YOUNGSTOWN

YOUNGSTOWN

Population and unemployment

City Population Trends

1990: 95,732

2000: 82,026

2007: 73,818

City Unemployment Trends

1990: 4,425 people; 12.5 percent

2000: 2,848; 8.9 percent

2008: 3,102; 9.6 percent

MAHONING County Unemployment Trends

1990: 8,454 people; 7.2 percent

2000: 6,129; 5.1 percent

2008: 9,324; 7.7 percent

Public forum Tuesday at YSU

At 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, three nationally known journalists, Connie Schultz, of The Plain Dealer; Marilyn Geewax, National Public Radio correspondent; and Jonathan Kaufman, Wall Street Journal reporter, will gather in Kilcawley Center on YSU’s campus for a panel discussion called “Assignment Youngstown: A Panel Discussion on the 2008 Election Reporting on the Working Class and Youngstown.” People attending the lecture can park free in the Lincoln/Fifth Avenue deck. Tell the attendant you are attending the lecture.

Source: U.S. Census, Bureau of Labor Statistics