Income Inequality

Testimony of Mark Price, Labor Economist, Keystone Research Center Council of the City of Philadelphia Committee on Labor and Civil Service Hearing on Bill #180846

Type: Briefing Paper

December 7, 2018 - 9:48am

My name is Mark Price and I hold a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Utah. I am a Labor Economist at the Keystone Research Center (KRC), a non-partisan economic think tank based in Harrisburg. I’m submitting to council this testimony in support of Bill #180846 which would gradually phase in a minimum wage of $15 an hour for employees of city contractors.

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State of Working Philadelphia: An Economy Growing Apart

Type: Press Release

October 24, 2018 - 11:26am

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HARRISBURG, PA – The Keystone Research Center today released its report “The State of Working Philadelphia.” The report finds that, despite healthy job growth, a majority of Philadelphia’s households earn less than comparable households did a decade ago.
State of Working Philadelphia 2018

Type: Briefing Paper

October 23, 2018 - 12:36pm

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Each Labor Day the Keystone Research Center releases an annual checkup on the health of the Pennsylvania labor market, “The State of Working Pennsylvania.” (https://www.keystoneresearch.org/SWP2018)
STATEMENT: On PA House Labor and Industry Committee Hearing On Expanded Overtime Pay for Middle-Income Salaried Workers

Type: Press Release

September 5, 2018 - 10:29am

HARRISBURG — Keystone Research Center Executive Director Stephen Herzenberg made the following statement regarding tomorrow's state House Labor & Industry Committee hearing on proposed rule changes to restore guaranteed overtime pay for Pennsylvania salaried employees earning between about $24,000 and $48,000 when they work more than 40 hours in a week:
State of Working PA: Despite a Growing Economy, Everyday Workers' Wages Remain Stagnant

Type: Press Release

August 30, 2018 - 3:18pm

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HARRISBURG, PA – Ahead of Labor Day weekend, the Keystone Research Center today released the 23rd edition of its report “The State of Working Pennsylvania.” The report finds that, after adjusting for inflation the bottom 60% of Pennsylvania workers are still earning less today than a decade ago.
State of Working Pennsylvania 2018

Type: Research Report

August 30, 2018 - 3:03pm

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Income Inequality in Pennsylvania Skyrocketing

Type: Press Release

July 19, 2018 - 6:04am

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Keystone Research and PA Budget and Policy Center Release “PA Promise” Plan to Make College Affordable and Boost PA Economy, Including in Rural Regions

Type: Press Release

January 22, 2018 - 1:47pm

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Minimum wage to rise by the end of 2018 in 19 states; Data Suggest Pennsylvania should join them

Type: Press Release

December 28, 2017 - 5:07pm

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 2, 2018

CONTACT:
John Neurohr, 724-903-0077, neurohr@pennbpc.org

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The Pennsylvania Minimum Wage 2018

Type: Briefing Paper

December 28, 2017 - 4:57pm
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The Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center

KRC is the home of the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (PBPC), a nonpartisan, statewide policy research project that provides independent, credible analysis on state tax, budget, and related policy matters, with attention to the impact of current or proposed policies on working families.

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KRC helped catalyze and provides staff support to PFWS, managed by the United Way of Pennsylvania. PFWS supports Industry Partnerships that are creating employment and advancement opportunities for lower-skilled adults. The PFWS is a collaborative of Pennsylvania's leading funders and a site of the National Fund for Workforce Solutions.

Income Inequality

Executive Summary

Download the Press Release

Download the full report (pdf)

View the press release

Download county level data on employment and wages (xls)

Executive Summary

Keystone Research Center

The Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center

KRC is a Member of EARN

The Pennsylvania Fund for Workforce Solutions (PFWS)