2004 KRC Press Releases

January 12. Latest Pennsylvania Employment Numbers Point To Continuing Employment Crisis. Keystone Research Center Says State Policy Action Needed.

January 21. Pennsylvania's New Jobs Pay 23% Less Than Its Old Jobs. New Data Suggest Continued Erosion of State’s Middle Class Purchasing Power and Economic Security.

March 11. Pennsylvania Had 47,000 Fewer Jobs In 2003 Than Data Previously Showed: State In “Employment Recession”. Annual Revisions to Jobs Data Cast PA Economy in Worse Light. National Wage Data Show Workers Losing Purchasing Power.

May 11. New KRC Research Review Finds School Funding Limit Proposal Will Erode the Quality of Education. School Funding Proposals Should Include Quality Safeguards.

July 19. Mid-Year Review of Jobs Data Shows Pennsylvania Job Market Still Sluggish. Slow Growth, Higher Unemployment Translate into Wage Stagnation. PA Manufacturing Wages Drop By 2.7% Over Past Year.

September 19. Pennsylvania's Economic Performance May Reemerge as Major Campaign Issues Says Keystone Research Center. Job Creation Lags Population Growth, Manufacturing Crisis Continues, Poverty Up. Job Quality Down as Wages Stagnate and Health Benefits Are More Scare.