I think I will update this figure just for @tedcruz
For some perspective, when the steel industry started a national strike in 1959, unemployment in Pittsburgh alone spiked by ~100K workers. and at its peak, overall manufacturing employment in the Pittsburgh region reached over 380 workers early in the Korean War.
and I know I am being redundant, but I'll paste this here as well which was my response when Trump started this false Pittsburgh v. Paris meme: https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/06/03/what-donald-trump-doesnt-get-about-pittsburgh-215223
What Donald Trump Doesn’t Get About Pittsburgh

The former steel town isn’t pining for the old days. It doesn't need to.

https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/06/03/what-donald-trump-doesnt-get-about-pittsburgh-215223
and I pick those two industries because they are symbolic of larger trends in Pittsburgh. Steel isn't all manufacturing for sure, but that one niche industry (NAICS 5417) is far from all of 'high tech' in Pittsburgh either. Here is same figure with one other industry added in:
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