KRC has created an animated "heat map" that illustrates how unemployment rates have changed across the commonwealth over the course of the recession. As the unemployment rate rises the colors on the map move from white to yellow to orange to red to purple and finally to black as unemployment rates move above 10%. The map is updated with county unemployment info from December 2007 (the start of the Great Recession) through May 2011.
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KRC is the home of the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (PBPC), a nonpartisan, statewide policy research project that provides independent, credible analysis on state tax, budget, and related policy matters, with attention to the impact of current or proposed policies on working families.
KRC helped catalyze and provides staff support to PFWS, managed by the United Way of Pennsylvania. PFWS supports Industry Partnerships that are creating employment and advancement opportunities for lower-skilled adults. The PFWS is a collaborative of Pennsylvania's leading funders and a site of the National Fund for Workforce Solutions.
EARN is the Economic Analysis and Research Network, an associattion of of state and regional multi-issue research, policy, and advocacy organizations. includes 54 organizations in 39 states. EARN is coordinated by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) and works with a broad range of other national organizations.
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