Using Temporary Workers to Forecast the PA Economy
A blog post by Sean Brandon, originally published at Third and State.The employment services industry provides a variety of human resources services, including most notably supplying temporary workers...
View ArticleLength of Unemployment at All Time High
A blog post by Sean Brandon, originally published at Third and State.While the U.S. unemployment rate fell to a 32-month low of 8.6% in November, the average duration of joblessness hit an all-time...
View ArticleNew Year, Same Old Economic Austerity
A blog post by Mark Price, originally published at Third and State.From November 2009 to November 2010, Pennsylvania added 63,300 jobs. From November 2010 to November 2011, the state added just...
View ArticlePA Job Growth in 2011 and More Layoffs, Higher Property Taxes in 2012
A blog post by Mark Price, originally published at Third and State.On Thursday, the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry released data on employment and unemployment in December. Compared to...
View ArticleMust Reads: State of The Union, Stimulus and Austerity Economics PA Style
A blog post by Mark Price, originally published at Third and State.Tonight President Obama will deliver his State of the Union Address to Congress. We are expecting the President to recommend an...
View ArticleSOTU 2012: Community Colleges, Workforce Development, Taxes & Infrastructure
A blog post by Mark Price, originally published at Third and State.The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has a pretty good summary of the State of the Union.Here is the full text of the President's speech, and...
View ArticleOne Year and Still Going Strong
Third and State celebrated its one-year anniversary this week. We launched on February 1, 2011, and 350 posts later we're still going strong.We couldn't do it without our readers, so we thought it...
View ArticlePA Job Numbers Out, The War On Unemployment Insurance, and Inequality
By Mark Price, Third and StateHappy Sunny Friday, people! Now for the not so good news. The job numbers for Pennsylvania came out Thursday, and the overall picture was somewhat disappointing. The...
View ArticlePA's July Jobs Report Is Out, and It's Not Good News
By Mark Price, Third and StatePennsylvania's unemployment rate shot up three-tenths of a point in July to 7.9%. Just two months before in May, the rate was 7.4%. Total nonfarm jobs in the state were...
View ArticleFact Checking the Corbett Jobs Record...and Some Unsolicited Advice
By Stephen Herzenberg, Third and StateThe Corbett administration has a new summary of Pennsylvania's recent job performance. Today's news that Pennsylvania's unemployment rate is as high as the...
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