KRC https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Claire Kovach Home COMEBACK: More Americans Approve of Unions, Want Them to Grow, and Think They WILL Grow Statement from Bernie Gallagher, Executive Director, Keystone Research Center, on the Pennsylvania House Passage of the PA Promise (HB 2084) More Good News on Inflation in August Inflation in Last 12 Months Down to 2.5% K-12 Education More Good News on Pennsylvania Jobs in August…and for Three-Plus Years Now Board of Directors Use It or Lose It- Accelerating the Growth of Solar in Appalachia Resource Page Use It or Lose It- Accelerating Solar in Pennsylvania Resource Page PA’s Unemployment Rate Has Been at Record Lows for 2+ Years The Fifteen-Year Cliff: How Much Revenue Is Pennsylvania Losing Because It Has No Natural Gas Severance Tax? Governor Shapiro’s 2026-27 Budget Proposal “Median” Rare! PA Median Wage Heats Up—Nearly $1 more than the National Median in 2023 Keystone Research Center Statement on 2026 RISE PA Grant Awards Solar on Warehouses Pennsylvania Employment Report for May 2026 Shows Some Gains, Mostly Making Up for Recent Losses Cash Me If You Can! PA Wages Outpace Inflation Over the Past Decade, but Policy Choices Are Holding Low-Wage Workers Down Minding the Gap: Wages of PA Black and Hispanic Workers Are on the Right Track, But Still Below Those of White Workers Keystone Research Center Releases “The State of Working Pennsylvania 2024” Report 2024 “State of Working Pennsylvania” Report Resource Page COVID-19 exposed the cracks in our system. We have to fill them, not just paper them over Statement: More Good News on Pennsylvania Jobs in August…and for Three-Plus Years Now RISE PA Bringing the Allegheny County Reassessment Saga to an End Jake Pawlak Residential Property Tax Rates Are on the Rise. What About the Big Five? Diana Polson, PhD Pennsylvania Employment Report for March 2026 Shows Some Gains, Mostly Making Up for Recent Losses Paid Sick Days Can Help Make Philadelphia a High Road City of Opportunity Bernie Gallagher SNAP Decisions: Understanding Food Assistance In Pennsylvania Paychecks and Prices: What the Latest Data Tell Us About Wages, Inflation, and Consumer Sentiment Muhammad Maisum Murtaza Workers Face a Weakening Market, but PA Outperforms the Nation  Avery Spicka STATEMENT: U.S. Employment Report for October and November Shows Rising Unemployment and Slow Job and Wage Growth ​ Stephen Herzenberg, PhD The Update – October 2025 Cuts to Clean Energy and Manufacturing: What’s at Stake for PA’s Economy? Statement: Delayed September jobs report shows slight uptick in PA unemployment rate and continued steady job growth Stephen Herzenberg Testimony on PA HB 1260 – 10/05/2025 2025 State of Working Pennsylvania Resource Page The Update: August 2025 Keystone Research Center Releases The State of Working Pennsylvania 2025 Report Pennsylvania Employment Report for December Echoes National Trend of Higher Unemployment and a Weaker Labor Market Why We Need a $15 Per Hour Minimum Wage with SNAP’s New Work Requirements Recent Media Coverage New Data Show That Americans Support Unions, but Political and Employer Opposition Stalls Workers’ Momentum