June Jobs Report: Job Market Remains Weak
This Reports and Briefing Papers reviews the June 2011 Jobs Report and discusses its implications for our commonwealth. Despite...
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Employment and Wages of Part-time Workers in Pennsylvania and the United States, 1979-1996
This report examines employment and the wages of part-time workers from 1979-1996. This paper finds that: part-time jobs pay...
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State Spending Cuts Kill Private Sector Jobs and Raise Unemployment
Pennsylvania’s 2011-12 budget made substantial cuts in state spending on education, health care, and human services. In this report,...
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The Job Gap in Pennsylvania: Are There Enough Living-Wage Jobs?
Many Pennsylvanians believe that anyone who looks hard enough can find a “living wage” job- a job that supports...
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Drilling Deeper into Job Claims: The Actual Contribution of Marcellus Shale to Pennsylvania Job Growth
An article in The Patriot News reported that natural gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale has created 48,000 jobs....
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Since September 11, Unemployment Claims Rising in Pennsylvania
Prior to September 11, as documented in KRC’s “The State of Working Pennsylvania 2001”, signs already existed of a...
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Tax Wealth the Same as Work: The Buffett Rule Makes Tax System More Fair
Some wealthy households are able to take advantage of tax expenditures and loopholes to pay less of their income...
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The Benefits of State Prevailing Wage Laws: Better Jobs and More Productive Competition in the Construction Industry
In 2011, about 20 different proposals to weaken prevailing wage laws have been introduced into the Pennsylvania Legislature. This...
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Runaway Spending: Private Contractors Increase the Cost of School Student Transportation Services in Pennsylvania
This study examines the cost of transportation services for Pennsylvania school districts, focusing especially on the impact on costs...
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Beware the Free Lunch: A Critique of the Proposal to Privatize Pennsylvania Wine and Liquor Sales
In 2011, the Corbett Administration commissioned a study by Public Financial Management Group Inc. (PFM) of the state revenue,...
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Democracy In Pennsylvania
Independence Day in Pennsylvania should be a time of celebration but also one of reflection. In this report, issued...
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Public-sector Job Losses Put Brakes on State’s Recovery
This report examines how Pennsylvania is losing its post-recession job creation growth advantage over other states as public-sector job...
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