Unemployment Rates (Dec. 2018)
Location: Percentage
Allegheny County 3.7
Beaver County: 3.9
Butler County: 3.3
United States : 3.6
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Allegheny County: Amount
Total civilian workforce percentage (2013-2017) : 64.7%
Largest Industry Sectors (2012)
Educational services, and health care, and social assistance : 12,756,157
Manufacturing : 16,279,472
Retail trade : 20,553,747
Beaver County: Amount
Total civilian workforce (2013-2017): 62.5%
Largest Industry Sectors (2012)
Educational services, health care, and social assistance : 779,616
Manufacturing: 4,615,008
Retail trade: 1,590,246
Butler County: Amount
Total civilian workforce percentage (2013-2017): 64.1%
Largest Industry Sectors (2012)
Educational services, health care, and social assistance: 1,198,551
Manufacturing: 4,630,016
Retail trade: 2,902,229
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Highly Educated Workforce (2013-2017)
Allegheny County
Age: Percentage
25+ with high school degree or higher: 94.1
25+ with bachelor’s degree or higher: 40.0
Beaver County
Age: Percentage
25+ with high school degree or higher: 92.7
25+ with bachelor’s degree or higher: 24.0
Butler County
Age: Percentage
25+ with high school degree or higher: 94.1
25+ with bachelor’s degree or higher: 34.6
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Housing (July 2013-2017)
Allegheny County: Amount
Housing units : 600,795
Homeownership rate: 64.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units: $140,000
Households: 536,439
Persons per household: 2.23
Median household income: $54,357
Beaver County: Amount
Housing units: 2,676
Homeownership rate: 78.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units: $106,500
Households: 2,103
Persons per household: 2.55
Median household income: $52,571
Butler County: Amount
Housing units: 83,224
Homeownership rate: 76.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units: $190,000
Households: 75,596
Persons per household: 2.38
Median household income: $66,037
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Transportation
Interstate Access: I-79, I-279, I-76, I-376 and I-70
Nearest Commercial Airport: Pittsburgh International Airport
Airlines: United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, US Airways, Southwest Airlines, Sun Air Express, American Airlines and jetBlue
Nearest civil airport: Butler County Airport, Beaver County Airport and Allegheny County Airport
Rail provider: CSX