| Table 2. Where Workers Indirectly Affected by a Minimum Wage Increase to $7.15 Live | |||||
| County | Number | Share of Total Employment 2007 (%) |
County | Number | Share of Total Employment 2007 (%) |
| Pennsylvania | 327,000 | 6% |
Juniata | 756 | 11% |
| Adams | 3,101 | 9% |
Lackawanna | 7,424 | 7% |
| Allegheny | 33,034 | 5% |
Lancaster | 11,970 | 5% |
| Armstrong | 2,520 | 13% |
Lawrence | 3,209 | 10% |
| Beaver | 6,150 | 11% |
Lebanon | 3,812 | 8% |
| Bedford | 1,776 | 11% |
Lehigh | 8,513 | 5% |
| Berks | 9,283 | 6% |
Luzerne | 10,622 | 7% |
| Blair | 4,561 | 7% |
Lycoming | 4,531 | 8% |
| Bradford | 1,906 | 8% |
Mckean | 1,514 | 8% |
| Bucks | 10,705 | 4% |
Mercer | 3,861 | 8% |
| Butler | 5,235 | 7% |
Mifflin | 1,541 | 10% |
| Cambria | 5,285 | 9% |
Monroe | 3,691 | 7% |
| Cameron | 197 | 7% |
Montgomery | 13,549 | 3% |
| Carbon | 1,604 | 9% |
Montour | 604 | 5% |
| Centre | 4,967 | 8% |
Northampton | 7,551 | 8% |
| Chester | 7,216 | 3% |
Northumberland | 3,130 | 10% |
| Clarion | 1,779 | 12% |
Perry | 1,124 | 14% |
| Clearfield | 3,131 | 9% |
Philadelphia | 32,014 | 5% |
| Clinton | 1,257 | 10% |
Pike | 1,359 | 12% |
| Columbia | 2,134 | 8% |
Potter | 596 | 9% |
| Crawford | 3,378 | 11% |
Schuylkill | 4,424 | 9% |
| Cumberland | 5,507 | 4% |
Snyder | 1,244 | 7% |
| Dauphin | 5,698 | 3% |
Somerset | 2,771 | 10% |
| Delaware | 11,019 | 5% |
Sullivan | 199 | 12% |
| Elk | 1,157 | 7% |
Susquehanna | 1,239 | 14% |
| Erie | 8,816 | 7% |
Tioga | 1,256 | 9% |
| Fayette | 5,233 | 12% |
Union | 1,380 | 8% |
| Forest | 211 | 12% |
Venango | 2,452 | 11% |
| Franklin | 4,393 | 8% |
Warren | 1,639 | 11% |
| Fulton | 507 | 10% |
Washington | 5,622 | 7% |
| Greene | 1,127 | 9% |
Wayne | 1,400 | 9% |
| Huntingdon | 1,620 | 12% |
Westmoreland | 10,943 | 8% |
| Indiana | 3,119 | 10% |
Wyoming | 977 | 10% |
| Jefferson | 1,725 | 11% |
York | 10,736 | 6% |
| Source: Keystone Research Center analysis of the Census and the Current Population Survey. | |||||