Pennsylvania Job Growth in June
This morning the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry reported that nonfarm payrolls grew in June by 20,000 and...
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More on Counting Shale Jobs and Deciphering Who Cooks the Books
As the saying goes, “It’s better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than open it and remove...
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October Payrolls Up Overall but Down in Mining, Logging and Schools
This morning the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the unemployment rate in Pennsylvania was down slightly to 5.1...
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If the Robots Actually Were to Come … We Could Enjoy Shorter Work Time
There’s been a lot of hand-wringing recently with people saying, “the robots are coming” with fear that they are...
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The State of Working Pennsylvania
Below is the third in a series of excerpts from The State of Working Pennsylvania 2015 report, released by...
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Significant Excess Capacity Remains in PA Labor Market
Below is the second in a series of excerpts from The State of Working Pennsylvania 2015 report, released by...
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The State of the Pennsylvania Economy
Below is the first in a series of excerpts from The State of Working Pennsylvania 2015 report, released by...
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Bursting the Shale Jobs’ Balloon
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry has corrected “glaring errors” in the way it counts jobs related to...
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Secretary for the Selective Use of Statistics
On September 6, Pennsylvania Labor & Industry Secretary Julia K. Hearthway chided the Patriot-News — and, indirectly, the Keystone...
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Just How Much Will a Fast Food Wage Increase Cost?
In The State of Working Pennsylvania 2013, we said that substantially raising the wages of fast food workers —...
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How Does Job Growth in Pennsylvania Measure Up?
In this year’s State of Working Pennsylvania, we decided to look once again at the pace of job growth...
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Public Benefit Programs Encourage Work
A few weeks ago, Sharon Ward explained the many problems with a report from the Cato Institute suggesting it’s...
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