Workers built Pennsylvania—and they’ve also been building labor power since the first crews laid railroad tracks and miners descended beneath the earth.
Outdoor recreation jobs grew by 9,000 in 2024 to 177,000 workers. Wages in the outdoor recreation sector now total $9.5 billion across the state. Overall, Pennsylvania’s outdoor economy in 2024 is reported to have grown by $1.5 billion to a total of $20.4 billion in economic impact.
Pennsylvania was third in the nation for job growth in 2025 despite recent reports showing a weakened labor market.
A Pennsylvania coffee shop owner said President Donald Trump’s new tariffs are the latest move putting real pressure on small businesses like hers.
Some $126 billion has been paid by Americans since the tariffs were imposed, including a $4 billion cost for Pennsylvanians.
If you are looking for a new trail to explore this year, you may want to head to Lycoming and Tioga counties.
A young Black woman was the voice of Erie's African American community a century ago.
A new deduction for the 2026 tax season is available that could mean no taxes on Social Security for seniors 65 and older.
Only 31% of U.S. adults now approve of how Trump is handling the economy, down from 40% in March, according to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Yet Trump has called affordability concerns a “ hoax ” and gave the economy under his administration a grade of “A+++++.”
A new report shows Pennsylvania is seeing its highest number of uninsured children in a decade.
