KRC 2005 Press Releases

December 13. Keystone Research Center Estimates Numberof Workers in Each PA County Who Would Benefit from a Minimum Wage Hike. Greatest Number of Workers Would Benefit in Most Populous Urban Counties. Larger Share of Workers Would Benefit in Rural Counties in Which Many Legislators Oppose an Increase.

October 20. Fewer Pennsylvanians Get Health Insurance Through Their Jobs. Keystone Research Center finds 494,000 fewer Pennsylvanians Covered by Employer-Provided Health Insurance Since 2000.

September 15. The Qualifications of Pennsylvania's Early Childhood Educators Have Declined Sharply Since 1980s Says Keystone Reseaerch Center Share with Four-Year College Degree drops from 40% to 27%. Pennsylvania Issue Brief Part of Nationwide Release of Research Conducted by Pennsylvania-based Think Tank.

September 3. The State of Working Pennsylvania 2005: Wages Stagnate or Decline for Most Pennsylvania Workers. Low Wage PA Workers Earn 2 Percent Less Than In 2001. Low Wage Breadwinners Need A Raise in Pennsylvania’s Minimum Wage.  

March 5. Santorum Federal Minimum Wage Proposal Would Hurt Many Low-Wage Workers, Keystone Research Finds. Many Workers Could Lose Income Even with Minimum Wage Increase of $1.10/hour.