There were 360 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in Pennsylvania during the week ending September 25, a 16.1 percent increase over the previous week.
Commonwealth Foundation Vice President and COO Nathan Benefield recently wrote an op-ed criticizing proposed federal spending plans and detailing how President Joe Biden's spending agenda could hurt Pennsylvanians.
There were 561 deaths with heart disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Pennsylvania during the week ending September 25, a 4.1 percent decrease from the previous week.
The Pennsylvania House this week amended and approved sweeping election legislation, House Bill 1800, setting it up for final legislative approval in mid-December.
Pennsylvania's House of Representatives passed a bill in late October that discourages people from applying for jobs "in bad faith" by removing their eligibility to receive unemployment benefits from the state if they try to sabotage their opportunities to be hired.
The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for October in Pennsylvania's York-Hanover metropolitan statistical area was 184,100, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for November 2021 in the York-Hanover metropolitan statistical area was 185,300, a 0.7 percent increase over the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
There were 519 deaths with cancer listed as the underlying cause reported in Pennsylvania during the week ending September 25, a 4.8 percent decrease from the previous week.
The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for November 2021 in the Williamsport metropolitan statistical area was 51,500, a 0.6 percent increase over the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for October in Pennsylvania's Williamsport metropolitan statistical area was 51,200, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
There were 134 deaths with cerebrovascular disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Pennsylvania during the week ending September 25, a 9.8 percent increase over the previous week.
There were 88 deaths with chronic lower respiratory disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Pennsylvania during the week ending September 25, a 6.4 percent decrease from the previous week.
The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for November 2021 in the State College metropolitan statistical area was 76,200, a 0.4 percent increase over the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for October in Pennsylvania's State College metropolitan statistical area was 75,900, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
There were 66 deaths with Alzheimer's disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Pennsylvania during the week ending September 25, a 20.5 percent decrease from the previous week.
There were 71 deaths with diabetes mellitus listed as the underlying cause reported in Pennsylvania during the week ending September 25, a 24.6 percent increase over the previous week.