
56.88%
55.87%
54.20% *
54.78% *
Civilian labor force
56.86%
55.87%
54.16% *
54.76% *
Employed
53.40%
52.31%
51.64%
52.48%
 
Own children under 6 years
141,110
146,319
146,565
156,261 *
All parents in family in labor force
61.03%
62.66%
62.52%
63.59%
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
333,028
339,174
330,401
349,190 *
All parents in family in labor force
68.25%
69.70%
67.81%
66.17%
 
Population 16 to 19 years
103,116
102,410
106,881
109,684
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
5.19%
4.81%
6.24%
4.19%
Unemployed or not in the labor force
2.05%
2.72%
4.87% *
3.23%
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
1,057,609
1,044,619
1,043,686
1,044,224
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
78.96%
78.46%
77.19% *
77.38%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
8.94%
7.84%
8.70%
8.91%
Public transportation (including taxicab)
6.06%
6.51%
7.63% *
6.91%
Walked
2.91%
3.22%
3.22%
3.27%
Other means
0.60%
1.02% *
0.87%
0.86%
Worked at home
2.53%
2.95%
2.39%
2.67%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
23.7
25.0 *
24.6 *
24.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
1,077,313
1,072,529
1,071,105
1,072,287
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
35.19%
34.76%
34.23%
34.82%
Service occupations
16.27%
14.41% *
15.64%
16.37%
Sales and office occupations
28.27%
28.83%
27.48%
27.72%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
0.18%
0.04% *
0.26%
0.22%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
8.06%
9.40% *
9.74% *
8.31%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
12.04%
12.57%
12.66%
12.56%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
0.60%
0.51%
0.60%
0.81%
Construction
5.64%
5.91%
6.55%
5.32%
Manufacturing
11.17%
11.87%
12.26%
13.13% *
Wholesale trade
3.33%
3.59%
3.70%
3.90%
Retail trade
12.05%
11.88%
13.11%
13.38%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
5.98%
6.89%
5.69%
5.77%
Information
2.05%
2.57%
2.64% *
2.94% *
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
7.84%
7.29%
6.54% *
6.46% *
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
9.51%
9.78%
9.42%
9.37%
Educational, health, and social services
24.82%
23.75%
23.31%
22.57% *
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
8.72%
7.78%
7.40% *
7.56%
Other services (except public administration)
4.96%
5.67%
5.16%
5.28%
Public administration
3.32%
2.51% *
3.62%
3.52%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
82.44%
82.61%
83.77%
82.94%
Government workers
11.85%
10.73%
10.51%
11.19%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
5.55%
6.52% *
5.45%
5.69%
Unpaid family workers
0.16%
0.14%
0.28%
0.18%
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
963,452
962,525
961,446
954,542
Less than $10,000
8.35%
9.41%
9.61% *
9.33%
$10,000 to $14,999
7.30%
7.15%
7.51%
7.78%
$15,000 to $24,999
14.98%
15.00%
13.88%
13.51% *
$25,000 to $34,999
12.91%
12.33%
13.65%
13.73%
$35,000 to $49,999
16.30%
15.19%
15.17%
17.37%
$50,000 to $74,999
19.40%
18.51%
19.49%
19.03%
$75,000 to $99,999
9.76%
10.70%
10.38%
9.07%
$100,000 to $149,999
7.66%
7.83%
6.66% *
6.95%
$150,000 to $199,999
1.91%
1.86%
1.82%
1.76%
$200,000 or more
1.43%
2.02% *
1.83%
1.47%
Median household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
40,699
40,753
39,669
39,643
Mean household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
51,548
53,912 *
52,831
51,900
 
With earnings
74.84%
75.01%
73.81%
74.15%
Mean earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
54,380
57,021 *
56,834 *
53,893
With Social Security
32.03%
32.37%
33.46% *
33.59% *
Mean Social Security income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
13,307
13,222
13,101
13,084
With retirement income
22.48%
21.76%
20.93% *
22.34%
Mean retirement income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
13,490
13,091
12,402
12,998
 
With Supplemental Security Income
4.58%
4.22%
4.30%
4.43%
Mean Supplemental Security Income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
7,476
7,440
7,243
6,969
With cash public assistance income
2.60%
1.82% *
1.78% *
2.75%
Mean cash public assistance income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
2,134
2,139
2,678
3,188 *
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
6.19%
5.56%
6.12%
6.40%
 
Families
610,620
632,993 *
607,687
615,029
Less than $10,000
4.39%
4.76%
4.61%
4.78%
$10,000 to $14,999
3.45%
3.79%
3.30%
4.04%
$15,000 to $24,999
10.70%
11.18%
10.34%
9.14%
$25,000 to $34,999
11.49%
10.89%
13.34% *
13.90% *
$35,000 to $49,999
17.53%
16.11%
15.62%
17.83%
$50,000 to $74,999
23.83%
22.55%
24.19%
24.56%
$75,000 to $99,999
13.36%
14.90%
14.10%
11.61% *
$100,000 to $149,999
10.68%
10.64%
9.37%
9.64%
$150,000 to $199,999
2.62%
2.44%
2.56%
2.44%
$200,000 or more
1.94%
2.74% *
2.57%
2.06%
Median family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
51,618
53,234
52,532
50,239
Mean family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
62,562
65,305 *
64,559
63,001
 
Per capita income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
22,422
23,200
23,094
22,410
 
Nonfamily households
352,832
329,532 *
353,759
339,513
Median nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
22,749
21,841
22,475
22,721
Mean nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
31,138
30,619
31,589
30,611
 
Median earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars):
25,853
26,395
25,838
25,092
Male full-time, year-round workers
40,549
41,451
41,354
39,171
Female full-time, year-round workers
29,506
30,386
28,305
28,609
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
45,595
53,060
43,570
51,997
With related children under 18 years
75.33%
79.53%
71.83%
75.60%
With related children under 5 years only
13.84%
23.28% *
14.29%
25.07% *
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
27,939
31,657
22,784
31,830
With related children under 18 years
93.35%
92.46%
85.88%
91.39%
With related children under 5 years only
18.59%
23.05%
18.94%
29.50%
 
Individuals
219,275
242,667
233,370
250,189
18 years and over
67.84%
66.04%
71.29%
65.40%
65 years and over
14.87%
12.13% *
13.20%
12.63%
Related children under 18 years
31.46%
33.01%
27.61%
33.80%
Related children 5 to 17 years
23.35%
22.36%
20.94%
21.76%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
36.43%
32.75%
39.73%
33.25%
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
9.7
10.7
10.3
10.9
18 years and over
8.4
9.1
9.4
9.3
65 years and over
8.6
7.7
8.0
8.1
Related children under 18 years
14.2
16.1
13.2
16.3
Related children under 5 years
14.6
20.5
13.0
22.8 *
Related children 5 to 17 years
14.0
14.6
13.2
14.1
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
18.2
19.8
20.8 *
19.7
 
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The number of householders does not necessarily equal the number of households because of differences in the weighting schemes for the population and occupied housing units.

Employment and unemployment estimates may vary from the official labor force data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics because of differences in survey design and data collection.

Occupation codes are 4-digit codes, but are still based on Standard Occupational Classification 2000.

Industry codes are 4-digit codes and are based on the North American Industry Classification System 2002. However, the Industry categories adhere to the guidelines issued in Clarification Memorandum No. 2, "NAICS Alternate Aggregation Structure for Use By U.S. Statistical Agencies," issued by the Office of Management and Budget.

1. An '-' entry in an Estimate column indicates that no sample observations were available to compute an estimate.
2. An '-' following a median estimate means the median falls in the lowest interval of an open-ended distribution.
3. An '+' following a median estimate means the median falls in the upper interval of an open-ended distribution.
4. An 'N' entry in an Estimate column indicates that data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.

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