State Government

Pennsylvania collected $5.6 billion in sales and gross receipt taxes during the fourth quarter of 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

Pennsylvania received seven grants totaling $490,000 for planning in 2021 from the US Economic Development Administration.

The average VA IRRRL Loan amount for Pennsylvania in 2021 was $247,510, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

In 2021, Pennsylvania had received $11.8 million in contributions to its public pension funds, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Pensions.

Pennsylvania collected $11.2 billion in total tax revenues during the fourth quarter of 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

Pennsylvania collected $3.3 billion in individual income taxes during the fourth quarter of 2021, a 0.3 percent decrease from the previous quarter, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Quarterly Summary…

The VA issued 28,026 Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Pennsylvania during the 2021 fiscal year, totaling $6.9 billion, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

Pennsylvania collected $3.3 billion in individual income taxes during the fourth quarter of 2021, a 8.6% increase over the same period the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s…

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for December in Pennsylvania’s Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metropolitan statistical area was 385,200, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

There were 513 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in Pennsylvania during the week ending November 20, a 6 percent increase over the previous week.

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for January 2022 in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metropolitan statistical area was 372,500, a 3.3 percent decrease from the previous month, according to the U.S.…

Pennsylvania reported the number of employees on non-farm payrolls for the month of December 2021 was 385,200, according to a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report.

There were 593 deaths with heart disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Pennsylvania during the week ending November 20, a 2 percent decrease from the previous week.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 23 individuals under the age of 25 died during the week ending January 15.

There were 513 deaths with cancer listed as the underlying cause reported in Pennsylvania during the week ending November 20, a 1.3 percent decrease from the previous week.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 943 individuals age 85 and older died during the week ending January 15.

There were 132 deaths with cerebrovascular disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Pennsylvania during the week ending November 20, a 10.2 percent decrease from the previous week.